Faculty

For the purposes of benefits administration, “Faculty” includes both members and non-members of the Faculty Association, Librarians and Program Directors in Continuing Studies. 

The benefits eligibility for Postdoctoral Fellows (Employees and Award Recipients) are also included under “Faculty”.

The benefits listed in the charts below represent only the benefits for which new faculty must enrol through the online benefits enrolment process. There are other benefits and entitlements such as leaves, tuition waivers, Professional Development Reimbursement Fund (PDR) and vacation that do not require an enrolment form.

Eligibility Requirements

The benefits faculty are eligible for and when they come into effect may depend on the length and type of your faculty appointment, whether you meet minimum salary requirements, and your age as of your date of hire.

The normal eligibility requirements for pensions and benefits are:

1. an appointment of at least one year in length;
2. a minimum 50% appointment;
3. meeting the minimum salary requirements for that position;
4. hired prior to your Normal Retirement Date (“NRD”) (i.e. the June 30th or Dec. 31st coincident with or following the date you turn age 65).  

There are three exceptions to this:

• Sessional Lecturers – whose appointment must be at least four months in length. The other criteria above do not change. Please note that Sessional Lecturers not meeting the eligibility requirements for pension and benefits are eligible for a modified benefit package.
• Clinical Faculty – do not need to meet the 50% appointment requirement. The other criteria above do not change.
• Postdoctoral Fellow Award Recipients - effective September 1, 2011, those who receive their funding directly from a source external to UBC (rather than being paid through UBC) must also provide proof of award and earnings and have a valid Canadian Social Insurance Number.  The other criteria above do not change.

Enrollment to benefits, where applicable, is included within the online enrolment session. The following list details which enrolment package a new faculty member will be assigned.

Rank	Meeting Eligibility Requirements 1-4	Meeting Eligibility Requirements 1-3, and date of hire between NRD and age 71	Not Meeting Eligibility Requirements
Tenure/track (including grant) appointment	FEP001	FEP009	FEP007
12-month Lecturer	FEP002	FEP010	FEP006
Term appointments: Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Instructor, Librarian, Continuing Studies Program Director	FEP002	FEP010	FEP006
Sessional Lecturer	FEP002	FEP010	FEP005
Research Associate; Research Associate II	FEP003	FEP011	FEP007
Clinical Faculty	FEP003	FEP011	FEP007
Postdoctoral Research or Teaching Fellow; Postdoctoral Fellow Award Recipient receiving earnings through UBC	FEP004	FEP004	FEP007
Postdoctoral Fellow Award Recipient receiving funding from a source external to UBC	FEP012	FEP012	FEP008
Clinical Fellow	FEP004	FEP004	FEP007
Visiting Faculty	FEP007	FEP007	FEP007
Adjunct Professor	FEP007	FEP007	FEP007

Faculty Enrolment Package 001

Full-time for one year or more and date of hire pre-NRD. Includes: Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor; Instructor I and II; Senior Instructor; Librarian; Continuing Studies Program Director.

The enrolment package also includes payroll forms: employee data form, direct deposit form, confirmation form to deduct Faculty Association membership dues, and federal and provincial tax forms.

Medical Services Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to BC, you have a MSP “statutory waiting period” consisting of the balance of the month of arrival, plus two months)
Extended Health Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to Canada, you must satisfy the MSP statuatory waiting period before you can enroll in the Extended Health plan)
Dental Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire
Employee and Family Assistance Program	mandatory - first of the month on or after your date of hire
Income Replacement Plan	mandatory - effective on the date of hire, subject to pre-existing conditions provision
Basic Life Insurance	mandatory - date of hire (automatic enrolment)
Optional Life Insurance/AD&D Insurance	optional – date of hire
Faculty Pension Plan	mandatory - date of hire

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Faculty Enrolment Package 002

Full- and Part-time term appointments for one year or more and date of hire pre-NRD, must have at least 50% appointment and meet salary requirements. Includes: 12-month Lecturer; appointments without review such as Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Instructor, Continuing Studies Program Director or Librarian, Sessional Lecturer (appointment of four months or more).

The enrolment package also includes payroll forms: employee data form, direct deposit form, confirmation form to deduct Faculty Association membership dues, and federal and provincial tax forms.

