38.01

The Parties agree that the Benefit Plans as contained in the Memorandum of Understanding dated January 1, 2006–December 31, 2008 shall remain in full force and effect up to and including June 30, 2009.

38.02

(a) The Parties further agree that effective July 1, 2009 the employee health and welfare benefits as specified below shall be administered through the Association for the benefit of its members and pensioners. The Employer will no longer administer these plans.

For greater certainty, these health and welfare benefits are:

  • Employee’s Group Insurance
    • Basic Life Coverage
    • Supplementary Life Coverage for Employees
    • Life Insurance for Dependents
  • Group Life Insurance Plan
  • Supplementary Health and Hospital Insurance
  • Long Term Income Protection Plan up to and including December 31, 2012
  • Dental Plan
  • Vision Care and Hearing Aids

(b) Effective January 1, 2013, the LTIP plan shall be administered by the Employer.

All employees eligible for LTIP benefits, excluding those employees in receipt of LTIP under the Association’s administration of the LTIP Plan, will receive disability benefits under the Employer’s LTIP Plan effective January 1, 2013. Employees in receipt of LTIP under the Association’s administration of the LTIP Plans shall be transferred to the Employer’s LTIP Plan effective March 1, 2013. The Employer will assume full responsibility for payment of LTIP benefits to eligible current and future disabled employees following the transfer date.

(c) The Parties acknowledge that the May 6, 2019 interest arbitration award provides that the Employer is responsible for funding the cost associated with the elimination of any annual and per visit caps for coverage related to the services of a Psychologist or Social Worker (MSW). The parties further acknowledge that these changes took effect the day of the award.

38.03

The Association agrees to provide health and welfare benefits not less than health and welfare benefits contained in the January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2008 Memorandum of Understanding.

38.04

Pensioners include retirees, survivors, and deferred members. For the purposes of this Article, a “retiree” is defined as a former member of the Association who is in receipt of a pension from the Public Service Pension Plan and who has met the eligibility criteria to receive post-retirement benefits.

38.05

The Association shall provide pensioners with benefits equivalent to benefits provided to active members save and except Long Term Income Protection and Group Life as per current plan provisions.

38.06

The Employer shall remit agreed funding to the Association on a monthly basis for total active members and pensioners for the purposes of funding these health and welfare benefits.

38.07

The Employer also agrees to provide funding, as described in the Agreement between the Association and the Employer dated February 26, 2016 to the Association for the self-administration of health and welfare benefits and reserve.

38.08

Notwithstanding the self-administration of health and welfare benefits by the Association save and except LTIP, the Employer remains fully responsible for providing short term sickness benefits under the Collective Agreement. The Accidental Death Benefit Plan will also be maintained and provided by the Employer.

38.09

The Employer agrees to continue to deduct premiums for the voluntary benefits, supplementary life and dependent group life from employees as a payroll deduction and to remit these premiums with reports to the Association benefit provider.

38.10

The Employer also agrees to provide to the Association necessary information to permit self-administration of the health and welfare benefit plan.

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