Welcome
Municipal Employees Benefits Program (MEBP) provides secure pension and benefit services (insurance and disability income) to employees and their families of Manitoba municipal and quasi-municipal organizations, in a cost effective manner.
The Administration for MEBP is being provided by Coughlin & Associates Ltd. since April 2017.
Should you need to speak with someone about Retirement or to set up an in-person visit, please call 1-800-432-1908 or email pensionrequestsMEBP@coughlin.ca
YEAREND REPORTS
These have been uploaded to Employer Portal as of December 9, 2024.
MAIL STRIKE
Due to a strike at Canada Post, Employers are encouraged to set up EFT for monthly payments. Contact our office for further information.
MEBP will not be charging Late Fees for October Payment that are due by the end of November as some Employer's payments are "Stuck" in the mail cycle when the strike occurred. We are allowing time for Employers to get set-up for EFT if they can.
MEBP administration will however, require payments for November contributions (due end of December) and for future remittances going forward, to be received in our office by end of the month deadline to avoid Late Fees. If EFT is not an option, please courier your payment.
Data Change and Separation Notices are to be submitted via On-line forms. All other MEBP documents can be faxed or uploaded via Employer Login portal. If an original document is required by our office, we will notify you.
For your couriered packages, please use the following address and mark in on both the courier envelope as well as the inside envelope:
Coughlin & Associates Ltd
1403 Kenaston Blvd, Suite 1391
Winnipeg MB R3P 2T5
Latest
November 2024
Pension Rate Changes - for Employers who DO NOT participate on MEBP Disability Income Plan - Effective for the first pay issued with a January 2025 payment date, the Pension Plan contribution rate will DECREASE to 8.3% of pensionable earnings up to the YMPE and, 9.5% of pensionable earnings in excess of the YMPE.
Group Insurance Plan - New AD&D Insurance Carrier and Rate Change - The Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit will be transitioning from Beneva (formerly SSQ) to AIG Insurance and as a result, we are required to Increase the Voluntary AD&D rate under the "Employee and Family Plan" effective January 1, 2025. The revised rates are to be applied to the first pay issued with a January 2025 payment date. Rate Table located in Part 3: Contributions, Insurance Coverage and Remittance section of Admin Manual.
August 19, 2024 - Group Insurance and Disability - Benefit Statements have been mailed, please notify our office if you did not recieve yours, or if you have information that needs updating.
June 2024 - 2023 Annual Pension Statement for all Active Members are now out in the mail. If you do not receive your Statement by mid-July, please contact our office to confirm address.
June 2024 - A recording of the 2024 Retirement Planning Seminar is now available in the MEMBER section under Presentations.
February 22, 2024 - The T4A Statement of Pension, Retirement, Annuity, and Other Information tax slips will be mailed at the end of February to all pensioners, beneficiaries and former members who received a pension payment or lump sum cash refund in 2023.
January 1, 2024 - CHANGE TO BASIC PERSONAL AMOUNT - For all pensioners and beneficiaries in receipt of a monthly pension payment: Back in July 2023 the Government of Manitoba increased the Basic Personal Amount from $10,855 to $15,000 retroactive to January 1, 2023. As a result, a prorated Basic Personal Amount of $19,145 was applied to pension payments for the remainder of 2023 and many pensioners' and beneficiaries net deposits were higher due to the reduction to provincial income tax beginning with their July 2023 deposits. As the Government of Manitoba further increased the Basic Personal Amount to $15,705 on January 1, 2024, some pensioners' and beneficiaries net deposits might decrease in 2024 compared to their deposits at the end of 2023.
January 1, 2024 - RATE CHANGE for Disability Contritbuions. Effective the 1st pay period in January 2024, the Disability Rate has been reduced from 1.7% to 1.6%.