Submit a form to claim a child-rearing credit

Send us a form to get contributory service credit for time you took off work to raise your child (or children).

1. Download and complete the Child-rearing declaration form
2. Print and sign the form
3. Attach a clear copy of a birth certificate or adoption paper for each child to the form
4. Send the completed form and documents to BC's Teachers’ Pension Plan

You can apply for the child-rearing credit if you:

• Were an active plan member (or had existing service in the plan) before you took time off to raise a child
• Quit work or took an employer-approved full-time unpaid leave of absence specifically to raise a child under age seven
• Did not contribute to the Canada Pension Plan or any registered pension plan during the child-rearing time
• Returned to work and began contributing to the plan again after the child-rearing period
• Paid back any refund of contributions you might have taken before the child-rearing period