2017 Winter Newsletter

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

Martin Leclair, Proteus Performance Management

Dear CPBI Ontario members and supporters:

As you know Jackie Ablett retired from active duty as our Regional Administrator at the end of 2015 and helped us through the 2016 Mont-Tremblant Conference. We had brought on board Peter Waite and his team at Association Management International to fulfill the Regional Administrator role going forward.

While we were very pleased with their work, Peter informed us that due to changing circumstances in his firm, it was necessary to end the regional administration contract effective March 31, 2017. I can assure our members that the robust governance framework and operational efficiencies the AMI team helped implement with your Regional Council will remain.

I am pleased to announce that the region’s executives has decided to engage the CPBI National Office to provide the region with administration services going forward. Christine Lee at the National Office will be taking over the Ontario Regional Administrator responsibilities effective April 1, 2017. Peter and Christine are working closely together to ensure a smooth transition over the next month.

On behalf of all of us I want to thank Peter and his team for the hard work that they have done over the past year.

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Plan Sponsor Profile - Shenagh Rosa, The United Church of Canada

What is your current role at The United Church of Canada?

I hold on a multi-faceted role in the operation of The United Church of Canada’s defined benefit (DB) pension plan. This role allows me to: • Support the Pension Board and the Pension Plan Advisory Committee in its oversight of the pension plan’s administration and compliance. • Provide guidance to our administration team, handling escalated DB pension administration issues. I respond to complex plan member queries and frequently interact with legal counsel and other service providers in this role.• Oversee the church’s pension and benefits-related communication, reviewing content for accuracy and completeness.• Lead and participate in several internal projects including a webinar designed to educate members all across Canada about their pension plan and retiree benefit plan. Recently, I really enjoyed revamping a web-based annual report of the pension plan for members.
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Ontario Region Call for Nominations

Each year we invite members who are interested in serving on the Ontario Regional Council or an Ontario Regional committee to submit their interest in writing. This year there are several vacancies to fill on Council. Any interested member is asked to complete the attached application and either mail, fax or e-mail it back to the Ontario Region's office.

CPBI's Ontario Regional Council holds seven meets meetings each year. It oversees the work of committees in a number of key areas, including programming, conference, finance and education. Committees meet as frequently as required. The attachment includes a summary of the committees and their mandates on the second page. If you are interested in serving on the Council, or on one of the committees, please complete the attached form and return it by April 1.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact our office at 1 877-599-1414. A member of Council will be happy to respond to your questions.

Regards,

Joyce Stephenson
Chair, Nominating Committee

CPBI Ontario Volunteer Appreciation Award