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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
Group Emails to Employers
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MEBP utilizies Email and Website to notify Employers of upcoming events, important information or annoucements pertaining to our Program.
Latest
2025 COLA Update
The Trustees of the Municipal Employees Benefits Program have approved a 1.2% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), effective April 1, 2025. This COLA applies to eligible retired and deferred plan members. This COLA adjustment does not apply to all members. Eligibility requirements must be met, as outlined below.
For retired members to qualify for the COLA increase, the following two conditions are required:
- The pesion must be in pay as of June 30, 2025, and
- The retirement date (or for survivor pensions, the original member's retirement date) must be on or before December 31, 2024.
If eligible, the increase will be reflected in the July 2025 pension payment, which will include a retroactive payment for COLA increase for the period of April through June. The new ongoing monthly amount, including the COLA, will take effect beginning with the August 2025 payment.
For deferred members to quailfy for the COLA increase, the following three conditions are required:
- Your monthly pension remaining in the Plan is considered locked-in, and
- Your benefit remains in the plan as at June 30, 2025, and
- You terminated your particpation in the Plan prior to January 1, 2024
If eligible, the increase will be reflected on your December 31, 2025, Deferred Pension Statement that will be mailed in the Spring of 2026. Please notify MEBP of any changes to your mailing address to ensure you receive your 2025 Deferred Statement.
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.