Municipal Employer Pension Centre of Ontario

What Municipal Employer Pension Centre of Ontario does

Municipal Employer Pension Centre of Ontario (MEPCO) is a non-profit corporation established in 2007 to support the Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO) in its legislated role as a plan sponsor of the OMERS Pension Plan on behalf of Ontario's municipal employers, pursuant to the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act, 2006. MEPCO provides expert pension governance advisory services to AMO's appointees on the OMERS Sponsors Corporation and Administration Corporation Boards, including actuarial, legal, and plan design counsel, and serves as the coordinated municipal-employer voice in OMERS governance decisions. AMO-member municipal governments account for nearly 40% of OMERS Plan membership across 500,000+ active members, retirees, and survivors, with a Plan net asset base of $140.7 billion as of June 30, 2025.

MEPCO's product surface is advisory and informational rather than technology-based. Core deliverables include governance advisory to AMO board appointees, a regular Member Newsletter, an Annual Report, information sheets, webinars (including on NFT plan change administration), OMERS Plan change implementation support, and presentations at the annual AMO Conference. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors combining current and former municipal elected officials (mayors, councillors, AMO presidents) with senior financial and actuarial experts, including the Head of Canadian Fixed Income at Guardian Capital LP and credentialed actuaries (FCIA/FSA) and chartered accountants (FCPA/ICD.D).

MEPCO generates revenue exclusively through voluntary membership contributions from OMERS-participating Ontario municipal employers and District Social Service Administration Boards (DSSABs), priced at $5.25 per employee annually — a rate that has remained unchanged since 2013. The organization is headquartered in Toronto at 155 University Ave, Suite 800, operates with 1–10 employees, and functions as a separate legal entity within the broader AMO 'family' of municipal-service organizations. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and MEPCO has no equity owners, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity — consistent with its non-profit, mandate-driven structure.

Name

Municipal Employer Pension Centre of Ontario

Legal name

Municipal Employer Pension Centre of Ontario (MEPCO)

Website

https://mepco.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MEPCO is a Toronto-based non-profit corporation that provides pension governance advisory services and coordinated municipal-employer representation to Ontario's OMERS-participating municipalities and District Social Service Administration Boards, supporting AMO's legislated plan sponsor role under Ontario's Municipal Employees Retirement System Act, 2006.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Voluntary Membership Contributions: MEPCO relies on voluntary contributions from municipal governments and Ontario's District Social Service Administration Boards (DSSABs) that are OMERS-participating employers. Contributions are calculated at a rate of $5.25 per employee, which has remained unchanged since 2013. This enables MEPCO to support effective governance and advocate for a sustainable pension Plan.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MEPCO is a non-profit corporation that provides expert pension governance advice and resources to AMO's appointees on the OMERS Sponsors Corporation and Administration Corporation Boards. It enables Ontario's OMERS-participating municipal employers and District Social Service Administration Boards to pool resources, evaluate proposed plan changes, and speak with a unified, informed voice on OMERS-related matters.

Product overview

MEPCO is a non-profit corporation that does not offer a software product but rather provides advisory and advocacy services to municipal employers regarding the OMERS Pension Plan. Its core services include governance advisory support to AMO's appointees on OMERS Boards, regular member newsletters, annual reports, and information sheets. MEPCO's work focuses on ensuring the OMERS Plan is sustainable, affordable, and meaningful for municipal employers and employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MEPCO Advisory Services Expert pension and actuarial advice provided to AMO appointees on the OMERS Sponsors Corporation and Administration Corporation Boards, covering plan design, funding, and governance matters for Ontario municipal employers.
• MEPCO Member Newsletter Regular newsletter providing advice and expertise to municipal representatives on OMERS pension matters, including governance updates, plan changes, and board activities.
• MEPCO Annual Report Annual publication released each fall providing an overview of MEPCO's activities, highlights of work performed, key OMERS-related developments, messages from the Chair and President, and audited financial statements.
• MEPCO Information Sheets Fact sheets and information resources explaining MEPCO's role in OMERS governance and providing summaries of current pension matters for municipal staff and elected officials.
• OMERS Plan Change Implementation Support

Quantifiable outcome

• Two AMO appointees serve on each of the OMERS Sponsors Corporation and Administration Corporation Boards
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMO is MEPCO's parent organization and the legislated plan sponsor on behalf of municipal employers under the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act, 2006. AMO holds two seats on each of OMERS' governing Boards (Sponsors Corporation and Administration Corporation). MEPCO was created in 2007 to support AMO in fulfilling its statutory obligations as an OMERS Plan sponsor.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• OMERS Administration Corporation: Administers the OMERS Plan and is the principal operating entity governing pension administration, into which MEPCO feeds municipal employer perspectives. Direct counterparty in OMERS governance alongside MEPCO.
• WTW (Willis Towers Watson): Global actuarial and pension consulting firm providing advisory, actuarial, and risk services to large pension plans and their sponsors. Operates in the same pension advisory ecosystem as MEPCO and serves similar stakeholders, including public and multi-employer plans.
• Aon: Global professional services firm providing actuarial, pension, and risk advisory services to large pension plans and their sponsors. Operates in the same pension advisory domain that MEPCO occupies at a municipal-OMERS niche level.
• Mercer: Global consulting firm providing actuarial, pension administration, and investment advisory services to multi-employer and public sector pension plans. Comparable consulting/advisory footprint to MEPCO's mandate at a much larger scale within the same domain.
• OMERS Sponsors Corporation: Governance body responsible for plan design and funding policy of the OMERS Plan, on which AMO holds two seats (filled with MEPCO support). Operates in the same pension governance ecosystem and depends on MEPCO's municipal advisory input for plan change decisions.

Broad incumbents

• Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP): Large Ontario defined-benefit pension plan with a comparable jointly-sponsored governance structure and sponsor advisory bodies representing healthcare employers. Comparable in scope, member base, and governance complexity to OMERS, the plan MEPCO is built to support.
• Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO): MEPCO's parent organization and the legislated plan sponsor on behalf of municipal employers under the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act, 2006. AMO shares MEPCO's target market (Ontario municipalities) and serves as the umbrella entity for several municipal service organizations.
• Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP): Ontario's largest single-employer pension plan for teachers, with a similar jointly-sponsored governance structure and broad advisory apparatus. Comparable in scale (over $200B AUM) and governance challenges to OMERS, the central subject of MEPCO's work.
• OPTrust (OPSEU Pension Trust): Public sector pension plan for Ontario Public Service employees with jointly-sponsored governance. Comparable in mandate and governance structure to OMERS, including defined-benefit obligations and plan maturity considerations relevant to MEPCO's municipal constituency.

Regional players

• Municipal Pension Plan of British Columbia: Multi-employer defined-benefit pension plan for BC local government employees, with a similar municipal employer constituency and jointly-sponsored governance model. Operates in the same Canadian municipal pension category as OMERS but serves a different province.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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