Pensions can be paid through the alternating work-retirement program on a full-month basis under the following rules (no exceptions allowed):
- The applicant member’s employer must have rolled out a company agreement which allows for enrollment in an alternating work-retirement program on a full-month basis.
- CRPN must receive your application to enroll in the alternating work-retirement program by the month prior to the 1st month off work for which you want to draw your pension (you can apply to claim your entitlements online through your personal account),
- CRPN must receive all schedules of months off work for the following year by December 15th of each year,
- No changes (*) can be made to the schedule that has been set for the year unless the member either resumes full-time employment or enters full retirement, except due to a “force majeure” event and other situations listed in their company agreement,,
- Members participating in the alternating work-retirement program agree not to engage in any paid professional air crew employment during their scheduled periods off work.
(*) Unauthorized changes will result in termination of the member’s partial-month-basis enrollment in the alternating work-retirement program. These consist of changes in work pace (switching from a full-month to a partial-month basis or vice versa), or of changes in the member’s monthly number of days off work.
Important! Compliance with the provisions above is mandatory: “In the event of any violation of procedure, CRPN will not pay benefits to the air crew member and will suspend payment of benefits under the alternating work-retirement program.”
You can refer to informational guide “Retiring through the alternating work-retirement program (as from January 1st, 2019)”.