OMERS

COTAPSA monitors OMERS activities and advocates for improved governance, transparency, financial management, and accountability to the contributing members.  We continue to advocate for non-union employee representation on the OMERS Sponsors Corporation – the body responsible for determining contribution rates and retirement benefits. 

Our primary approach is to address our issues and concerns by communicating them through written correspondence to the OMERS Administration and Sponsors boards of directors, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA), the Ontario government, and City Council. We also engage other OMERS stakeholders, especially the more than 63,000 management/non-union active members who represent 22% of the OMERS Plan membership but have no representation at the OMERS table.

Information about the OMERS Sponsors Corporation can be found here:

Sponsors Corporation (omers.com)

If you would like to estimate your future retirement benefits please click the link below:

Contributions and PA Calculators (omers.com)

Correspondence regarding OMERS listed below:

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2024 10 09 Letter to Province re OMERS Governance Review
2023 11 17 OMERS Response
2023 11 13 Letter to OAC Board re KSI MLSE
2023 10 6 Letter to OMERS AC re GSAM
2023 09 25 OMERS Plan Risk Assessment
2022 11 08 COTAPSA Response
2022 11 07 OMERS Response
2022 11 04 Letter to OAC Board CEOs external activities
2022 04 08 COTAPSA Letter to OMERS re Complaint on OMERS non response to COTAPSAs correspondence on OMERS matters
2022 04 08 COTAPSA Letter to OMERS RE Announces Appointment of Laurie Hutchinson as New SC CEO
2022 04 03 COTAPSA Letter to OMERS SC re Director Removals and Related Composition Matters
2022 03 16 COTAPSA Letter to Premier Doug Ford re OMERS Investment Performance Review
2022 02 28 Sponsor and Stakeholder Forum Presentation
2022 02 28 COTAPSA Letter to OMERS AC_SC Board re February 28 Sponsor and Stakeholder Virtual Forum
2022 02 25 Response to M Major COTAPSA re OMERS SS Forum
2021 11 24 COTAPSA Letter to Mr. Michael Puskaric re Exposure Draft on Employee Benefits Proposed Section PS 3251
2021 10 29 Response to M Major COTAPSA re OMERS 2020 expenses
2021 10 29 COTAPSA Letter to OAC Board Re 2020 Expenses
2021 09 03 Response to M Major COTAPSA re CUPE request for review of OMERS investment program
2021 08 27 FSRA Letter to COTAPSA re OMERS_governancea
2021 08 27 COTAPSA Letter to OAC Board re general support for CUPEs call to review OMERS investment management governance structure
2021 08 13 Response to M Major COTAPSA re SC CEO
2021 07 23 COTAPSA Letter to FSRA Re SC CEO
2021 07 22 Response from COTAPSA to letter from OMERS Carried interest program for OMERS Private Equity employees
2021 07 16 Response from OMERS AC to COTAPSA Carried interest program for OMERS Private Equity employees
2021 07 16 COTAPSA Letter to OAC Board Re Carried interest program for OMERS Private Equity employees
2019 06 27 Letter to Councillor Paul Ainslie re General Government and Licensing Committee Meeting 6 June 24 2019 June 27 2019
2019 06 21 Letter to Julie Lavertu re General Government and Licensing Committee Meeting 6 June 24 2019 June 21 2019
2019 04 17 OMERS 2018 Annual Report AGM Questions
2019 04 08 Bulletin 2.19 OMERS Advocacy
2019 02 14 FSRA 2019 draft budget and priorities feedback letter February 14 2019 with attachments
2019 02 05 COTAPSA letter to Financial Services Commission of Ontario February 5 2019 with attachments
2018 12 14 COTAPSA Letter OAC Board Re Oxford Tax matter SCC dismissal with costs Dec 14 2018
2018 11 29 COTAPSA Letter to OMERS SC re 2018 Plan Changes Post Vote November 29 2018
2018 11 06 OMERS Sponsor Corporation Upcoming Decision November 6 2018
2018 10 15 Response to COTAPSA Letter Oct 12 2018
2018 10 12 COTAPSA Response to OAC Board re ArcTern Ventures Investment October 12 2018
2018 10 11 Response to COTAPSA Letter Oct 10 2018
2018 10 10 COTAPSA Letter to OAC Board ArcTern Ventures Investment October 10 2018 1
2018 09 12 Letter Received from OAC Board re Oxford Tax Matter September 12 2018
2018 09 10 COTAPSA Response to OAC Board re Oxford Tax Matter September 10 2018
2018 09 04 Response to COTAPSA Letter August 30 2018
2018 08 30 COTAPSA Letter to OMERS Board re Oxford Tax Matter August 30 2018
2018 08 21 COTAPSA Letter to Blake Hutcheson August 21 2018
2018 08 1 Bulletin 19.18 August 1 2018 Member Action re OMERS Plan Changes
2018 07 27 Bulletin 18.18 Update on Plan Changes as per CUPE Update
2018 07 16 Response to MROO
2018 07 13 Letter to Mike Major PresidentCOTAPSA
2018 07 11 CPR_Proposed plan changes_stakeholders_11July18
2018 07 11 Bulletin 17.18 July 12 2018 Report on OMERS Stakeholders Meeting July 11 2018
2018 07 09 Bulletin 16.18 July 9 2018 OMERS Proposed Plan Change Questions
2018 07 03 Bulletin 15.18 July 3 2018 OMERS Plan Change Process 1
2018 07 01 An Open Letter to Benefits Canada
2018 06 05 OMERS Plan Change Process June 5 Release
2018 04 25 Bulletin 12.18 April 25 2018 COTAPSA_OMERS Backgrounder
2018 04 20 Letter to OMERS SC re Proposed Plans Changes
2018 04 20 Bulletin 11.18 April 20 2018 OMERS Considering Plan Changes 1
2018 04 17 Response from OMERS AC to April 17 2018 Letter
2018 04 13 Response from COTAPSA to April 13 2018 letter from OAC Board 1
2018 04 12 Letter to FSRA CEO
2018 04 06 Response from FSCO dated
2018 04 05 Response from OMERS AC to April 5 2018 letter from COTAPSA
2018 04 05 Letter to OAC Board
2018 03 15 Response from FSCO to March 15 2018 letter from COTAPSA
2018 03 15 Letter to FSCO
2018 03 08 Response from OMERS SC to March 8 2018 Email
2016 02 02 Letter to FSCO