Medical Services Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to BC, you have a MSP “statutory waiting period” consisting of the balance of the month of arrival, plus two months)
Extended Health Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to Canada, you must satisfy the MSP statuatory waiting period before you can enroll in the Extended Health plan)
Dental Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire
Employee and Family Assistance Program	mandatory - first of the month on or after your date of hire
Income Replacement Plan	optional - effective on the date of hire, subject to pre-existing conditions provision(If you do not apply when you first become eligible for coverage, any future application will be subject to satisfactory medical evidence)
Basic Life Insurance	optional - date of hire(If you do not apply when you first become eligible for coverage, any future application will be subject to satisfactory medical evidence)
Optional Life Insurance/AD&D Insurance	optional – date of hire
Faculty Pension Plan	optional on application

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Faculty Enrolment Package 003

Full- and Part-time term appointments for one year or more, meeting salary requirements and date of hire pre-NRD. Includes: Research Associate I and II (must have at least 50% appointment), Clinical Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Instructor (not required to meet the 50% appointment requirement).

The enrolment package also includes payroll forms: employee data form, direct deposit form, and federal and provincial tax forms.

Medical Services Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to BC, you have a MSP “statutory waiting period” consisting of the balance of the month of arrival, plus two months)
Extended Health Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to Canada, you must satisfy the MSP statuatory waiting period before you can enroll in the Extended Health plan)
Dental Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire
Employee and Family Assistance Program	mandatory - first of the month on or after your date of hire
Income Replacement Plan	optional - effective on the date of hire, subject to pre-existing conditions provision(If you do not apply when you first become eligible for coverage, any future application will be subject to satisfactory medical evidence)
Basic Life Insurance	optional - date of hire(If you do not apply when you first become eligible for coverage, any future application will be subject to satisfactory medical evidence)
Optional Life Insurance/AD&D Insurance	optional – date of hire
Faculty Pension Plan	optional on application

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Faculty Enrolment Package 004

Full- and Part-time term appointments for one year or more, have at least 50% appointment and meet salary requirements. Includes: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, Clinical Fellow (without salary requirement); Postdoctoral Fellow Award Recipient receiving earnings through UBC. 

The enrolment package also includes payroll forms: employee data form, direct, deposit form, and federal and provincial tax forms.

Medical Services Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to BC, you have a MSP “statutory waiting period” consisting of the balance of the month of arrival, plus two months)
Extended Health Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to Canada, you must satisfy the MSP statuatory waiting period before you can enroll in the Extended Health plan)
Dental Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire
Employee and Family Assistance Program	mandatory - first of the month on or after your date of hire

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Faculty Enrolment Package 005

Full- or Part-time Sessional Lecturers with appointment of more than 50% for less than four months, or Part-time Sessional Lecturers with appointments of less than 50% for less than one year.

The enrolment package also includes payroll forms: employee data form, direct deposit form, confirmation form to deduct Faculty Association membership dues, and federal and provincial tax forms.

Medical Services Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to BC, you have a MSP “statutory waiting period” consisting of the balance of the month of arrival, plus two months)
Extended Health Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to Canada, you must satisfy the MSP statuatory waiting period before you can enroll in the Extended Health plan)
Dental Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire
Employee and Family Assistance Program	mandatory - first of the month on or after your date of hire

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Faculty Enrolment Package 006

Full- and Part-time term appointments less than 50% appointment of any duration, or greater than 50% appointment but less than one year (Faculty Association members) Includes: Lecturers, Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Instructor, Librarian*, Continuing Studies Program Director

The enrolment package also includes payroll forms: employee data form, direct deposit form, confirmation form to deduct Faculty Association membership dues, and federal and provincial tax forms.

Faculty members who receive this package of benefits receive Statutory Benefits only, i.e., Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan and Worker’s Compensation and all statutory leaves.

*Part-time General Librarians with appointments less than 50% or less than one (1) year receive 12% in lieu of benefits and vacation pay.

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Faculty Enrolment Package 007

Includes: Clinical Fellow (with 10% extra salary in lieu of benefits), Clinical Faculty (with less than one year appointment), Research Associate (less than 50% appointment of any duration, or greater than 50% appointment if less than one year), Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow (less than 50% appointment of any duration, or greater than 50% appointment if less than one year), Postdoctoral Award Recipient receiving earnings through UBC (less than 50% appointment of any duration, or greater than 50% appointment if less than one year); Visiting Professor, Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Associate Professor, Visiting Lecturer, Visiting Scientist/Scholar, Adjunct Professor with salary.

