Plan Overview
The Provincial Judges and Applications Judges Registered and Unregistered Pension Plans (referred to collectively as “the Plan” or “the Judges Pension Plan”) are contributory defined benefit pension plans for provincial court Judges appointed under the Provincial Court Act and Applications Judges appointed under the Court of King’s Bench Act.
Plan History
The Plan was established in 2001 with provisions retroactive to April 1, 1998, replacing the Provincial Judges and Masters in Chambers Pension Plan that was established September 1, 1988. Effective September 1, 2022, the name of the Plan was amended from the Provincial Judges and Masters in Chambers Registered and Unregistered Pension Plans to the Provincial Judges and Applications Judges Registered and Unregistered Pension Plans. Prior to September 1988, Judges and Masters in Chambers were contributing members of the Public Service Management Pension Plan. The Plan incorporates the pension recommendations arising from the 1998, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2013 and 2017 Judicial Compensation Commissions.
Plan Governance
The President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance (the Minister) is the legal trustee for the Plan, and the Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance (the Ministry) is responsible for the management of the Plan. On behalf of the Minister, Alberta Pensions Services Corporation (APS) is responsible for the Plan’s administration, and fund investments are managed by Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo). The Plan is audited annually by the Auditor General of Alberta and actuarial valuations of the Plan are conducted at least every three years.
Established in 2002, the Judges’ Pension Plan Advisory Committee provides advice to the Minister on the administration of the Plan. Additionally, the Judges’ Pension Plan Investment Committee was formed in 2007 to oversee the investment of the Plan’s funds.
The Provincial Judges and Applications Judges Registered and Unregistered Pension Plans Regulation sets the Plan rules and is established pursuant to the Provincial Court Act, the Court of King’s Bench Act and the Interpretation Act.
Legal Trustee
President of the Treasury Board
and the Minister of Finance
Management of the Plan
Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance
Plan Administration
Alberta Pensions Services Corporation (APS)
Fund Investment
Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)
About Your Pension Profile
Your Pension Profile is a secure, online portal for all JPP members—active, deferred, pensioner, and any spouse or pension partner receiving a survivor benefit. By registering for an account and logging in when you use this website, you will have access to a dashboard that allows you to view or update your beneficiaries, address, communication preferences or retirement information. You can also securely send personal information and documents when logged in.
How to Register
If you have not registered for your account, click on Login and find the “Register Now” button at the bottom of the pop-up.
Tips for registering:
- You will need to know your Social Insurance Number.
- You will need access to your email when registering as you will need to verify your registration.
Features of Your Pension Profile Features for members and pensioners include:
- Receive notifications: Important notifications will be posted to Your Pension Profile, such as reminders that information is missing from your account or that a document has been posted. The bell at the top right of the website will tell you if there is a notification to view.
- View annual statements: Your annual statements are posted in Your Pension Profile as PDFs that you can access at any time.
- Go Green & receive electronic documents and communication through email: You can receive email notifications when statements and pension plan documents are made available by signing up for “Go Green.” You may also receive occasional email communications from the Plan. You can update your communication preferences and email address at any time.
- Update your personal and pension information at any time: Quickly view and update your contact information, address and beneficiaries.
- Ask us questions related to your personal account: use the Secure Messages function to communicate with JPP and request information.
- Safely upload and download personal documents: use Document Centre to safely and securely manage sharing your electronic documents with JPP. Simply log in to Your Pension Profile and you will see Document Centre in the drop-down menu.
- See your service and salary history: See the reported amount of your pensionable service and pensionable salary, as provided to us annually by your employer.
Benefits for pensioners include:
- Register for direct deposit: Register for direct deposit or manage your banking information through the portal.
- Pension payment details: View the dates of upcoming pension payments and see pension payment history, including deductions.
- Review your selected pension option: Review the details of the pension option you selected at retirement. (The option cannot be changed once a benefit payment has been made.)
- Review Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA): See details of the annual COLA on your pension payments.
- Access tax slips and forms: Find your tax slips and forms, including provincial TD1, T4A, T4A-RCA, NR4 and NR4-RCA.
