Volume 2023.14
To: All Menno Place Staff
Residents of British Columbia are required, by law, to enroll themselves and their family members with the Medical Services Plan (MSP).
Traditionally, some Employers, unions, and pension plans were required to administer a group plan for their employees or members. At Menno Place, this involved your People & Culture team submitting and maintaining Employee data with MSP. This included things like name changes, address updates, contact information, marital status and family composition.
Updates to your MSP employee data will now be done by each employee securely online
Recently, changes were introduced and Employers are no longer required to administer group plans. The group plan required a substantial amount of work for your People & Culture colleagues, so Menno Place decided to discontinue the administration of a group plan.
- There are no changes to Employee provincially insured health benefits whatsoever.
- Your MSP benefits, Personal Health Number, for you and your family, etc. remain exactly the same.
The only difference?
Effective immediately, if you change your name, address, contact information or family status, etc. you are responsible to notify MSP directly.
Examples where you must inform MSP directly:
- Move within BC to a new address
- Name Changes
- Marital Status
- Family Composition
- Contact information
- Child turning 19 – needs their own individual MSP account
To learn more about managing your own MSP account visit:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/msp/bc-residents/managing-your-msp-account
Changes to your address may be submitted at https://www.addresschange.gov.bc.ca/
Please feel free to direct any questions to Lana or Jessy in the People & Culture Office.
