Apply for Salary Indemnity Plan (SIP)

• 1. Check if you are eligible

  Before you apply, please read the eligibility requirements.

  • Advice - Salary Indemnity Plan Additional Information
  • Document - Salary Indemnity Plan Regulations

• 2. Complete the application form

  Download the Short Term Salary Indemnity Plan Application Form.

  Complete the application form in full to avoid delays in receiving your benefit.

• 3. Gather all necessary documents

  Include the following documents with your application form:

  • Electronic Funds Transfer form
  • a void cheque
  • a copy of your most recent pension statement, which you can obtain by logging in to your Teachers’ Pension Plan account.

  A Certification of Attending Physician is needed if your absence is beyond five days:

  • Certificate Of Attending Physician.

  An Intermittent Absences form is needed if your absence is for five days or less:

  • Intermittent Absences form
    For additional information on intermittent absences, please scroll to the bottom of the page Guidance - Salary Indemnity Plan Additional Information.

  Extra documents may need to be provided if your absence of work is due to a workplace accident or if you are working a reduced assignment due to illness or injury:

  • WorkSafeBC Consent to Disclose Personal Information
  • Accommodation Employment Application.

   

• 4. Submit your application

  Submit scanned copies of your application and necessary documents to benefits@bctf.ca.

  If you have further questions, please contact our office by email at benefits@bctf.ca or toll free: 1-800-663-9163, local 1921

  Note: The Salary Indemnity Plan is not insured by an insurance company regulated under the Financial Institutions Act. The BCTF is exempt from the regulatory requirements of the Financial Institutions Act