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Using the Pension Estimator

Learn how to estimate the amount of the monthly retirement pension payable to you from the pension plan based on your expected retirement date.

What is the Pension Estimator?

The Pension Estimator is a tool provided to assist you in preparing for your financial future. All amounts provided are estimates and subject to formal calculation before retirement.

The Estimator allows you to enter different retirement dates to see the effect of retiring at various ages. You can also see the impact of having a spouse at retirement or not.

Important: Your actual future pension payments can only be determined when you submit an actual retirement application, which may differ from the estimates provided.

How to use the Pension Estimator?

To get started, go to the Pension Estimator page:

Pension estimator page

For the projection, start by selecting the criteria you want to use:

  • a retirement age or
  • a retirement date.
Criteria options

Note: The retirement age or date entered cannot be earlier than your current age or the current date and cannot be earlier than the earliest age at which you are permitted to retire from the pension plan.

Calculate by retirement date

  1. Enter the retirement date for which you wish to get the projection.
  2. Select if you have a spouse or if you are single.
  3. If you are single or have a spouse who will be waiving their right to a survivor pension at retirement, select Single for spousal status.
  4. If you have a spouse, enter your spouse's date of birth; it will impact the projection. Click on Calculate
Step 1 - enter date

Calculate by retirement age

  1. Enter the retirement age for which you wish to get the projection. It must be between 53 and 71 years of age.
  2. Select if you have a spouse or if you are single.
  3. If you are single or have a spouse who will be waiving their right to a survivor pension at retirement, select Single for spousal status.
  4. If you have a spouse, enter your spouse's date of birth; it will impact the projection.
  5. Click on Calculate.

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