For active members, Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit premiums are paid for from negotiated funding from the Government and, therefore, are considered a taxable benefit and a T4A slip is issued. As the plan administrator of your OSSTF Benefits Plan, OTIP is working on issuing the T4As for the 2018 tax year (January 2018 to December 2018 ) and as previously communicated, has obtained Social Insurance Numbers from employers to issue these T4As.
We are pleased to advise that members can now elect to have their T4As posted securely online through the OTIP member site. OTIP is sending the communication below to allow members to choose this option if they want it. As indicated in this communication, if members wish to access their T4A slip online, they must complete the steps outlined by February 14, 2019 and the T4As will be posted and available on or after February 28, 2019.
For active members who do not choose this option or for members who are not active, T4As will be sent via Canada Post to the address that OTIP has on file.
To learn more about the T4A slip, members can visit the Help Centre (scroll down to Browse Questions by Product Category and select T4A Slip) on OTIP’s website under frequently asked questions, or they can contact OTIP Benefits Services at 1-866-783-6847.
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Access your OSSTF Benefits ELHT T4A slip securely online
To help you with your 2018 tax return, you can now access your OSSTF Benefits Employee Life and Health Trust (ELHT) T4A slip online, through OTIP’s secure member site.
Why am I receiving a T4A slip from the OSSTF Benefits ELHT?
If your Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit premiums are paid for by your ELHT, they are considered a taxable benefit and a T4A slip is issued. As the plan administrator of your OSSTF Benefits Plan, OTIP will issue your T4A slip.
The benefit amounts shown on your T4A slip are calculated based on the Basic Life and AD&D benefit premiums paid for you by the OSSTF Benefits ELHT, for the 2018 tax year (January to December).
Get your T4A slip securely online through OTIP’s secure member site.
Accessing your T4A slip online is quick, convenient and secure. You can print and re-print your T4A slip at any time!
What you need to do*:
*If you completed these steps prior to receiving this email, thank you! No additional action is required.
- Go to www.otip.com and click on the Log in button.
- Select Health and Dental from the drop-down menu and log in.
- After you have logged in, a new screen will appear giving you the option to access your T4A slip electronically. Choose ‘Yes, I’d like to access my T4A slip online’.
If you wish to access your T4A slip online, you must complete these steps by February 14, 2019. Then, check back on or after February 28, 2019 to access your T4A slip on the secure member site.
If you do not wish to access your T4A slip electronically, no action is required by you and OTIP will mail your T4A slip via Canada Post to the address we have received from your school board.
To learn more about your T4A slip, you can visit the Help Centre (scroll down to Browse Questions by Product Category and select T4A Slip) on OTIP’s website for frequently asked questions, or you can contact OTIP Benefits Services at 1-866-783-6847.
The OSSTF Benefits Plan provides Life Insurance, AD&D (Accidental Death and Dismemberment) and Health and Dental benefits for eligible members. The funding for the Basic Life Insurance and AD&D in the OSSTF Benefits Plan for active members is fully paid from the negotiated Full Time Equivalent Funding with no member contribution required for these benefits. This funding; therefore, is a taxable benefit to OSSTF members which means members will receive a T4A annually from OTIP for this taxable benefit.
In order to issue the T4A for this taxable benefit, OTIP requires that Social Insurance Numbers are provided by the School Boards and School Authorities once a year.
You should be receiving a letter from your School Board or School Authority indicating that they are being required to provide your Social Insurance Number for the sole purpose of issuing this T4A annually.
As with all personal and financial information, please be assured that all involved parties have and will continue to treat this information with the utmost safety, security and confidentiality.
If you have any questions please contact Donna Morrison, Executive Director at donna.morrison@osstfbenefits.ca.