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Municipal Employees Benefits Program (MEBP) provides secure pension and benefit services (insurance and disability income) to employees and their families of Manitoba municipal and quasi-municipal organizations, in a cost effective manner.
The Administration for MEBP is being provided by Coughlin & Associates Ltd. since April 2017.
Should you need to speak with someone about Retirement or to set up an in-person visit, please call 1-800-432-1908 or email pensionrequestsMEBP@coughlin.ca
Group Emails to Employers
Coughlin uses a platform to send Group Emails out to Employers called Constant Contact. These emails may end up in your Spam/Junk folders so please check them regularly.
MEBP utilizies Email and Website to notify Employers of upcoming events, important information or annoucements pertaining to our Program.
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Election Notice
The Municipal Employees Benefit Program is administered by a Board of Trustees that oversees the operation and administration of the Municipal Employees Pension Plan (a Defined Benefit Pension Plan), a Disability Insurance Plan, and a Group Insurance Plan. The Board has 8 Trustees, 4 of whom represent employers and 4 represent members.
The terms of the current two elected active member representatives expire on December 31, 2026. As an Active member of the Municipal Employees Pension Plan, you can nominate and vote for two member representatives for a 4-year term that starts January 1, 2027, and ends December 31, 2031.
The nominee must be an active member of the Municipal Employees Pension Plan (MEPP). A person receiving a retirement pension from MEPP is not eligible for nomination.
Please see Election Announcement and Nomination Paper for more information.
2026 COLA Update
The Trustees of the Municipal Employees Benefits Program have approved a 1.6% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), effective April 1, 2026. This COLA applies to eligible retired and deferred plan members. This COLA adjustment does not apply to all members. Eligibility requirements must be met, as outlined below.
For retired members to qualify for the COLA increase, the following two conditions are required:
- The pension must be in pay as of March 31, 2026, and
- The retirement date (or for survivor pensions, the original member’s retirement date) must be on or before December 31, 2025.
If eligible, this increase will be applied to your April 2026 pension payment and you will receive a Pension Summary at the end of April 2026.
For deferred members to quailfy for the COLA increase, the following three conditions are required:
- Your monthly pension remaining in the Plan is considered locked-in,
- Your benefit remains in the plan as of March 31, 2026, and
- You terminated your participation in the Plan prior to January 1, 2025.
If eligible, the increase will be reflected on your December 31, 2025, Annual Pension statement that will be mailed at the end of June.