In light of recent events, the CURAC/ARUCC Board is pleased to present an important review of current position issues on its website. The link is https://www.curac.ca/pension-report-feb-21/
Highlights of the February 2021 CURAC/ARUCC Pension Committee Report include:
The UGRA Winter 2021 newsletter has been published and is being mailed to most UGRA members (unless you requested it not be mailed). You can download a PDF copy of the Winter Newsletter, or previous editions, by clicking: Newsletters
The UGRA Fall 2020 newsletter has been published and is being mailed to most UGRA members (unless you requested it not be mailed). You can download a PDF copy of the Fall Newsletter, or previous editions, by clicking: Newsletters
The Royal Society of Canada struck a task force in April 2020 to study the reponses and challenges in Canada's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The report on their findings can be found on their website outlining their perspectives on a federal basic income as part of Canada's recovery program.
The Health Care Policy Committee of our national organization, CURAC/ARUCC (College and University Retiree Associations of Canada /Associations de retraités des universités et collèges du Canada), has produced a document entitled Strategies for an Aging Population: Maintaining Independence. The committee invites comments from CURAC/ARUCC members on this draft.
The University has three active pension plans:
The UGRA Spring/Summer 2020 newsletter has been published and is being mailed to most UGRA members (unless you requested it not be mailed). You can download a PDF copy of the latest Newsletter, or previous editions, by clicking: Newsletters
We hope all of you are well and managing in these unprecedented times.
We are happy to announce that William Wareham has been awarded the 2019-20 UGRA Scholarship. William is currently doing an Honours Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics. He is the grandson of Dr. Robert McCrindle from the Department of Chemistry.
The university's Computing and Communication Services (aka CCS) has posted an important and useful warning on their InfoSec blog with respect to scamming during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out https://www.uoguelph.ca/ccs/infosec/covid19_scams for some valuable information.