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Your Life, Your Pension

Your Life, Your Pension

Your Life, Your Pension

As a member, you’re well on your way to a financially secure future in retirement. This section provides you with an overview of HOOPP’s features and benefits.

Get connected with HOOPP Connect

As a member, you have access to HOOPP Connect, your secure, online pension resource, where you can:

  • update your personal information
  • use the Pension Estimator to see what your future pension could look like
  • view your Annual Statements and other HOOPP documents
  • send and receive secure messages

Learn more about HOOPP Connect’s key features that will help inform and support you throughout your HOOPP journey.

Register for HOOPP Connect

How your pension works

HOOPP is a defined benefit (DB) pension. This means the pension you receive in retirement is calculated using a formula based on your earnings and years of service in the Plan – and won’t be affected by the day-to-day ups and downs of the market.

You make contributions on the earnings you receive from your employer. For every dollar you contribute, your employer contributes $1.26 on your behalf. All contributions are invested in the HOOPP Fund and when you retire, you receive a monthly pension for the rest of your life. Learn more about how your pension works.

HOOPP offers more than a lifetime pension

No matter where you are in your stage of life or career, rest assured that you’ve taken an important step toward retirement security with HOOPP. Watch the video to learn how HOOPP is here to support you.

Are you new to HOOPP?

Learn more about what you need to know as a HOOPP member and all the benefits your pension provides.

Features of the Plan

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Pension portability

If you choose to move to another HOOPP employer, your pension can come with you. Learn more about pension portability.

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Disability benefits

If you are unable to work due to injury, or physical/mental illness, you may be eligible to receive disability benefits. Learn more about health leaves and disability benefits.

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Buyback options

If you take time off work and stop contributing to the Plan, purchasing past service can increase the value of your pension. Learn more about buying back service.

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Inflation protection

When you retire, your pension may receive cost of living increases. Learn more about inflation protection.

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Early retirement

With a HOOPP pension, you can retire as early as 55 and may be eligible to receive an additional bridge benefit until the age of 64. Learn more about retiring early.

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Survivor benefits

Help protect your loved ones whether you pass away before or after retirement. Learn more about our survivor benefits.

Authorizing others to support you

Over the course of your life, there may come a time when you need someone's assistance to manage your personal affairs, or you may want to authorize HOOPP to share your private pension information with a third party. Learn more about your options when authorizing others to support you.

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This document provides a simplified overview of HOOPP's benefits based on the terms of the HOOPP Plan Text at the time of publication. From time to time, HOOPP may amend the HOOPP Plan Text. In cases where the information provided in this document differs from that contained in the HOOPP Plan Text, the HOOPP Plan Text will govern. More details, including the full HOOPP Plan Text and a complete description of the Plan and its benefits, can be found on hoopp.com.