Canada Post Enquiries

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

Great West Life: 1-800-957-9777 For payroll enquiries:

2. Payroll Enquiry Form, from your supervisor.

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 --$130 for each two calendar years

Hearing--$600 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

($0.59 – family $1.32) decreased this year 2005

family covered – coordination with other family members' plans

Deductible each year - individual $50 - family $80

Dental fee schedule for the year 2005 is the 2004 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 increased this year 2005

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

Some of the other expenses are:

•  acupuncturists

•  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 $400 per calendar year

•  osteopaths – limit $400 per calendar year

•  physiotherapists – no limit specified

•  podiatrists & chiropodists – limit $400 per calendar year

•  psychologists – limit $1,000 per calendar year

•  speech therapists – limit $500 per calendar year

•  vision care limit $200 per two calendar years for glasses/contacts

(Two year period starts Jan 1/05) 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.

Looking to Retirement?

Retirement income is a combination of sources:

1. Canada Post Pension Plan: a general rule of thumb is 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