Your collective agreement sets out provisions entitling you to benefit eligibility as outlined.
Participation is compulsory.
If you retire early you continue to be eligible as a member until the 1 st of the month following your 65 th birthday. You have at least one dependent. Coverage may be extended for dependents provided they are enrolled in full time attendance at a college, university or institute of higher learning. The student will remain under the subscriber s coverage up to the end of the year following their 25 th birthday. Children 21 years of age may qualify if they became dependent upon the subscriber by reason of a mental or physical disability prior to their 21 st birthday and have been continuously so disabled since that time.