Benefits

MEDICAL SERVICES PLAN

The University pays 100% of the monthly premium for eligible employees and dependents. This plan covers the cost of the following services:
- general practitioner and specialist services where medically required.
- hospital care at ward level;
- qualifying hospital expenses such as those for laboratory examinations, operating rooms, and drugs administered while in hospital;
-surgical procedures medically required;

As soon as you receive your TSSU appointment, you can apply for coverage by completing the MSP form and bringing it to the SFU Human Resources Office: Strand Hall, Room 2170
Click here to the MSP form

Canadian Citizen or Landed Immigrant: If you are a Canadian citizen moving from another province, you will need to provide a copy of your birth certificate or Canadian Citizenship card. Landed immigrants must provide copies of immigration documents for each dependent.

International Members: When you receive your TSSU appointment, you can apply for MSP and Extended Health. You will need to provide a copy of your immigration document (Study Permit or Work Permit) and a Social Insurance Number.

For further details on these benefits, please refer to the Medical Services Plan Brochure which may be obtained from Human Resources in Strand Hall or the Medical Services Plan of British Columbia website

EXTENDED HEALTH BENEFIT (PACIFIC BLUE CROSS)

The University pays 75% of the monthly premium for eligible employees and dependents. This plan will pay 80%, less a yearly deductible, of many of the services not covered by MSP. These include, with limitations:
- prescription drugs;
- semi-private or private room charges;
- ambulance services;
- out-of-province emergency hospital and physician services;
- physiotherapy, speech therapist and acupuncturist.

All TSSU members who have a Provincial Plan or private health care plan are eligible for the Extended Health Care Benefit. To obtain coverage, you will need to complete the form and bring it to the Human Resources Office: Strand Hall, room 2170.

Click here for the Extended Health Benefit Form

For further details on this plan please refer to the Human Resources web page

DENTAL PLAN

A personal dental plan is offered to all TSSU members by Pacific Blue Cross (PBC). To apply for the Plan you must contact Pacific Blue Cross directly at (604)419-2200 or toll free at 1-888-275-4672.

At the end of the semester in which you have had a TSSU appointment and have paid premiums into the Pacific Blue Cross Personal Dental Plan, upon proof of premium payment the University will reimburse:
$11.35 per month for single coverage
$22.70 per month for couple coverage
$34.50 per month for family coverage
for each month in the semester for which you were enrolled in the dental plan. Application for reimbursement must be received by Human Resources no later than the end of week 12 of the semester to which the reimbursement applies.

CONTINUED COVERAGE

You may maintain coverage under the MSP and EHB group plans for the next one or two semesters following your termination by informing Human Resources in writing prior to your termination, indicating whether one or two semesters of coverage is desired. Prepayment by cheque or cash of 100% of the premiums for the first semester must be remitted to the University prior to termination. For a second semester of coverage, prepayment of the premiums for that semester must be made prior to the end of the first semester’s coverage. Prepayment forms are available in Human Resources

CHILDCARE BURSARY