Welcome to the new CSSB website! As you can see, we have made a few changes. These include moving the link to our Online Services to the right side of the page and an improved What’s New section where articles of interest are searchable by category or date. These changes have not only improved the accessibility of the information found within our web pages but also made the navigation between sections of our website simpler. If you have any comments or suggestions about our new design, please contact us. All ideas/comments are welcomed.

The deadline has now passed for the receipt of eligible ballots for the Election of Employee Representatives to the CSSB. Any ballots received after October 30, 2012 will not be verified and will remain unopened. Starting on November 30, 2012, all eligible ballots will be opened and counted with the results announced shortly after.

Eligible employees are now receiving their Elector Packages for the Election of Employee Representatives to the CSSB. To be eligible, employees must have been a member of the Fund on the last pay period in 2011 and still be active an member. If you are an eligible employee and have not received your Elector Package, please contact the CSSB by phone at 1-204-946-3222 or email at askus@cssb.mb.ca. The Board must receive completed ballots by the last workday of October 2012 in order to be counted.

Employees who would like to register for one of the Civil Service Superannuation Board’s Pre-Retirement Seminars may now do so through our Online Services. Once signed on to Online Services, select Register for Group Seminars from the User Dashboard or from the menu on the left hand side of the screen. The online registration feature lets you see which seminars are available, the number of seats remaining, and links you to a map of the seminar location. This feature also lets you cancel your registration if your plans change. At this point the online seminar registration feature is only available to employees and members with deferred pensions who are registered for our Online Services. If you’d like to register for Online Services, you can do so by clicking here. If you prefer not to register for a seminar online, you can still register by contacting our office at 204-946-3200.

For eligible pension recipients, the July 2012 pension payment will include a 1.53% Cost-of-Living increase. This increase is equal to 2/3 of the increase in the Canadian Consumer Price Index.

The 2011 Annual Employee Pension Statements have now been distributed. In order to receive a benefits statement, you must have been a member of the Fund as at December 31, 2011. If you have any questions regarding your statement, please don't hesitate to contact us. Answers to many of the more common questions regarding the Annual Employee Pension Statements can be found here.

The 2011 Report to Members and the full version of the 2011 CSSB Annual Report is now available in the Publications section.