Benefits Available to Retirees
1.听 Supplemental Health and Dental Insurance Plans听听
McGill academic retirees may continue to be members of the McGill Supplemental Health Plan and Dental Insurance Plan. The major change in the Health Plan after 65 years if age is in access to the drug plan. The major change in the Dental Plan is in the funding model. Terms and conditions of the plans for those already retired, those recently retired, or those contemplating retirement, may differ.
Insurance and all Plan Details are listed at /hr/benefits/insurance.
Contribution rates are listed at the above site.听 For all enquiries, the RAC directs its members to contact McGill Human Resources: 514-398-4747; hr.hr [at] mcgill.ca
2.听 Travel
Academic Retirees continue to benefit from the travel insurance plan听听/hr/benefits/insurance/travel
3.听 Changes to Coverage including Life Insurance听听
/hr/benefits/insurance/change-coverage
4.听 Email听听
Academic retirees may continue to use their McGill email address.
5.听 Libraries:
Academic retirees may continue to use the libraries with full borrowing privileges, and through CREPUQ, they may have access to other universities in Montreal.
6.听 Information Technology Services听听
What IT services can I access after I leave McGill? As of November 2020, consult听
7.听 Other activities
For a modest annual fee, retirees may continue to use the McGill Faculty Club and through reciprocal arrangements with other universities, other Faculty Clubs in Canada and the USA. Retirees are encouraged to continue their membership in MAUT, again for a modest fee, and take part in the activities organized by the retirees' committee, as well as in the regular meetings of MAUT.
Members of MAUT听automatically receive the CAUT听E-Bulletin free of charge.听 Members may also subscribe to various听free听on-line publications听offered by .
Other McGill activities which retirees are welcome to engage in include the James McGill Society and a large number of concerts, theatre performances and lectures organized by the University.听 Those retirees who spent more than 25 years at McGill also are invited to the annual Quarter Century Club celebration. Although not specifically designed for seniors, the McGill has many courses, workshops and programs, some for a modest fee, that retirees have found beneficial and enjoyable. These and other benefits are identified in material issued by .
8.听 Professors Emeriti(ae)听听
Those faculty members or librarians who retired after serving at least 5 years as full professor or librarian are given the honorific title of professor or librarian emeritus(a), and all retired academics who wish it are listed in the McGill electronic directory. Colleagues whose status has been changed from "Full Professor (Retired)" to "Professor Emeritus(a)", or from "Full Librarian (retired)" to "Librarian Emeritus", may make the appropriate change in their online staff directory listing by filling in the revisions form. View the current regulations and procedures regarding Professors Emeriti(ae) and a summary of the benefits for retired ranked academic/library staff.
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