Pre-Retirement Workshop

Are you considering retiring in the next 10 years? It’s a good idea to get your ducks in a row well in advance. 

Attend an Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) online Pre-Retirement Workshop to start planning early. These sessions are helpful if you know your retirement date, but even if you don’t, you need to understand the retirement process, when you need to start filling out applications and how much money you will have during your retirement. 

Lifestyle planning is also important. Will you travel? Will you participate in other retirement pastimes (such as golf, lawn bowling or pickleball)? You should have some insight into what lifestyle you would like to have when you stop teaching and how much that will cost. 

This workshop will answer all your questions. Together, teachers and their pension partner will explore planning for retirement, the changing character of retirement and the process of making important decisions. You will learn about financial and lifestyle planning before, during and after retirement from a teacher’s perspective. The workshop will investigate various aspects of retiring, including building a financial plan, the Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund (pension plan), wills and estates, benefits, and lifestyle planning for a successful and rewarding retirement. 

The following dates have been set 2024-25:

• Edmonton Public – 2024 11 16
• Calgary Catholic – 2024 11 30
  
• All Regions – 2024 12 14
  
• Edmonton Catholic – 2025 01 11
  
• Calgary Public – 2025 01 25
  
• All Regions – 2025 02 01
  
• All Regions – 2025 02 08
  
• All Regions – 2025 03 01

Registration will open for each date approximately one month prior to each event. Visit the ATA's website for information on how to sign up for the sessions HERE.

Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund (ATRF)

The Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund (ATRF) Board is the best resource if you are considering retirement and have questions. Access the ATRF website for the most up to date information. Have other questions? Contact the Local's office (email; 780-455-2164).

Alberta Retired Teachers' Association

Don't miss out on your one-year complimentary membership with the Alberta Retired Teachers' Association (ARTA). ARTA offers a benefits program that includes health and travel coverage, as well as dental coverage for retired teachers and their families when employer benefits expire. Questions? Visit the ARTA website.