Automatic enrollment (eligible employees aged 25 to 65)
All eligible employees between the ages of 25 and 65 are required to participate in the DGPP.
Enrollment is automatic. As soon as you become eligible to participate in the DGPP, you will be notified through Workday. Contributions are mandatory and the required amounts are automatically deducted from your pay.
Voluntary enrollment (eligible employees under 25 and aged 65 and over)
For eligible employees under the age of 25 or aged 65 and over, enrollment is voluntary.
If your participation is optional, a task will be sent to you in Workday allowing you to choose whether to maintain or suspend.
Eligibility criteria for the DGPP
Permanent employee | Full-time
You are eligible.
Permanent employee | Part-time
You are eligible if you have a guaranteed schedule of at least 14 hours per week.
Regular employee | Part-time (with a schedule of less than 14 hours per week) and Temporary employee
You are eligible as of January 1 if:
• you worked at least 700 hours within Desjardins Group during the previous calendar year,
OR
Note | If none of these criteria are met, a new assessment will be conducted by the employer on January 1 of each year.
When you begin participating in the DGPP, the required contributions will be automatically deducted from your pay.
Access to your secure file and beneficiary designation
Within 6 weeks of starting your participation, you will receive an email from the DGPP. This email will provide the information needed to access your secure file on the DGPP website and to designate your
beneficiaries.
Interruption of participation
Once you start contributing to the DGPP, you can't interrupt your participation, even if you no longer meet the eligibility criteria, except in the following situations:
• Employees age 65 and over: You can terminate your participation in the DGPP and withdraw your pension while still employed by Desjardins.
• Certain leaves or absences: You can suspend your participation during parental leave, unpaid leave, deferred pay leave, etc. For more information, see the
Leaves section.
• Your employment ends: Your participation is suspended. To learn more, see
I'm leaving my job page.