University Pension Plan (Ontario) - Non-Unionized Employee Trustee Nomination Process
The University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP) is multi-employer jointly sponsored pension plan. The legal Administrator of the UPP is the Board of Trustees. As the legal Administrator of the UPP, the Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall operation of the plan.
In accordance with the Trust Agreement, one of the Trustees on the UPP Board of Trustees is nominated by the employees of universities that participate in the UPP, who are not represented by a trade union or faculty association (“Non-Unionized Employees”).
To facilitate the appointment of the Non-Unionized Employee Trustee the Non-Unionized Employees at the participating universities will elect one representative from each of the universities (the “Representatives”). The Representatives will then collectively nominate one person as a Trustee, having regard for the Attributes, Skills and Competencies Framework developed to inform Trustee appointments.
The person nominated as a Trustee by the Representatives will be appointed to the UPP Board of Trustees by the Employee Sponsor of the UPP to serve as the Non-Unionized Employee nominated Trustee. The person nominated by the Representatives to be the Non-Unionized Employee nominated Trustee need not be one of the Representatives or an employee of a university.
1. Election to be Held for Each University’s Non-Unionized Representative
Through an election the non-unionized employees at each University will select a Representative. The election will be run by each of the three Universities’ Secretariats. At the University of Guelph, the election will be administered by the University Secretariat and will be held between November 19 and December 10, 2025.
The nominaiton period concluded on December 1, 2025.
2. Elected Representatives Select the Nominee to the Board Of Trustees
After the election the elected Representatives will select the non-unionized Nominee to the Board of Trustees.
Questions?
The University Secretariat is administering this election on behalf of the Ontario Association of Non-Unionized University Employees (OANUE) and is not in position to answer substantive questions about the UPP or the Non-Unionized Employee Trustee nomination process beyond addressing any technical issues that may arise. Questions about the Non-Unionized Employee Trustee nomination process, beyond those of a technical nature will be forwarded to OANUE for response.