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In Concert provides pension plan updates and explains how your pension plan works. | |
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Comments or questions about this newsletter? We’d like to hear from you! Please email us: info@mpfcanada.ca. | |
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Welcome to the fall 2025 edition of In Concert! With the change in season, your to-do list is most likely growing, but here’s another important task to add. Take a moment to review and update your personal information with the Fund. Read on for why it matters! Stay Connected: Why Your Info Matters More Than You ThinkYour Contact Info Is More Than Just a Detail As a member of the Musicians' Pension Fund of Canada, your personal information, especially your home address, email, and beneficiary details, is essential to ensuring you receive the benefits you've earned. Whether you're actively working or enjoying retirement, keeping your information up to date helps us stay in touch and serve you better. Every year, we encounter cases where members miss out on important updates [or even benefit payments] simply because we couldn’t reach them. A small oversight like forgetting to update your email or mailing address can have big consequences. What Happens If We Can’t Reach You?It’s easy to overlook a change of address or forget to update your email, but the consequences can be serious: Missed Benefit Payments: If we can’t reach you, we may not be able to process or deliver your pension payments. This can lead to delays or even suspension of benefits. Termination Notices: Members who don’t respond to important notices—like those about plan termination—could lose access to benefits they’ve earned. Lost Opportunities: Updates about plan changes, new benefits, or deadlines might never reach you, leaving you out of the loop. Beneficiary Confusion: If your beneficiary information is outdated, your loved ones may face delays or complications in receiving benefits. In some cases, benefits may be paid to someone you no longer intend to designate.
 Imagine a scenario where a member passes away, but their listed beneficiary is no longer valid—or worse, missing entirely. This can lead to unnecessary stress, legal delays, and even lost benefits. Keeping your beneficiary information current is one of the most important things you can do to protect your legacy. Even if you haven’t had major life changes recently, it’s worth reviewing your records. Marriages, divorces, births, and deaths can all affect who you want listed as your beneficiary. And if you’ve moved or changed your email address, we need to know. | |
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Do you need to update your contact information with us?
Here’s a quick checklist you can use for your peace of mind. Has your mailing address changed in the last few years? Are you using a new email address or phone number? Have your family circumstances changed (e.g., marriage, divorce, children)? Do you know who your current beneficiary is?
If anything of this information has changed, just let us know! | |
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| How to Update Your Info
Reviewing your current information and updating it is easy. Visit the MPF Canada Self-Serve portal and register if you’re a new user, or log in. You can view your designated beneficiary and update your email address, home address, and phone number.
 If you’d like to change your beneficiary election, fill out this form and submit it back to the Fund Office.
 Visit the Fund’s website to stay on top of Fund information.
 If you need assistance, our Fund office team is happy to walk you through the steps. Don’t wait until there’s a problem—proactive updates will ensure you don’t miss anything important. Contact our team directly via phone at 416-497-4702 or email at info@mpfcanada.ca. | |
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Let’s Keep the Music PlayingYour pension is a vital part of your financial future. Help us help you—by keeping your information current, you ensure that your benefits are protected, and your communications stay in tune. We know life gets busy, especially for musicians juggling gigs, teaching, and traveling. But taking five minutes to update your info today could save you—and your loved ones—headaches tomorrow. 
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Musicians’ Pension Fund of Canada 200 Yorkland Blvd. Suite 605, Toronto Ontario M2J 5C1 |
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