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The bird’s-eye view to help you understand a process.

Offer of OMERS Membership Checklist

Handy when you’re offering membership to eligible employees.

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Payroll Updates

 OMERS contribution rates and thresholds for your payroll updates.

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Getting Started Checklist .pdf
A checklist to help you get started with OMERS administration.
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New Administrator Tip Sheet .pdf
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Annual Reconciliation (e-Form 119) Checklist .pdf
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e-Form 119 Checklist

Before you begin

  • Ensure that you have an e-access account and you log in before January 1

  • Run a Membership Data Extract

  • Ensure your data maintenance is complete

    • Enrol any members that should have been enrolled but were not (e-Form 102)

    • Report any outstanding normal retirement age or status changes (e-Form 106)

    • Report any outstanding leave periods (e-Form 165a)

    • Report any outstanding disabilities (e-Form 143)

    • Report any outstanding member terminations, retirements, and pre-retirement deaths (e-Form 143)

  • Compare contributions remitted to contributions deducted to ensure they balance


January to June

Prepare for your e-Form 119 reporting

  • Build your import file using the Import File Builder or create an ASCII file

  • Ensure you have all e-Form 119 data

    • Credited service

    • Contributory earnings

    • RPP/RCA contributions

    • Pension adjustments (PAs) (only required if submitted after Feb 28)

  • Make sure you’ve included retro-payment details (if applicable)  

Do your e-Form 119 reporting

  • Import your data into e-access

    • e-Form 119 

    • Retro (if applicable)

  • Submit your data to OMERS

  • Resolve exceptions

  • Reconcile

    • Ensure all e-Form 119 requests have been submitted or deleted

    • Verify contributions reported vs. remitted

    • Generate Pension Reports

    • Select employer contact information

    • Click the green Reconcile button

    • Call OMERS  Employer Services if you are having trouble with reconciling

Post reconciliation

  • Run the Membership Data Extract to obtain PAs (if before Feb 28)

  • Review the ANR125 – Form 119 RPP and RCA Reconciliation Report

    • Short remit on the next monthly remittance to recoup a credit balance (if applicable)

    • Remit funds on the next monthly remittance to pay balance owing (if applicable)


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Contact OMERS Employer Services if you need help with any of the steps.