ERTA Membership Eligibility

The Edmonton Retired Teachers’ Association accepts as a full member, with voting privileges, and eligible to hold office, individual who belongs to one of the following education sector groups.
The Edmonton Retired Teachers’ Association accepts as a full member:

● Retired teachers who would have received, are receiving or will receive a pension from the Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund;
● Retired teachers from federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions other than Alberta who contributed to their government’s pension plan and were living in Alberta at the time of application for membership;
● Retired instructors of Alberta educational institutions (universities, colleges and technical schools) funded by and operated under the jurisdiction of the Ministries of Education and Advanced Education and Technology who contributed to an Alberta government pension plan;
● Retired employees (support staff) of school boards, universities, colleges and technical institutions who contributed to an Alberta government pension plan;
● Retired employees (support staff) of the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) and the Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association (ARTA) who have contributed to an Alberta government pension plan; and
● Spouses or partners of full members who are now deceased.

Membership is contingent upon the payment of the annual fee.
Newly retired teachers can receive a first year complimentary membership in ERTA and ARTA by submitting a completed membership form to both ERTA and ARTA indicating that they retired this year.

Note: ERTA membership fees are not prorated if you are joining part way through our fiscal year (July 1–June 30).
ERTA Application forms are available here.

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