Academic Executives hold senior academic roles – such as president, provost, vice president and associate vice president – at UBC.
The benefits you are eligible for as an Academic Executive depend on your age at your date of hire.
Before you enrol in your benefits package, please review the table below to familiarize yourself with:
- the benefits you are eligible for,
- whether these benefits are mandatory or optional,
- the date that each benefit will become effective, and
- the monthly cost of each benefit.
You will receive a benefits task in your Workday inbox to enrol. Once you receive this task, please ensure that that you enrol in the benefit plans in Workday. For Workday resources and help visit the Integrated Service Centre.
You may also be eligible for the following benefits and entitlements:
- Tuition Waiver,
- Tuition Waiver for Dependent Children,
- leaves and
- vacation.
You do not need to enrol in the above benefits. You apply for these benefits when you want to use them.
| Benefit | Mandatory or Optional | Available up to specified age | Effective date | 2024
Your cost (per month | 2024
UBC pays (per month) |
(includes Health Spending Account and Surrogacy & Adoption Plan) | Optional | Under 71 | Date of hire.
If you are new to Canada, you have an MSP “statutory waiting period” consisting of the balance of the month of arrival, plus two months. You will be enrolled in the Extended Health Plan on the first of the month immediately following the waiting period. | $0 | Single: $110.48
Single + dependent: $272.48 Family: $272.48 |
| Dental Plan | Optional | Under 71 | Date of hire. | $0 | Single: $82.70
Single + dependent: $156.80 Family: $261.32 |
| Employee and Family Assistance Program | Mandatory | Under 71 | Date of hire. You will be automatically enrolled in this benefit. | $0 | $4.00 |
| Income Replacement Plan | Mandatory | Under 65 | Date of hire. You will be automatically enrolled in this benefit. | 1.346% of regular earnings | $0 |
| Basic Life Insurance | Mandatory | Under 71 | Date of hire. You will be automatically enrolled in this benefit. | $0 | $0.071/$1,000 of benefit (salaried); 0.206% (hourly) based on regular earnings |
Employees Optional Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance | Optional | Under 71 | You are eligible to apply on your date of hire; however, you must submit a Health Statement with your application, which is subject to approval by the insurer. | Depends on age, amount and smoker status. Please see the OPT table and AD&D table. | $0 |
Spouses Optional Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance | Optional | Employee is under age 65 | Your spouse is eligible to apply on your date of hire; however, they must submit a Health Statement with their application, which is subject to approval by the insurer. | Depends on age, amount and smoker status. Please see the OPT table and AD&D table. | $0 |
| Faculty Pension Plan | Mandatory | Under 71 | Date of hire. You will be automatically enrolled in this benefit. | 5% to $3,500
3.2% between $3,500 and $68,500 5% over $68,500 of gross annual salary | 10.0% to $3,500
8.2% between $3,500 and $68,500 10.0% over $68,500 of gross annual salary |