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'''OMERS''' is a Canadian [[Pension fund|public pension fund]], headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. OMERS is a defined benefit, jointly sponsored, multi-employer public pension plan created in 1962 by [[Ontario]] provincial [[statute]] to administer retirement benefits and manage pension investment funds of local government employees in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of Ontario. "OMERS" stands for the '''Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System'''.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.omers.com/about-omers
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}}</ref> ('''OMERS''') is a Canadian public [[pension fund]], headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. OMERS is a defined benefit, jointly sponsored, multi-employer public pension plan created in 1962 by [[Ontario]] provincial [[statute]] to administer retirement benefits and manage pension investment funds of local government employees in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of Ontario. {{As of|2021|12|31|df=US}}, OMERS had [[Canadian dollar|C$]]121 billion of assets under management.<ref name="omers-home">{{cite web
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Revision as of 15:09, 5 September 2022

Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System
OMERS
Company typeStatutory corporation[1]
IndustryPension fund
Founded1962; 62 years ago (1962)
HeadquartersEY Tower
900-100 Adelaide Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 0E2
Area served
Participating employers and employees in Ontario, Canada
Key people
Blake Hutcheson (CEO)
George Cooke (Board chair, Administration Corporation)
Michael Rolland (CEO, Sponsors Corporation)
Frank Ramagnano (Board chair, Sponsors Corporation)
OMERS funded status on a smoothed basis was 97% in 2020, unchanged from the prior year.
Total assetsC$121 billion (2021)[2]
OwnerThe participating employers and employees of the OMERS pension plans
Number of employees
estimated 1000
ParentOMERS Administration Corporation Board of Directors
DivisionsOMERS Infrastructure
OMERS Capital Markets
OMERS Private Equity
Oxford Properties
Websiteomers.com

The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System[3] (OMERS) is a Canadian public pension fund, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. OMERS is a defined benefit, jointly sponsored, multi-employer public pension plan created in 1962 by Ontario provincial statute to administer retirement benefits and manage pension investment funds of local government employees in the Canadian province of Ontario. As of December 31, 2021, OMERS had C$121 billion of assets under management.[2] OMERS serves over 1,000 participating employers and more than half a million active, deferred and retired employees. OMERS members are employed by municipalities, school boards, transit systems, local electrical distribution companies, police service boards, fire fighting and paramedic services, children's aid societies and associated local agencies, boards and commissions.[4]

In 2010, this fund also takes care of the pensions of firefighters, police officers, emergency physicians, employees of the Children's Aid Society, school employees other than teachers, public transport employees and Ontario Hydro employees.[5]

Structure

OMERS is governed by the Ontario Municipal Employee's Retirement Act, 2006, an Ontario law which superseded the older Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act.

Under the 2006 law, OMERS is composed of two statutory corporations:[1]

OMERS Private Equity

In 2019, OMERS ventures launched a $315M European Venture fund, a fully owned subsidiary of OMERS Ventures led by Managing Partner Harry Briggs.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Omers Administration Corporation" (PDF). cavalluzzo.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  2. ^ a b "OMERS reports 2020 results". OMERS. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  3. ^ "About OMERS". OMERS. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  4. ^ "About OMERS". OMERS. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  5. ^ "Page Not Found". www.omers.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  6. ^ "Omers Ventures outs €300M European fund — Q&A with Managing Partner Harry Briggs". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-02-06.