​ATRF is pleased to welcome its newest Board member, Greg Francis. One of four ATA nominees to the Board, Greg was appointed through an Order in Council on March 15.

​ATRF is proud to have been selected as one of Alberta's Top 75 Employers for 2019. This is the third consecutive year the organization has been recognized as an employer that leads their industry in offering exceptional places to work. 

​Our 2018 annual report is now available online. In this report, you'll read about our accomplishments over the past year, as well as new initiatives to advance our formula for success in our two main business areas, investments and pension services. We're proud of our legacy of delivering results and excellent service, and excited to build from a position of strength. To read the annual report, click here.

​The December issue of the redesigned Pension Points Newsletter has been emailed to active members. If you'd like to receive future issues of this newsletter, email us at member@atrf.com. You can also register with your email address online using MyPension.

​Your monthly contribution to the Plan is integrated with your contribution to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and takes the YMPE into consideration. The YMPE is the year's maximum pensionable earnings covered by the CPP. The YMPE for 2019 is $57,400. The Defined Benefit limit set by Canada Revenue Agency is $3,025.56 in 2019; therefore, the maximum pensionable salary will be $168,498 for 2019.

​On November 7, the Government of Alberta announced an amendment to the Teachers' Pension Plans. This change is effective January 1, 2019 and will result in an increase to some members' pensions.

ATRF will implement this change and make any adjustments to pensions in pay for January payments made at the end of that month.