Marriage + Common-Law Relationship
Marriage
A spouse is the person to whom you are lawfully married as evidenced by a legally certified document of marriage.
Adding a Spouse
| What? | When? | What do I do? |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta Health Care | First of the month following your marriage date | Contact . |
| Supplementary Health and Dental Care | As of the day of your marriage | Access to update dependent information and Benefit Enrollments. |
| Insurance Plan(s) | As of the day of your marriage | Consider updating your beneficiary information. |
| Pension Plan | As of the day of your marriage | Consider updating your beneficiary information. |
| Name Change | Your choice | Complete Change of Name Form |
| Residence Change | Your choice |
To update your address in PeopleSoft: . Alberta Pension Services (PSPP): or call 780-427-2782 |
Establishing a Common-Law Relationship
A common-law partner is defined as a person of the opposite or same sex who is living in your household and who has been reasonably established to have been resident with you for a period of at least one year and who has been maintained and publicly represented by you as your partner in a marriage-like relationship.
Adding a Common-Law Partner
| What? | When? | What do I do? |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta Health Care | First of the month following your 3 years cohabitation | Contact . |
| Supplementary Health and Dental Care | 1 year from start of cohabitation | Access to update dependent information and Benefit Enrollment. |
| Insurance Plan(s) | Your choice | Consider updating your beneficiary information. |
| Pension Plan | First of the month following your 3 years cohabitation | Consider updating your beneficiary information. |
| Residence Change | Your choice |
To update your address in PeopleSoft: . Alberta Pension Services (PSPP): or call 780-427-2782 |