Pension & Benefits

Doctor Benefits

GFT Benefits

• Staff Benefits Booklet for GFTs (group insurance, supplementary health benefits, Healthcare Spending Account, out-of-country emergency medical coverage, dental benefits, and Employee Assistance Program)

• Emergency Medical Travel Assistance Brochure

• Canada Life VIP Line

• Employee Assistance Brochure

• GFT Premium Rates

Forms

• GFT Supplementary Health Plan and Healthcare Spending Account Claim Form

• Blue Cross Dental Claim Form

ONLINE CLAIMS LINK: https://my.canadalife.com/sign-in

For general questions and concerns about your GFT benefits, contact:

Aleks MacRae in the UMG Business Office at 204-789-3645 or info@universitymedicalgroup.ca

For specific questions about your GFT benefit coverage, contact the University Compensation & Benefits Office:

Email: benefits@umanitoba.ca

Doctor Pension

GFT Pension

• GFT Pension Plan 1986 - Overview (January 2018)

• GFT Pension Plan 1986 - Preparing for the Future (January 2017)

For pension-related questions or concerns, including retirement, contact the Pension Office:

Retirement Planning

• GFT Pension Plan 1986 – Retirement Options (January 2018)

The retiree benefits plan includes medical coverage within Canada only, but provides for dental services anywhere in the world which are reimbursed in accordance with the Manitoba Dental Fee Guide.

The retiree health plan does NOT provide out-of-country coverage.

• UM Retiree Group Insurance Information Booklet (January 2019)
  
  

• GFT Retiree Premium Rate Summary - July 2023
  
  

• Active to Retired - Plan Differences
  
  

• Group Life Insurance - Conversion Information Sheet
  
  

• UM Reduced Appointments Procedure (January 2009)

Maternity/Parental Leave Programs

University of Manitoba – Maternity/Parental Leave Procedure

Doctors Manitoba – Maternity/Parental Leave Benefit Program

Doctors Manitoba – Child Birth Disability Income