Purchasing Periods of Part-Time Service for Child or Family Care Reasons
Members who worked in job-sharing arrangements or on a part-time basis temporarily to care for their child or another family member may be eligible to purchase eligible service for such periods to establish the equivalent of full-time pensionable service. There are several benefits to increasing pensionable service, but the two biggest benefits are:
- Increasing the amount of pensionable service may mean a member who has not yet retired can retire earlier; and,
- Adding in pensionable service will increase the value of a member’s retirement benefit.
For more information about purchasing such service, please select the category applicable to your situation.
Active Members with Periods of Service Prior to January 1, 2022
The deadline has now passed for SFPP active members to apply to purchase eligible periods of service from prior to January 1, 2022, on a contributions cost basis. As a result, SFPP active members are no longer eligible to purchase this service on a contributions cost basis.
If you applied to purchase this service and have questions, please review the information below. If you have any other questions, please contact the SFPP Member Services Centre at 1-877-809-7377 (SFPP).
Deferred Members and Pensioners
Active Members with Periods of Service After December 31, 2021
SFPP will be providing information on the process for purchasing periods of service that occurred after December 31, 2021, at a later date. Please check back here in early 2024 for updated information.