Registered Pension Plans and Retirement Supports for Manitoba’s Early Learning and Child Care Workforce

Beginning December 1, 2010, the Manitoba government is providing funding for registered pension plans and retirement supports to child care workers. This initiative is part of the Workforce Stability Strategy under Family Choices, Manitoba’s Five-Year Agenda for Early Learning and Child Care.

In consultation with members of the child care sector, Manitoba identified three new ways to help workers plan for their retirement:

1. Registered pension plans: for full- and part-time child care workers in licensed, non-profit centres and nursery schools
2. Matching Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contributions: for licensed, home-based family and group child care providers
3. A long-term service recognition retirement benefit: for long-term workers in centres and nursery schools and for home-based family and group child care providers

In addition, starting October 1, 2011, Manitoba is offering a two-year pension contribution reimbursement for child care employees.

See the following resources for more information:

You can also visit the government’s Pension Commission website.

Application Forms

These application forms are in a PDF format that is fillable.  This means that you can type your information into the form on your computer, print it, sign it and then mail it in.  You can also save your work on your computer if you want to go back and finish it later.  Remember, you must sign the form by hand before you send it in.

You can also print the blank form and fill it in by hand.

	Pension Plan Contribution: Prepayment Application Form for Child Care Centres (includes Nursery Schools) 643 KB, 2 pages December 2010 PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
	Pension Plan Contribution: Reimbursement Application Form for Child Care Centres (includes Nursery Schools) 661 KB, 2 pages May 2012 PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
	RRSP Contribution Reimbursement Application Form for Family and Group Child Care Home Providers and Inclusion Support Workers in a Child Care Home 486 KB, 2 pages December 2010 PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
	Retirement Benefit Application Form for Manitoba Child Care Workers and Home-Based Providers 674 KB, 5 pages December 2010 PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Further Information

For further questions about registered pension plans and retirement supports for Manitoba’s early learning and child care workforce, email us at childcarepension@gov.mb.ca.