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Benefit Booklets

The Benefit Booklets provided below are the official documents which outline benefit coverage.  There are other tools available, such as the Drug Lookup Tool provided on the Sun Life website (www.mysunlife.ca), that may help you with understanding whether specific items are covered.  While the Drug Lookup Tool is a convenient feature, it currently provides information about pay-direct drugs only.  Other drugs, such as vaccines which are not available through the pay-direct card and have to be submitted with a paper claim, are not included in the Drug Lookup Tool.

Sun Life regularly looks at the claiming and administrative practices of medical and dental healthcare service providers and pharmacies.  Sometimes, the review will lead to delisting.  If you receive healthcare services or supplies from a delisted provider, Sun Life will not reimburse you for your expenses.  You can still choose to obtain services or supplies from a delisted provider; however, your claim will be denied.  You can see a list of providers by province by logging into your My Sun Life account.  You are encouraged to check this list before you make an appointment, so you don’t unknowingly use a delisted provider.  Additional information can be found here.

To understand your benefit plan coverage, refer to the appropriate booklet below.  If you have questions about your benefit plan provisions and would like to enquire about available coverage for specific items, you can also contact Sun Life at 1-800-361-6212.  In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency of information, the Benefit Booklets will govern.

Resource Listing

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Clinical Faculty (Plan 4) Retired between July 1, 1998 and June 30, 2014 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Clinical Faculty, retired between July 1998 and June 2014

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Clinical Faculty (Plan 5) Retired on or after July 1, 2014 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Clinical Faculty, retired after July 2014

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Clinical Faculty Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Active Clinical Faculty, effective July 1 2022

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CUPE 3906 Post-Doctoral Fellows Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for CUPE Local 3906, Unit 3: Postdoctoral Fellows, effective May 1, 2017

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Faculty (Plan 1) Retired on or before June 30, 1994 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Retired Faculty (Plan 1), retired before June 1994

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Faculty Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Active Teaching Non-Clinical Faculty, effective November 9, 2023

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Faculty/Librarians (Plan 10) Retired between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2022 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Retired Faculty and Librarians (Plan 10), retired between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2022

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Faculty/Librarians (Plan 11) Retired on or after July 1, 2022

Benefit Booklet for Retired Faculty and Librarians (Plan 11), retired on or after July 1, 2022

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Faculty/Librarians (Plan 4) Retired between July 1, 1998 – June 30, 2005 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Teaching Non-Clinical Faculty and Librarians retired between July 1998 and June 2005

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Faculty/Librarians (Plan 5) Retired between July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Teaching Non-Clinical Faculty and Librarians, retired between July 2005 and June 2006

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Faculty/Librarians (Plan 6) Retired between July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Teaching Non-Clinical Faculty and Librarians, retired between July 2006 and June 2007

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Faculty/Librarians (Plan 7) Retired between July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2013 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Teaching Non-Clinical Faculty and Librarians, retired between July 2007 and June 2013

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Faculty/Librarians (Plan 8) Retired after July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2017 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Retired Teaching Non-Clinical Faculty and Librarians, retired between July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2017

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Faculty/Librarians (Plan 9) Retired between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2019 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Retired Faculty and Librarians (Plan 9), retired between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2019

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Hospitality (Plan 4) Retiree Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Retired Hospitality Services Staff

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Hospitality Services Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Active Hospitality Services Staff

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Librarians (Plan 4) Retired between July 1, 1998 – June 30, 2005 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Senior Librarians, retired between July 1998 and June 2005

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Machinists (Plan 4) who Retired on or Before September 30, 2015 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Machinists Staff Retired on or before September 30, 2015

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Machinists Benefits Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Active Machinists, effective Oct 1, 2023

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MUALA, Academic Librarians Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Academic Librarians (MUALA), effective September 1 2021

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MUSA (Plan 1) Retired on or before June 30, 1994 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Retired MUSA staff, retired before June 1994

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MUSA (Plan 2) Retired between July 1, 1994 – November 30, 1996 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Retired MUSA staff, retired between July 1994 and November 1996

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MUSA (Plan 3) Retired between December 1, 1996 – June 30, 1998 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for MUSA staff, retired between December 1996 and June 1998

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MUSA (Plan 4) Retired between July 1, 1998 – December 31, 2012 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Retired MUSA (Plan 4), retired between July 1998 and December 2012

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Operating Engineers Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Operating Engineers

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Operating Engineers Retired prior to July 1, 2006 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Retired Operating Engineers retired prior to July 1, 2006

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Operations and Maintenance (Plan 4) Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Retired Operations and Maintenance

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Parking Services (Plan 4) Retired between July 1, 1999 and September 15, 2014 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Retired Parking Services Staff, retired between July 1999 and September 2014

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Security Services (Plan 4) Retired before September 1, 2015 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Retired Security Services Staff, retired before September 2015

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TMG (Plan 1) Retired on or before June 30, 1994 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Retired TMG, retired before June 1994

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TMG (Plan 4) Retired on or after July 1, 1998 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Retired TMG (Plan 4), retired after July 1998

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TMG Benefit Booklet

Sun Life Benefit Booklet for The Management Group (TMG)

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Unifor Local 5555 (Parking and Transit) Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Unifor Local 5555 (Parking and Transit), effective December 9, 2021

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Unifor Local 5555 (Special Constables) Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Unifor Local 5555 (Special Constables), effective September 1 2021

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Unifor Local 5555 (Staff) Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Unifor Local 5555 (Unit 1), effective July 1, 2022

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Unifor Unit 1 (Plan 5) Retired on or after January 1, 2013 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Retired Unifor Unit 1 / CAW, retired on or after January 2013

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Unifor Unit 5 Operations and Maintenance Benefits Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Active Operations and Maintenance

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Unranked Faculty (Plan 4) Retired after July 1, 1998 Benefit Booklet

Benefit Booklet for Unranked Faculty, retired after July 1998