• Message from the Chairperson
• Highlights from our Inaugural Golf Tournament   
  
• Bring a Guest!
• Breakfast & Luncheon Seminars
• Member Appreciation Networking Reception 
  
• Benefits, Beyond the Basics 2-Day Seminar
• PPAC & ACAP Courses  
  
• 2017 CPBI Saskatchewan Regional Conference: Path to Greatness
• CPBI FORUM 2017
• CPBI Membership  
  
• 2016-17 CPBI Saskatchewan Regional Council 
• Would you like to get involved?
• Sponsorship Opportunities 
• Thank you to our 2016-17 Program Sponsors

Welcome to the CPBI Saskatchewan 2016/2017 Program Year!

CPBI Saskatchewan Regional Council has had a very busy summer preparing exceptional educational opportunities for our members and attendees. We have added some additional events this year to provide you with even more opportunities to learn and to network with friends and colleagues.

I encourage you to save the date for the 2017 CPBI Saskatchewan Regional Conference, Path to Greatness, to be held April 25th to 27th, 2017, at TCU Place in Saskatoon. The Conference Planning Committee is chaired this year by Sheryl Armstrong. Sheryl and her committee members are building an outstanding itinerary that includes well known speakers, relevant topics, and plenty of social opportunities. Watch for more information coming soon.

CPBI National also announced the exciting news that CPBI National Forum will be held right here in Western Canada in 2017. Forum will be held in Winnipeg in June 2017 and we hope that with Forum being held so close to home that many from Saskatchewan will have an opportunity to attend and enjoy the CPBI National Forum experience.

Did you have an opportunity to golf on September 20th? CPBI Saskatchewan hosted our first ever golf tournament on what turned out to be a beautiful day full of fun and delicious food. If you didn't have an opportunity to attend this year, please watch for it next year.

And now as the leaves on the trees start to turn the colours of fall, our breakfast and luncheon events are set to begin. To kick-off our program year, we are pleased to offer members the opportunity to bring a non-member at the member price for our October and November breakfast & luncheon seminars. So please bring a friend who you know would enjoy the education CPBI offers as much as you do. In addition to our regular program year we will also be offering courses in partnership with Humber College. We are also pleased to once again offer Benefits Beyond the Basics in March 2017. Watch your inbox for more information on these exciting opportunities.

If you are not already a CPBI member, please consider a membership for 2017. As a CPBI member, you will receive the member rate for CPBI events including the Saskatchewan Regional Conference. If you regularly attend our events your membership will pay for itself! There are many other benefits to becoming a member such as free National Webinars, access to an array of industry resources including event presentations and recordings, discounts on professional development programs such as PPAC, CEB and CEBS, and a job posting service. You will also be entitled to the Perkopolis Rewards Program that offers a variety of discounts on hotels, car rental, shows and more.

2016/2017 is going to be an exciting and informative year. On behalf of CPBI Saskatchewan Regional Council, I send our sincere thanks for your continued support. I look forward to seeing you at a CPBI Saskatchewan event soon. Please don't forget to bring a friend!

Alana Shearer-Kleefeld  

Chairperson

CPBI Saskatchewan Regional Council

CPBI Saskatchewan Regional Council offered its first ever Golf Event on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at the Royal Regina Golf Club. 

CPBI Members are invited to bring a Non-Member guest at the Member rate to the October and November 2016 breakfast & luncheon seminars.

The rates for breakfast and luncheon seminars are:  

     CPBI Member $40 (including GST)

     Non-Member $60 (including GST)

     CPBI Student Member $25 (including GST)

Join us for lunch as Troy Milnthorp, Partner at Aon Hewitt, discusses the CPP expansion and its impact on employers. On June 20th, 2016, Canadian finance ministers (federal and provincial) agreed in principle to reform the current CPP benefit. In this presentation, Troy will explore the various proposed changes to CPP, how these changes will impact employer pension plans, and what employers can do to prepare for the changes.  

