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
ELECTION NOTICE
The Municipal Employees Benefit Program is administered by a Board of Trustees that oversees the operation and administration of the Municipal Employees Pension Plan (a Defined Benefit Pension Plan), a Disability Income Plan, and a Group Insurance Plan. The Board has 8 Trustees, 4 of whom represent Employers and 4 represent Members.
Active members of the Municipal Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) can nominate one member representative that will complete a remaining 4-year term starting September 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2026.
The nominee must be an active member of MEPP. A person receiving a retirement pension form MEPP is not eligible for nomination.
Please see attached election announcement and nomination paper for more information.
Election Announcement 2025 - nomination request-WEB
RETIREMENT EDUCATION WEBINAR
The Municipal Employees Benefits Program will host a Retirement Education Webinar on May 15, 2025. This session is designed to offer valuable guidance on key aspects of retirement planning. To learn more and register, please visit the Webinar Registration page.
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%.