Multi-Employer Benefit Plan Council of Canada
Alex McKinnon
Alex D. McKinnon recently retired as Research Director for the United Steelworkers Union (USW), Canadian National Office, where he worked on staff for over 38 years. Alex was the first rank and file member hired to the USW’s National Office Research Department and, in 2013, became the first rank and file member to be promoted to the Research Director until his retirement in 2023.
Alex is the Chair of the Canadian Energy and Related Industries Pension Plan (CERi) and continues his work with the Steelworkers Pension Plan as the Promotion, Engagement and Strategy Officer. He also serves on the Stakeholders Advisory Group (SAC) and the Multi-Employer Pension Plan (MEPP) Committee for the Financial Services Regulatory Authority,
Alex is the President of Multi-Employer Benefit Plan Council of Canada (MEBCO). He is also a Trustee on the University Pension Plan (UPP), of which he Chairs the Pension Services Committee and sits on the Governance Committee. Alex is a spinal cord peer support volunteer and the Vice Chair of Spinal Cord Injury Ontario, as well as Chairing the Governance & Nominating Committee and serving on the Finance Committee.
Alex earned a bachelor’s degree (Economics) from Sir Wilfred Laurier University and holds the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) designation in addition to a variety of certifications in pension fund governance (MTMS).