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Hosted by OMERS retirees and MROO members, our Retirement Planning Seminars cover the financial aspects of retirement but layered with a more holistic approach. Our sessions include a focus on retirement from a social, emotional, and health perspective, using real world examples.
Our experienced and professional facilitators have delivered hundreds of seminars to employees within five years of retirement for local government employers and unions.
Each seminar is interactive and highlighted by a panel of retirees who share their “if I knew then what I know now” stories.
A representative from OMERS will be in attendance to explain how to calculate pensions, bridge benefits, and more.
Each seminar attendee receives our Retirement Planning Guide, full of resources and information including budgets in both paper and electronic form.
The cost is just $25 per individual, with a minimum of 15 attendees, and it includes a life membership for each participant.
Hosting a Retirement Planning Seminar is easy. Contact us via email at retirement-seminars@mroo.org and we will answer your questions, provide you with additional information, and work with you to determine the best format and timing for your employees.
Other public sector employers, government organizations, and organizations primarily funded by government in the fields of health care, education (including post-secondary education), public utilities and electricity, public transportation, childcare, and care for senior citizens are also eligible to become Affiliate Members. We can even tailor a Retirement Planning Seminar for your employees.
Dara retired from Durham Region as the Director of Organization and Employee Services after a 30-year career in various municipal HR leadership roles including managing pension and benefits administration. With a wealth of experience in learning and development, including conducting workshops for her municipal employers, AMCTO, OMAA and OMHRA, she loves to facilitate educational sessions that are practical, informative and fun.
Mike has recently retired from his career with OMERS where he travelled Ontario for many years as leader on the OMERS Education team. He brings humour to his presentations as well as experience discussing retirement with literally thousands of OMERS Plan members.
During her 30 plus year career in Human Resources at Grey County, Sandra's main responsibilities were in compensation management, including OMERS pension and payroll. Throughout her career, she has communicated with hundreds of employees about pension, benefits, and retirement through individual and group sessions. Sandra incorporates experiences and examples into her presentations to promote group discussion and provide clarity for attendees.
The former Executive Director of OMHRA (Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association), Kandy spent much of her career in human resources before retiring as Commissioner with the County of Norfolk. Kandy is an engaging presenter who seamlessly weaves her experiences in municipal government into her presentations.
What Municipal HR Professionals Say about MROO's Retirement Planning Seminars:
"The City of Timmins is grateful to partner with MROO every second year to host a retirement planning seminar. The information shared during the session helps employees prepare for retirement financially and mentally. Every time we host this seminar, our employees learn so much and always recommend the seminar to their fellow colleagues. The seminar is very informative and there are always great discussions and questions amongst attendees." — Danic, Human Resources Specialist, City of Timmins
“We are incredibly thankful and highly appreciate our long-standing partnership with MROO. Their dedication and expertise have been invaluable to the success of our retirement seminars. Participants are always highly engaged, and their feedback always highlights the many great takeaways that support their retirement planning. The presenters’ expertise and passion for the topics is evident throughout each seminar. We look forward to hosting future seminars with MROO.” — Lydia, Pension & Benefits Coordinator, Regional Municipality of York
"MROO’s full day Planning for Retirement seminar is informative with excellent delivery from engaging facilitators. Employees that have attended have found the sessions helpful in making important decisions about the transition into retirement and also things to consider once retired. The information related to the OMERS pension and benefits after retirement is incredibly valuable. Having MROO host this session is easy and efficient for employers wanting to ensure their future retirees are as prepared as possible for this important milestone." — Vanessa, Pension & Benefits Specialist, Human Resources, City of Kitchener
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