Canada Post Enquiries

1. For enquiries on Dental, Extended Health Plan, Hearing and Vision Plans:

Great West Life: 1-800-957-9777

www.greatwestlife.com

2. Payroll Enquiries contact your supervisor or:

Prairie Payroll office: 1-800-558-1755

3. For Canada Post Pension Plan:

1-877-480-9220

4. For Retirement and Disability Benefit information:

1-866-889-6256

Quick Notes on Benefits (Urban Operations):

Call the Union office at 522-5200 for specific information.  

A. Vision & Hearing Plan (article 30.05) for regular employees not family

Vision --$300 every four calendar years

Laser Surgery—a one time $300

Hearing--$750 for each 60 month period

B. Disability Insurance Plan

70% of wages (PT are scheduled hours) taxable income

premiums paid 50-50 employees & Corporation

C. Dental Plan

95% of premiums paid by Corporation, 5% by the employee

($0.60 – family $1.32)

family covered – coordination with other family members' plans

Deductible each year - individual $50 - family $80

Dental fee schedule for the year 2007 is the 2006 schedule.

D. Extended Health Care Plan

Family is covered and coordination with other family members' plans

Premiums $3.36 for individual $6.33 for family

Drugs – base drug expenses are 80% employer 20% employee

•  supplementary drug expenses are 50% employer 50% employee

•  other expenses covered are 80% employer 20% employee

All drugs used in 2007 would continue to be eligible for reimbursement.

* Effective January 1, 2008 there would be a single rate of reimbursement of 80% and a single tier. Drugs that are currently in Tier 2 and 3 (reimbursed at 71% or 50%) would require a form to be completed by the employee’s doctor. If employees have taken a tier 2 or 3 drug at any time during 2007 they would not have to complete this form. Any new drugs coming on the market would be evaluated for efficacy, safety and cost in relation to efficacy. Based on this assessment, drugs could be excluded from the formulary. Excluded drugs would still be covered at the request of employees’ doctors provided that employees had tried at least one other drug.

Some of the other expenses are:

•  Acupuncturists $600

•  Chiropractors – limit $600 per calendar year

•  Electrologists – limit $20 per visit

•  Massage therapists – limit $400 per calendar year

•  Midwifes – limit $400 in a calendar year

•  Naturopaths – limit $600 per calendar year

•  Osteopaths – limit $500 per calendar year

•  Physiotherapists – no limit specified

•  Podiatrists & chiropodists – limit $500 per calendar year

•  Psychologists – limit $1,000 per calendar year

•  Speech therapists – limit $600 per calendar year

•  Vision care limit $400 every four calendar years for glasses, contacts or can be used for laser surgery

(Four year period begins Jan 1/07) and eye examinations once every two years.

• Dental – treatment resulting from accidental injury to sound natural teeth. Oral surgical treatment is covered for a number of procedures.

* Optional Hospital Expense Benefit premium holiday continues for those who were participants in the plan on June 1, 2003

Shift Premiums

$1.15 for shift 3

$1.40 for midnight and weekend work

Looking to Retirement?

Retirement income is a combination of sources:

1. Canada Post Pension Plan: Generally; 2% per year of pensionable service (pro-rated for part time service) for the best five years – coordinated with Canada Pension Plan.

2. Canada Pension Plan: coordinated with the CPC Pension Plan so that at age 65 your CPC pension is reduced accordingly.

3. Old Age Security: Benefit for most Canadians who are 65 or older – a minimum of 10 years residence in Canada after age of 18.

4. Guaranteed Income Supplement A tax free benefit for minimum income earners usually who have little more than the OAS.

5. Allowance: If a person is a low income spouse of a GIS recipient or a widowed partner and are between the ages of 60 -64.

6. RRSP's and Savings: If you have been fortunate enough to be able to save towards this.

7. 649 ticket?

Night Recovery Leave

The four week periods for 2006 for earning entitlements under Article 33.18 (2/3 day) are:

Dec 18 to Jan 14                             July 2 to July 29

Jan 15 to Feb 11                             July 30 to Aug 26

Feb 12 to March 11                         Aug 27 to Sept 23  

March 12 to April 8                          Sept 24 to Oct 21

April 9 to May 6                               Oct 22 to Nov 18 

May 7 to June 3                               Nov 19 to Dec 16 

June 4 to July 1