Compensation / Pensions / Benefits

The University of Guelph has finalized the Group Benefit premium rates with Sun Life for the upcoming policy year starting May 1, 2025

A notice with details, for employees can be found here

The University of Guelph has finalized the Group Benefit premium rates with Sun Life for the upcoming policy year starting May 1, 2024

A notice with details for employees can be found here

For Current Employees (including those on leave of absence): 

All T4 and T4A slips for the 2024 tax year will be available electronically on Gryphons at Work no later than February 28. You will receive an email with additional instructions to view/download your T4/T4A slip when they become available.

Effective July 1, 2023, Global Excel Management (GEM) will replace our current provider (Allianz Global Assistance). All emergency contact phone numbers will remain the same. If you intend to travel close to and/or during the transition date and would like an updated travel card, you can find one on your employee group benefit page or here.

Effective March 1, 2023, Sun Life is changing their pharmacy benefits manager to Express Scripts Canada.

What’s changing?
A Pharmacy Benefits Manager helps Sun Life process your drug claims directly with your pharmacy. 

What does this mean? 
No action is required on your part. Sun Life is working with pharmacies across the country to make this change, and it will happen automatically in their systems.

All T4 and T4A slips for the 2022 tax year will be mailed to individuals' current address on file no later than February 28. Please ensure your mailing address is up to date before 4:30 p.m. on February 15.

You may or may not have received and email today, June 5th, 2022 called “Warning message encrypted: Salary Increase Letter”. 

This email is not legitimate or from anyone in HR. Please do not open the attachment and delete the email. The CCS Security Office has been notified. 

To learn to better recognize phsishing and cybersecurity scams read UofG CCS resources including: 

All T4 and T4A slips for the 2021 tax year will be sent to individuals' current address on file no later than February 28, 2022. 

For more information, including instructions on how to check and update your current address on file, please see the Human Resources website.

On November 7, 2019, Bill 124: Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019, the Ontario government passed legislation to implement moderation measures in respect of compensation in Ontario’s public sector to curb compensation increases over a three (3) year period. The Act provides for a three (3) year window of salary moderation (a “moderation period”) and compensation restraint.