Eligibility

Membership in "MARGE" is open to all persons who will be receiving a pension from any of the following at the time of retirement:

• the Manitoba Civil Service Superannuation Fund
• the Legislative Assembly Pension Plan
• persons receiving a spousal pension from any plan noted herein
• individuals who receive a deferred pension from any plan noted herein
• Manitoba Government and General Employees' Union Retired Staff covered by the Civil Service Superannuation Fund.
• Any Municipal employee who at the time of retirement, belonged to a pension plan, that was contributed to by their employer, during the time of their employment.
• Any Employee, who at the time of retirement, worked for the Civil Service or an Agency, Board, Crown Corporation, Commission, or the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba.
• Any employee whose position was unionized under the MGEU and was directly or indirectly funded by government and now has an employer/employee funded pension plan or RRSP Plan.

Retired former MTS Employees -  you can apply to join MARGE if you were a civil servant and worked for MTS prior to January  1,1997. You will need a letter from HR indicating your start date and retirement date. If you started after Jan 1,1997 you do NOT qualify .

Employees of any Regional Health Authority are considered an employee of an Agency of the Government as they are totally funded by the Government and may join MARGE.

A person is considered a member of "MARGE" when they have paid their annual membership fee and have satisfied the above mentioned criteria for membership.

Please contact us if you have any questions about eligibility , prior to submitting your appliaction.