The enrolment package also includes payroll forms: employee data form, direct deposit form, and federal and provincial tax forms.

Faculty members who receive this package of benefits and are receiving salary (as opposed to a fellowship) receive Statutory Benefits only, i.e., Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan and Worker’s Compensation and all statutory leaves. Faculty members who receive this package of benefits and are receiving a fellowship (as opposed to salary) receive Worker’s Compensation but not other Statutory Benefits, i.e., Employment Insurance and Canada Pension Plan but are eligible for all statutory leaves.

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Faculty Enrolment Package 008

All unpaid appointments. The only form required is the Personal Data Form, for emergency contact purposes.

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Faculty Enrolment Package 009

Full-time for one year or more and date of hire between NRD and age 71. Includes: Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor; Instructor I and II; Senior Instructor; Librarian; Continuing Studies Program Director.

The enrolment package also includes payroll forms: employee data form, direct deposit form, confirmation form to deduct Faculty Association membership dues, and federal and provincial tax forms.

Medical Services Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to BC, you have a MSP “statutory waiting period” consisting of the balance of the month of arrival, plus two months)
Extended Health Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to Canada, you must satisfy the MSP statuatory waiting period before you can enroll in the Extended Health plan)
Dental Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire
Employee and Family Assistance Program	mandatory - first of the month on or after your date of hire
Basic Life Insurance	mandatory - date of hire (automatic enrolment)
Optional Life Insurance/AD&D Insurance (Faculty only)	optional – date of hire
Faculty Pension Plan	mandatory

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Faculty Enrolment Package 010

Full- and Part-time term appointments for one year or more and date of hire between NRD and age 71, must have at least 50% appointment and meet salary requirements. Includes: 12-month Lecturer; appointments without review such as Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Instructor, Continuing Studies Program Director or Librarian, Sessional Lecturer (appointment of four months or more)

The enrolment package also includes payroll forms: employee data form, direct deposit form, confirmation form to deduct Faculty Association membership dues, and federal and provincial tax forms.

Medical Services Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to BC, you have a MSP “statutory waiting period” consisting of the balance of the month of arrival, plus two months)
Extended Health Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to Canada, you must satisfy the MSP statuatory waiting period before you can enroll in the Extended Health plan)
Dental Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire
Employee and Family Assistance Program	mandatory - first of the month on or after your date of hire
Basic Life Insurance	optional - date of hire(If you do not apply when you first become eligible for coverage, any future application will be subject to satisfactory medical evidence)
Optional Life Insurance/AD&D Insurance (Faculty only)	optional – date of hire
Faculty Pension Plan	optional on application

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Faculty Enrolment Package 011

Full- and Part-time term appointments for one year or more, meeting salary requirements and date of hire between NRD and age 71. Includes: Research Associate I and II (must have at least 50% appointment), Clinical Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Instructor (not required to meet the 50% appointment requirement).

The enrolment package also includes payroll forms: employee data form, direct deposit form, and federal and provincial tax forms.

Medical Services Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to BC, you have a MSP “statutory waiting period” consisting of the balance of the month of arrival, plus two months)
Extended Health Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to Canada, you must satisfy the MSP statuatory waiting period before you can enroll in the Extended Health plan)
Dental Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire
Employee and Family Assistance Program	mandatory - first of the month on or after your date of hire
Basic Life Insurance	optional - date of hire(If you do not apply when you first become eligible for coverage, any future application will be subject to satisfactory medical evidence)
Optional Life Insurance/AD&D Insurance (Faculty only)	optional – date of hire
Faculty Pension Plan	optional on application

Faculty Enrolment Package 012

Full- and Part-time term appointments for one year or more, have at least 50% appointment and meet salary requirements. Includes: Postdoctoral Fellow Award Recipient receiving funding from a source external to UBC.

The enrolment package also includes payroll form: employee data form.

Extended Health Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire(If you are new to Canada, you must satisfy the MSP statuatory waiting period before you can enroll in the Extended Health plan)
Dental Plan	optional - first of the month on or after date of hire
Employee and Family Assistance Program	mandatory - first of the month on or after your date of hire

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Working Past Your Normal Retirement Date

If you are hired prior to your NRD and continue to work past your NRD, your benefits eligibility will change. For full information, please visit Working Past Normal Retirement Age for Faculty.