Eligibility

Eligibility for MARGE

The MARGE Constitution states that membership is open to persons who meet one of the following criteria:

  • A retired employee of the Government of Manitoba, or of the Manitoba Government and General Employees Union, and is receiving a pension or received a lump sum payment from the Civil Service Superannuation Fund (the “CSSF”).
  • A retired employee of an Agency, Board, Commission, Office or Crown Corporation of the Government of Manitoba, or other employer which participates in the CSSF, and is receiving a pension or received a lump sum payment from the CSSF.
  • A retired employee of a public sector employer which is fully funded by the Government of Manitoba and is receiving a pension or has received a lump sum payment from a registered pension plan, a registered retirement savings plan, or a simplified money purchase plan which is partially funded by the public sector employee.
  • A retired employee of an employer which participates in the Healthcare Employees Pension Plan (the “HEPP”), and is receiving a pension or received a lump sum payment, from the HEPP.
  • A retired employee of an employer which participates in the Municipal Employees Pension Plan (the “MEPP”), and is receiving a pension, or received a lump sum payment, from the MEPP.
  • A retired employee of the City of Winnipeg, and is receiving a pension or received a lump sum payment from the Winnipeg Civic Employees Pension Plan or the Winnipeg Police Pension Plan.