Eligibility

You are eligible for coverage if you are a:

  • Teacher employed under contract with: a board of education, a private school, a regional college, or SIAST prior to 1988. For further verification of eligibility you should contact the Teachers’ Superannuation Commission.
  • Teacher employed under a temporary contract for a term of at least 20 teaching days, effective March 24, 1998.
  • Teacher employed on a full-time basis by the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation or the Saskatchewan School Boards Association in positions requiring the professional qualifications and experience of a teacher.
  • Person employed on a full-time basis with a board of education whose position requires the professional qualifications of a teacher.
  • Person holding a valid certificate issued by Saskatchewan Education and employed on a full-time basis with a board of education as secretary, treasurer, secretary-treasurer, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer or assistant secretary-treasurer, or by the Saskatchewan School Boards Association in a position requiring these qualifications, but not a person employed on a temporary or substitute basis.
  • Teachers, who are disabled, have the option to continue insurance coverage until they obtain the age of 65. Coverage will be continued at current levels provided payment of the required premiums are received by the Teachers’ Superannuation Commission.
  • Teacher receiving an allowance on the grounds of age and service under the Teachers’ Superannuation Commission or the Saskatchewan Teachers Retirement Plan, provided the insurance coverage has been continuous. The teacher is responsible for all premiums for continued coverage; such eligibility ceases at age 65.
  • Teacher between the age of 65 to 85 receiving an allowance on the grounds of age and service under the Teachers’ Superannuation Commission or the Saskatchewan Teachers Retirement Plan at a reduced amount of insurance, provided the insurance coverage has been continuous. The teacher is responsible for all premiums for continued coverage.
  • Retired secretary, treasurer, secretary-treasurer, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer or assistant secretary-treasurer receiving an allowance under the Municipal Employees’ Pension Plan, provided insurance coverage has been continuous. The insured is responsible for all premiums for continued coverage.