The Co-operative Superannuation Society (CSS) Annual Meeting was held on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at the Delta Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon, SK.

Information session 

As in past years, when the delegates met in person, an information session was held the evening before the CSS Annual Meeting. Tami Dove, Director, Member Experience, discussed the plan amendment resolutions. Brent Godson, Director, Investments and Financial Management, delivered an information session on “Investment Performance Analysis and Outlook.” 

Annual Meeting  

Jason Sentes, President of the CSS Board of Directors, called the meeting to order. Several reports were provided during the meeting.  

Annual Meeting reports 

• Jason Sentes presented the Director's Report to the delegates with a recap of several 2024 highlights. 

• Brent Godson delivered the Investment Report and a presentation on the 2024 Portfolio Study and Retirement Readiness Study.  

• Martin McInnis presented the 2024 Management Report and financial statements. 

Picture: Jason Sentes, President

Picture: Brent Godson, Director, Investments and Financial Management

Picture: Martin McInnis, Executive Director

Pension plan amendments 

The delegates approved three amendments to the CSS Pension Plan Rules and Regulations.  

The first amendment sets out to: 

• Streamline the decumulation processes for persons who must commence a retirement income by the end of the year they turn age 71 

• Support employer members in their satisfying the rights of employees with respect to contributions and periods of protected leaves 

• Permit employees in certain pension jurisdictions to decline enrollment for certain prescribed reasons  

• Establish a common language for full-time and less-than-full time employees 

• Ensure continued compliance with application pension law related to the definition of spouse, eligibility rules and locking-in rules 

The second and third amendments are dependent on the extent to which applicable pension legislation permits the benefits. As such, these amendments will not take effect until the pension provisions in certain pension jurisdictions are updated. In summary, these two Plan amendments: 

• Establish the framework required for the CSS Pension Plan to be able to provide variable pension life annuities 

• Establish the framework required for the CSS Pension Plan to permit former plan participants to re-open their pension accounts with the CSS Pension Plan 

Picture: Tami Dove,  Director, Member Experience

Director elections 

Two director elections were held at the Annual Meeting: One employee director election and one employer director election. 

Employee director elections 

Lesley Carlson of Prosperity Credit Union was elected to the Board for a three-year term. 

Employer director elections 

Shannon Patterson of Federated Co-operatives Limited was elected to the Board for a three-year term. 

2025-2026 CSS Board of Directors 

• Jason Sentes, President (1st Choice Savings) 
• Corvyn Neufeld, Vice-President (Cornerstone Credit Union) 
• Lesley Carlson (Prosperity Credit Union) 
• Ron Healey (Federated Co-operatives Limited)  
• Greg Sarvis (Riverbend Co-operative Limited) 
• Shannon Patterson (Federated Co-operatives Limited) 

At the Board re-organization meeting held immediately after the Annual Meeting, CSS directors re-elected Jason Sentes as President of the CSS Board of Directors and re-elected Corvyn Neufeld as Vice-President. Congratulations to Jason and Corvyn as they continue to offer their time, leadership and skills in service of CSS membership. 

Delegate body

Retirees 

• Ken Edey 
• Mike Gartner 
• Peter Gruening 

Active Contributors 

Alberta/B.C./N. Canada 

• Mike Isaak | Westview Co-op 
• Jack Nicholson | Otter Co-op 
• Allan Bieganski | Four Rivers Co-op 
• Jason Sentes | 1st Choice Savings 

Manitoba/E. Canada 

• Greg Gill | Valleyview Consumers Co-op  
• Vacant position 
• Colin Peters | Swan Valley Consumers Co-op 
• Kevin Van Den Bussche | Beausejour Consumers Cooperative 

Saskatchewan 

• Karen Bradley | Affinity Credit Union 
• Lesley Carlson | Prosperity Credit Union 
• Mike Moon | Parkland Co-operative 
• Mike Nord | Discovery Co-op 
• Brian Pilloud | Weyburn Credit Union  
• Greg Sarvis | Riverbend Co-op 

Employee (Appointed) 

Inactive Plan Members 

• Ken Kosolofski 

Employer (Appointed) 

FCL 

• Paul Hames 
• Justin Booth 
• Vanessa Chesters 
• Bo Do 
• Todd Gursky 
• Ron Healey 
• Chris James 
• Shannon Patterson 
• Angela Pomazon 
• Cody Smith 
• Randy Wasserman 

SK Credit Unions 

• Kimberly Enge 
• Corvyn Neufeld 
• Kimberley Olfert 

CUC AB 

• Johanna Bravo 

CUC MB 

• Zoe Asaminew 
• Jessica Cruickshank 

Other Employers 

• Lisa Clatney | Saskatoon Community Clinic 

Delegate service awards 

At this CSS Annual Meeting, the following delegate service awards were made. 

5-year awards 

• Karen Bradley (employee delegate) 
• Lesley Carlson (employee delegate) 
• Peter Gruening (employee - retiree delegate) 
• Ron Healey (employer delegate) 
• Mavis Hsu (employer delegate) 

 We’d like to thank all CSS directors and delegates, staff and management, and our consultants and advisors for your continuous commitment to serving our members and delivering on our strategic objectives.