The Schizophrenia Society of Saskatchewan’s Partnership Program will share stories of recovery from mental illness. This presentation will include shared stories of recovery from individuals who have experienced, first-hand, schizophrenia, depression, and bi-polar disorder, and a family member of someone directly affected by mental illness will share the impact it has on the family. These experiences will be followed by a mental health professional who will provide facts about schizophrenia and related illnesses, and a panel of speakers will answer questions at the end of the presentation and provide an information brochure.

Derek Burleton, Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist for TD Bank Group, will provide a forward-looking perspective on key global economic and financial themes as well as their implications on the region's economy.

Jennifer Chan, Vice-President of Policy and External Affairs at Merck Canada Inc., will discuss:

• perspectives on the role of biosimilar drugs in addressing healthcare sustainability;
• how biosimilar drugs are different from generic drugs, and
• global and Canadian perspectives on biosimilar drugs.

Roger Lepage, Partner at Miller Thomson LLP, will discuss the law behind division and distribution of employer pension plans upon the breakdown of spousal relationships.

The Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan is a jointly trusteed defined benefit pension plan serving over 54,000 members across Saskatchewan. In the last six years, SHEPP has participated in three engagement surveys. In this presentation, Kelley Orban, Senior Director of Stakeholder Relations at SHEPP,  will provide high level engagement results and outline how SHEPP has developed and implemented people practices that not only support employee engagement but have increased it through a variety of organizational changes.

CPBI Saskatchewan is working with Humber College to set dates in 2017 for:

- Pension Plan Administration Certificate (PPAC) 3

- Administration of Capital Accumulation Plans (ACAP) 2

These courses can be taken in any order; there are no pre-requisites. 

CPBI members are eligible to receive a 10% discount on the registration fees for Humber College programs organized by CPBI Saskatchewan.

Click here for information on the above programs. 

The CPBI Saskatchewan Regional Council is pleased to announce that it will host its seventh annual regional conference Path to Greatness on April 25, 26 & 27, 2017, at TCU Place in Saskatoon.

Watch for details about this exciting event!

CPBI FORUM 2017 Thriving in a Climate of Change will take place on June 5-7 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Watch for details about this exciting event! 

Purchase your 2017 CPBI Membership now and receive a complimentary CPBI membership for the remainder of 2016!

Click here to learn about the advantages of being a CPBI member.

Chair:     Alana Shearer-Kleefeld, 3sHealth

Vice-Chair: Dara Sewell-Zumstien, Public Employees Benefits Agency

Treasurer: Glenda Schlosser, Möbius Benefit Administrators Inc.

Secretary: Kelley Orban, Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan

Past-Chair: Bob Wilhelms, Saskatchewan Blue Cross

National Board Representative: Doug Volk, Teachers’ Superannuation Commission

Council Members:

     Narinder Kempa, The Co-operators

     Don Rowell, CUMIS Group Ltd.

     Sylvia Rempel, University of Saskatchewan

     Sheryl Armstrong, Hundseth Power Line 

     Dan Bolan, Great-West Life 

     Jeff McNaughton, Saskatchewan School Boards Association

     Nikki-Lynn McKeague, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation

     John Salmond, Group Medical Services

     Shaunt Parthev, MacPherson Leslie and Tyerman LLP

     Troy Shanks, Blackstone Insurance, Benefits & Bonding Inc.

     Andrea Johnson, Miller Thomson LLP

If you are a CPBI Member and are interested in volunteering on Council or participating on a committee, let us know! 

Please send your questions and submissions, along with your contact information, to our regional administrator, Karen Lovelace, at [email protected], or to one of our Council members.

A strong, active Council means high-quality professional development programs for Saskatchewan CPBI members.

Thank you for considering volunteering with CPBI.

Partner with the CPBI Saskatchewan region for another exciting year of educational and promotional opportunities!

The success of our programs and conferences is credited largely to our sponsors who lend their names and financial support.    

If you are interested in sponsoring the CPBI Saskatchewan region, please let us know by contacting Karen Lovelace, Regional Administrator, at [email protected].