Now that you have remarried or are in a new common-law relationship, you may be wondering whether you or your children are still entitled to public service pension plan benefits and group insurance plan coverage.

You may want to know…

• Does the survivor benefit under the public service pension plan cease if you remarry?
• Is the payment of the child allowance affected by your remarriage or new common-law relationship?
• Is your new spouse and/or dependant child eligible to be covered under the public service group insurance benefit plans?

Does the survivor benefit under the public service pension plan cease if you remarry?
No. The survivor benefit is payable for life and is not affected by remarriage.

Is the payment of the child allowance affected by your remarriage or new common-law relationship?
No. The allowance for a surviving child is paid until the end of the month when the child turns 18 or, if 18 or older, until the child stops attending an educational institution full-time or turns 25, whichever occurs first.

Is your new spouse and/or dependant child eligible to be covered under the public service group insurance benefit plans?
If you have opted for coverage under the Public Service Health Care Plan or the Pensioners' Dental Services Plan as a survivor, you can apply for coverage for your new eligible spouse and/or dependant children.

To do this, contact the Public Service Pension Centre.