For more than three decades, the Carpentry Workers’ Pension Plan of B.C. has helped people like you achieve a secure retirement. Launched on July 1, 1970, the Plan now has about 4,000 members and beneficiaries receiving a pension, and another 1,200 active members still earning pensions.

As of July 1 2011, the Plan’s Board of Trustees made some important changes to the Plan’s benefits and rules.

Visit these links to learn more about your Pension Plan:

• Eligibility - Can you join the Plan and earn credit toward a pension?
• Retirement date - When can you retire and receive a pension?
• Forms of payment - What option should you choose?
• Disability pension - What if you cannot work because of a disability?
• Termination - When does your active status in the Plan end — and what happens?
• Death benefit - What if you die before you retire?
• Important information - What else do you need to know?

To explain some of the specialized terms used in these pages, please see the glossary.