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Joining the Plan

Membership Eligibility - OTRFT

After the 24-month waiting period is complete, you will be offered membership in the Plan. Once you become a Member you will remain a Member, regardless of the number of hours you work. Plan membership will continue until your last day of employment, either through termination, retirement or death.

Regular Full-time Employees become Members of the Plan automatically when they are hired. However for OTRFT Employees, membership is optional. If, after completing the eligibility period, you decide not to join the Plan, you will be asked to complete a CAAT Pension Plan Waiver indicating you declined Plan membership.

In the future if you decide you would like to join the Plan, you will have to satisfy the eligibility requirements at that time. That is, you must have completed 24 months of continuous service prior to opting to join. If your status changes from OTRFT to Regular Full-time during this period, you will immediately join the Plan.

Similarly, if you terminate your OTRFT employment before joining the Plan and then return to College employment on a part-time basis, you will have to satisfy the eligiblity requirements at that time.

February 2008