Not all spouses are created equal - at least
not in the eyes of the Ontario Teachers'
Pension Plan.
Some pensioners are unable to confer a survivor pension to their spouse simply because they married after they retired.
On this website, current and retired teachers can learn more about this inequity – and how some teachers are challenging these rules through the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal.
The Ontario Teachers' Survivor Benefit Group believes that equal contributions made during a career of teaching deserve equal benefits.