Information Sessions

General Information Sessions

Each general pension information session covers several topics relevant to members throughout their careers. Whether you’re new to SFPP, mid-career, or approaching retirement, these online sessions offer something for everyone, including:

  • calculating your SFPP pension
  • bridge benefit
  • when you can start receiving your SFPP pension
  • pension options
  • online access
  • retirement application process
  • increasing your SFPP pension
  • leaving the Plan
  • death before retirement
  • relationship breakdown
  • disability

This session is intended for members who are actively participating in the Plan. It is also valuable for potential recruits interested in joining one of the eight participating police agencies across Alberta. Participation will be anonymous, allowing you to ask questions without providing your personal information.

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Group Retirement Information Sessions

If you are starting to think about your retirement or are simply interested in learning more about preparing for retirement, this online session is for you.

This session will help you understand your pension, the pension estimator tool, your lifetime monthly pension, how the bridge benefit works, and much more.

Topics include:

  • how your pension is calculated
  • bridge benefit
  • when you can retire
  • joint and single lifetime pension options
  • pension partners and beneficiaries
  • the retirement process
  • working in retirement

The session is intended for members who are actively participating in the Plan. Participation is anonymous, allowing you to ask questions without providing your personal information.

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One-on-One Retirement Information Sessions

If you are

  1. retiring in the next two to three years, and/or
  2. need help understanding your retirement options,

we are here to help!

Booking your session

Our one-on-one sessions can happen by phone consultation or a virtual meeting using Microsoft Teams. Sessions are 30-minutes, and available dates and times are listed in the booking calendar. You can access the booking calendar on your secure account when you log in to this website. A virtual meeting invite will be forwarded once the session is confirmed.

If you are dealing with a transfer, buyback, termination or family property division, please contact our Member Services Centre at 1-877-809-7377 to discuss.

Please note that we do not offer any financial planning or advice, or information related to Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security or your other employment benefits.

Preparing for your session

You can book a one-on-one session to discuss your pension with a pension specialist. Prior to your session, please log in to this website and use the Pension Projection Calculator to produce a pension estimate with a retirement date that you would like to discuss.

Buyback Session

This session will teach you how to increase your SFPP pension by purchasing eligible service such as leaves, prior service with an SFPP employer, service under a different plan, or transfers into SFPP. It will help you understand the value of buying back service, the cost to purchase service, and your payment options.

Topics include:

  • leaves of absence
  • buying service under the same plan
  • buying service under a different plan
  • transferring into SFPP
  • deadlines
  • eligibility
  • payment options and process

The session is intended for members who are actively participating in the Plan. Participation is anonymous, allowing you to ask questions without providing your personal information.

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Termination, Death, and Disability Session

This session will help you understand how your SFPP pension remains secure if you are changing employers or faced with a difficult health situation. It covers a range of topics, including the options available, in the event of a career change, a disability, or even a death.

Topics include:

  • leaving SFPP before retirement
    • under age 55
    • over age 55
  • death before retirement
    • pension partners and beneficiaries
  • disability pension

The session is intended for members who are actively participating in the Plan. Participation is anonymous, allowing you to ask questions without providing your personal information.

Book your spot now