Your retirement date

Logistics

Your normal retirement date under the Plan is the first day of the month coinciding with or immediately following your 65th birthday. However, there are some additional possibilities and considerations:

  • You may retire early after you have reached age 55 and stopped working.
  • You are no longer allowed to contribute to any registered pension plan after the end of the year you reach age 71, regardless of whether you are still working.
  • You must also receive your pension benefit from the Plan by the end of the year in which your 71st birthday occurs.

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Locked-In

Terminology

Your pension benefits are generally "locked-in" and can't be withdrawn as cash. They must provide retirement income instead. There are some exceptions for small pensions, which depend on provincial rules. For example:

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How to claim your pension benefits?

How-to

As an Active Plan member, you are not permitted to withdraw your vested pension account until your termination or retirement from your employment.

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