Benefits of Joining BCRTA

As a member of the BCRTA, you have:

input into pension concerns through a BCRTA representative on the Teachers’ Pension Plan Advisory Committee;

input into pension decisions through the Pension Plan Trustees as they deal with the challenges of maintaining pension indexing and health benefits (one of the ten Pension Plan trustees is nominated by the BCRTA to represent retired teachers);

an opportunity to participate in group insurance plans for a variety of coverage

representation, through the BCRTA, on the executive of the Canadian Association of Retired Teachers;

affiliation with the Council of Senior Citizens Organization, which represents about 60,000 BC seniors, advocating on your behalf.

Becoming a member of the BCRTA/PQRTA allows you to experience an interesting and pro-active “profession-based” activity, in your post-work years. The BCRTA/PQRTA membership fee membership is $45.00 per annum (based on 2007 figures) and is deducted from the September pension payment.