Ontario Ironworkers Benefit & Pension Plans
111 Sheppard Avenue East M2N 6S2 Toronto, ON, Canada

For Members of the Ontario Ironworkers Benefit Plan...Coming January 1, 2021...Here's what you need to know...

For Members of the Ontario Ironworkers Benefit Plan...Coming January 1, 2021...an enhanced prescription drug plan...

For Members of the Ontario Ironworkers Benefit Plan...Coming January 1, 2021...an enhanced prescription drug plan...here's a new video about the new drug plan: English- https://vimeo.com/479080857/b910bf855f French- https://vimeo.com/480387163/103bf68463

A message from our Member Assistance Program partner about our kids returning to school that we hope you will find useful. As the COVID-19 pandemic creates continued uncertainty and stress, working parents will face additional challenges in the coming weeks and months as they adapt their lives to whatever a return to school brings for your family. To ensure you are aware of the support our Member Assistance Program (MAP) can offer your at this time:... The MAP is available 24/7 to provide immediate, confidential support with counselling, online programs, and on-demand resources covering a range of wellbeing and COVID-19 topics. A few titles have recently been added to the MAP online platform that you and your family may find useful at this time: o Coping With Stress From Making Education Decisions for your Kids Due to COVID-19 o Helping Your Kids Adjust to Going Back to School After Lockdown o Managing expectations about the new normal Simply visit your MAP online platform at www.workhealthlife.com or www.login.lifeworks.com for these resources and much more. And finally, AbilitiCBT is available for free to residents in the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba. AbilitiCBT is an internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) program that can be accessed from any device, any time. Residents can access a special program to address anxiety symptoms related to the uniquely challenging aspects of pandemics: uncertainty, isolation, caring for family and community members, information overload and stress management.

For members of the Ontario Ironworkers Benefit Plan who have a dependent child who has or will turn age 25 (the maximum age for which a dependent child normally has access to the benefit program) between March 1st and June 30th 2020 and has not been able to access various services (such as dental and paramedical appointments, vision care needs, etc.) during the COVID-19 pandemic will be permitted to continue to access the benefit plan for eligible services through August 31, 2020.Eligible claims cannot be submitted online, so please mail your claim to the Administrator's office.

Very important changes to your emergency travel insurance. We have had an update from the Ontario Ironworkers Benefit Plan’s insurance provider concerning your out-of-province/country emergency travel insurance as follows and effective May 1, 2020. As of May 1, 2020, your travel insurance now excludes any sickness, injury, or medical condition you suffer or contract, or any loss you incur in a specific country, region or area for which the Government of Canada has issued a t...ravel advisory or formal notice, before your departure date, advising travellers to avoid non-essential travel or to avoid all travel to that specific country, region or area. Note that prior to May 1, 2020, this exclusion did not exist in our policy. If the travel advisory or formal notice is issued after your departure date, your coverage under this policy in that specific country, region or area will be limited to a period of 10 days from the date the travel advisory or formal notice was issued, or to a period that is reasonably necessary for you to safely evacuate the country, region or area. This means that because there is a Government of Canada global travel advisory telling residents to avoid non-essential travel outside of Canada until further notice, you do not have coverage for travel outside of Canada. We encourage you to visit https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/advisories regularly for the most up-to-date travel information.

Here's a helpful article from our Member Assistance Program partner https://us.morneaushepell.com/helping-your-kids-adjust-goin

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Well-being Wednesdays on Facebook Live: Our MAP partner, LifeWorks, is happy to announce that Well-being Wednesdays will be held during the month of May on the LifeWorks Facebook page. The sessions will run for 30 minutes in both English and French and focus on one of the four pillars of well-being: Mental, Physical, Social and Financial. Spread the word about the Well-being Facebook Live Sessions! The Well-being Wednesdays schedule for May is: May 6, 10:00 am EST (French)... and 11:00am EST (English): Mental well-being May 13, 10:00 am EST (French) and 11:00am EST (English): Physical well-being May 20, 10:00 am EST (French) and 11:00am EST (English): Social well-being May 27, 10:00 am EST (French) and 11:00am EST (English): Financial well-being See more

Ontario Ironworkers Benefit Plan Starting today, as a member of the Ontario Ironworkers Benefit Plan you have new and updated benefits available to you: 1. Life Insurance: Your spouse and dependent children now have life insurance benefits. Your spouse now has a $10,000 life insurance benefit and each of your dependent children have $5,000 life insurance benefit. As the Plan Member you are automatically the beneficiary of your spouse and dependent children life insurance bene...fit, so no requirement to complete any additional forms. Dependent life insurance is not available to spouses/children of pensioners or spouses/children of deceased active members. 2. Dental Fee Guide: The basis on which the benefit plan reimburses dental benefits has now moved to the 2020 Ontario Dental Association Fee Guide (it was previously the 2019 edition of the Fee Guide). See more

Need to access the your Member Assistance Program? Head on over to workhealthlife.com or download the My EAP app form the Apple Store or Google Play Store and search for Trustees of the Ontario Ironworkers Benefit Plan or Ironworkers Local 721 Rodmen Benefit Fund, depending on your union membership and trade.

Thinking about retirement? Want to review your pension options? Have questions about completing necessary forms? We can help with a video chat if you have a desktop/laptop/tablet with a web cam and audio. Contact us at [email protected] to set up an appointment with our pension team and we’d be glad to help!

https://youtu.be/7QCYDzsQ_yM Lunch Atop A Skyscraper If you have ever wondered about the story behind the photograph known as Lunch Atop A Skyscraper then you’ll find this video interesting to watch. Even if the scene was set by the photographer, it’s still impressive given the lack of safety lines and the extreme daring that is displayed by these men in a casual manner. The photographer who took the photograph can’t be identified as there were several taking photos that day.

Support for Ontario Rodmen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 and your emergency travel insurance. We have had a clarification from the benefit plan’s insurance provider concerning your out-of-province emergency travel insurance as follows: 1. Anyone who travelled prior to March 13, 2020 is covered until the end of your trip duration (120 days). If something happens and you cannot get home (e.g. airline cancels flight or border is closed to you), you can get extended coverage by calling Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of... Canada (RSA) at English: 1-877-832-6025 and French: 1-888-772-9348. 2. Anyone who travels after March 13, 2020 is also covered until the end of your trip duration (120 days). If something happens and you cannot get home, you will NOT get extended coverage. We encourage everyone currently out of the country to monitor the situation closely and visit https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/advisories regularly for the most up-to-date information as this situation is changing rapidly.

Support for Ontario Ironworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic.