College and University Retiree Associations of Canada

The UGRA is a member of CURAC.  CURAC is a not-for-profit federation of retiree organizations at colleges and universities across Canada.

CURAC's objectives are to:

• coordinate activities that promote communication among member associations,
• share information about activities of member organizations,
• provide mutual assistance, and
• speak publicly on issues of concern to the over 20,000 individual college and university retirees across Canada.

For more information about CURAC, visit the CURAC website [1].

• CURAC newsletters are available on the CURAC newsletter page [2]. Recent newsletters of other Retiree Associations across Canada [3] are also available.
• Subscribe to the newsletter [4] if you would like to be notified when new issues are available.

Member Benefits

CURAC has partnered with external organizations to offer services to its members at a discount.
Benefits include:

Travel

• As a member of CURAC you are eligible for travel discounts.  Visit the CURAC travel page [5] for more details.
• CURAC has partnered with Travel Merchant, which has secured special membership savings, offering up to 50% off on travel experiences. They partner with a wide range of suppliers to cater to diverse travel styles, including Ocean Cruises, River Cruises, Guided Tours, Adventure & Active Travel, African Safaris, Solo Travel, Long Stay Vacations, and others…

Your Trip Merchant Member Benefits Include:

•     Exclusive Member Savings
•     Trip Merchant Loyalty Program
•     Trip Contests
•     Trip Itinerary Builder
•     Online Presentations
•     Exclusive Group Departures with Trip Merchant Journeys
•     Travel Inspiration and more!

To register for the Trip Merchant site, do the following:

• Visit the Trip Merchant registration page [6] and fill in the form.  Create your own password and enter the Organization code:  4fff
• You only need to enter the organization code once when you register for the first time.
• When you click the Register Now button, you will go to the Trip Merchant site where you can sign up for the Newsletter.
• Going forward, you can visit the Trip Merchant login page [7] directly and enter your email address and password.

Insurance

• Travel and extended health insurance at attractive rates is available to all members of retiree groups that are affiliated with CURAC/ARUCC.
• Three excellent insurance plans are available:
  1. Extended Health and Travel from RTO/ERO [8]
  2. Car and Home Insurance from Belairdirect [9]
  3. Health Insurance from MEDOC/Johns [10]

CURAC is entirely volunteer-driven and welcomes new volunteers. Most of its work is done within its committees [11].
If you are interested in becoming a CURAC volunteer, please email info@curac.ca [12] with the following information:

• your name
• the college or university from which you retired
• which committee you would like to join
• your background related to the committee in which you are interested