New Brunswick Teachers’ Pension Plan
FALL 2025 NEWSLETTER
View the interactive version of your Fall 2025 Newsletter in the window below (the option to view full screen should be visible at the bottom right of the window), or view the PDF version by visiting the “Latest Information” tab below.
2025 ANNUAL INFORMATION MEETING
For over ten years, the NBTPP has been helping support the future retirement of teachers and providing secure pensions to retirees. During that time, the Plan has remained well-funded, allowing it to improve benefits for members through indexing adjustment benefits. The latest cost of living adjustment, applicable January 1, 2026, has been announced.
Learn more about this upcoming adjustment, and much more, by viewing a recording of this year’s Annual Information Meeting. Learn more here.
Applying for your pension is easy, but it’s important that you understand the process and timeline. The video below provides an overview of the necessary steps.
Additional information is also available here: Life Events: Planning for your retirement.
Planning for Retirement ChecklistPension Estimate FormStatutory Declaration with Proof of Marriage (Form SD1)Statutory Declaration of Common Law Partner (Form SD2)Termination | Retirement Form
Current Processing Time for Pension Estimates and Retirement Applications
Processing times tell you how long it will likely take us to process an application under normal circumstances. The estimated times only apply if all necessary information is available when we receive your application. Various factors can prolong processing times, such as:
- Missing information / an incomplete application
- The availability of required information from other sources, including your employer
If you have any questions about a specific application, or an application type that is not listed below, please contact our Member Services Team between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Atlantic Time), Monday to Friday.
| Application Type | Target Processing Time To process 97.5% of applications within: |
Recent Average Processing Time |
|---|---|---|
| Pension Estimate | 43 days | 24 days |
| Retirement | 43 days | 21 days |
If you’ve recently lost a loved one who was a retiree of the NBTPP, please contact the Member Services Team at Vestcor, the Plan’s chosen administrator, as soon as possible to notify them of their passing and to inquire about any available death benefits.
Contact the Member Services Team by telephone at 1-800-561-4012 or by email at info@vestcor.org. We are committed to helping you through this difficult time.
If your loved one was an active member (employed or on leave) of the NBTPP, their employer will notify Vestcor, the Plan’s chosen administrator, of their passing. Vestcor will provide the member’s applicable survivor with documentation, from which they can select their preferable pension-related option.
If you have any questions about this process, contact their Member Services Team by telephone at 1-800-561-4012 or in writing at info@vestcor.org. We are committed to helping you through this difficult time.
How your Indexing Adjustment Benefit is calculated by your Plan’s actuary is explained in these resources.
Explaining the Cost of Living/IAB Increase – January 1, 2026 (NBTPP)Explaining the Cost of Living/IAB Increase – January 1, 2025 (NBTPP)Explaining the Cost of Living/IAB Increase – January 1, 2024 (NBTPP)Explaining the Cost of Living/IAB Increase – January 1, 2023 (NBTPP)Explaining the Cost of Living/IAB Increase - January 1, 2022 (NBTPP)Explaining the Cost of Living/IAB Increase - January 1, 2021 (NBTPP)Explaining the Cost of Living/IAB Increase - January 1, 2020 (NBTPP)Explaining the Cost of Living Increase - January 1, 2019 (NBTPP)Wonder how your pension could be affected by times of transition in your life? Easily find the information you need in our Life Events section. Navigate through it based on what stage of your life you are in. It’s divided into the following sections:
- Welcome to the Plan
- Returning from a Leave of Absence
- Ending a Spousal Relationship
- Leaving your Employment
- Planning for Retirement
- Welcome to Retirement
- Death of a Member
Click on the link below to experience it for yourself.
Life Events and Your PensionThe Board of Trustees is pleased to share the Plan’s first Responsible Investment Report. This report accounts for how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) related issues are considered when making investment decisions for the Plan.
NBTPP Responsible Investment Report 2024Above you will find a video version of the Employee Presentation which is usually carried out in person by Vestcor’s Member Services Team. It is separated into the following topics:
- Governance of the NBTPP
- NBTPP Pension Contributions
- Vesting Under the NBTPP
- Benefits Accumulated Under the NBTPP
- CPP Integration and Your NBTPP Pension
- What Can Impact Your NBTPP Pension Amount?
- Keeping Track of Your NBTPP Pension Benefit
- Forms of Pension Under the NBTPP
- Schedule of NBTPP Pension Payments
- NBTPP Benefits Payable Upon Termination or Death
- Other Provisions That May Impact Your NBTPP Pension
- Thinking About Retiring as an NBTPP Member
If there is a specific topic that you are interested in, hit play on the video above, then skip ahead using the controls that appear in the bottom left corner. You can also click on any of the topics listed.
View the interactive version of the NBTPP 2024 Annual Report in the window below (the option to view full screen should be visible at the bottom right of the window).
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