{"id":51,"date":"2012-11-06T10:59:58","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T15:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2025-08-25T11:24:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:24:15","slug":"curac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/curac\/","title":{"rendered":"CURAC (College and University Retiree Associations of Canada)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n        \n        \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-cu-black-50 pt-10 pb-12\" style=\"\">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-cu-black-800 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        CURAC (College and University Retiree Associations of Canada)\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>CURAC is an umbrella organization of 40 retiree associations of which CURA is a member.&nbsp; It is a non-profit federation of retiree organizations of colleges and universities across Canada. CURAC is also linked into its US sister association, the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE).&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.curac.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CURAC website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CURAC&#8217;s objectives are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>to coordinate activities that promote communication among member associations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to share information about activities of member organizations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to provide mutual assistance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to speak publicly on issues of concern to the over fifteen thousand individual college and university retirees across Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Annual Conference<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CURAC holds an annual conference hosted by different member universities providing an opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences on issues affecting retirees, as well as attend presentations on various topics.&nbsp; Also, to socialize, dine, and enjoy the sights of the host cities with colleagues!! <strong>The 2025 CURAC Conference will be hosted by McGill University in Montreal at the McGill Faculty Club and Conference Centre, May 21-23. The theme is <em>\u201cThe Wellbeing of the Individual, the Community and the Planet\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CURAC Individual Tribute Award Winners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped columns-default wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" data-id=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/Don-Wiles-CURAC-Award-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/Don-Wiles-CURAC-Award-2018.jpg 604w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/Don-Wiles-CURAC-Award-2018-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/Don-Wiles-CURAC-Award-2018-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/Don-Wiles-CURAC-Award-2018-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/Don-Wiles-CURAC-Award-2018-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"1537\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/David-Homes-CURAC-Award-2022-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/David-Homes-CURAC-Award-2022-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/David-Homes-CURAC-Award-2022-160x213.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/David-Homes-CURAC-Award-2022-240x320.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/David-Homes-CURAC-Award-2022-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/David-Homes-CURAC-Award-2022-360x480.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1538\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/Susan-Nesrallah-CURAC-Award-2024-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1538\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CURAC Benefits<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CURAC\/ARUCC has negotiated benefits on behalf of member retiree associations for: travel planning, travel insurance, car and home insurance and through membership in RTO\/ERO (Retired Teachers Ontario) extended health benefit and travel insurance. Check out the benefits page at this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/curac.ca\/en\/member-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Member Benefits \u2014 CURAC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional information visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.curac.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CURAC website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CURAC is an umbrella organization of 40 retiree associations of which CURA is a member.&nbsp; It is a non-profit federation of retiree organizations of colleges and universities across Canada. CURAC is also linked into its US sister association, the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE).&nbsp; CURAC website. 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