Leaving on a jet plane?
If you want to provide hands-on help to a community in need, our Mission Trip benefit* gives members** like you the opportunity to make a real impact. Whether volunteering to provide clean water within Canada or disaster relief internationally, we’ll help you get there.
Members can apply once a year to receive $200 to help cover the cost of their trip… with a mission. Plus, we’ll give a post-trip donation*** of $50 to the registered charity of their choice!
How do I apply?
Decide where you want to go.
Want to volunteer in the Canadian north? Provide disaster relief internationally? When it comes to doing good, there are no borders.
Submit an application.
Apply online in 5 minutes or less! Be sure to get your application in 4-5 weeks before your departure date, as this benefit will not be awarded post-trip.
Pack your bags.
Grab your passport and start packing! We’ll help fund your travels with a $200 cheque. (And don’t forget to talk to your advisor about travel insurance!)
Decide where you want to go.
Want to volunteer in the Canadian north? Provide disaster relief internationally? When it comes to doing good, there are no borders.
Submit an application.
Apply online in 5 minutes or less! Be sure to get your application in 4-5 weeks before your departure date, as this benefit will not be awarded post-trip.
Pack your bags.
Grab your passport and start packing! We’ll help fund your travels with a $200 cheque. (And don’t forget to talk to your advisor about travel insurance!)
Frequently Asked Questions
The Mission Trips Benefit provides funding to help support a member’s fundraising trip, as well as a $50 donation to the charity they’re supporting post event.
This benefit encourages members to positively impact international and/or remote areas by volunteering with a registered Canadian charity.
In the Canadian North or internationally. More info here
The total amount received is $250: $200 payment made payable to the charity to help cover part of the member’s travel expenses, followed by a $50 donation to the registered charity they are supporting post event.
Once per year.
Members can expect to receive the initial $200 cheque up to 30 days after applying.
No, the cheque will be written out to the organization the member is travelling with. It is the member’s responsibility to deliver this cheque to the organization prior to their trip.
Members should apply at least 5 weeks before their departure date. The Mission Trips Benefit will not be awarded post trip.
Members must complete their Mission Trip and fill out the post-event survey to qualify for the $50 donation to a Canadian registered charity.
The eligibility requirements for this benefit include:
- must be a member and have an active policy
- member must be 18 years of age or older
- member may qualify for only one Mission Trip per calendar year
- event must be an eligible Mission Trip
Serenia Life reserves the right to limit funding to two Mission Trips per cause each year.
Got a question?
We’re happy to help. Reach out to our Member Benefits team to learn more.
*Serenia Life Financial’s member benefits and programs are not contractual. They are subject to change and maximum funding limits. Serenia Life Financial reserves the right to limit the number of Mission Trip benefits awarded to any one member in order to ensure equitable distribution of this benefit among our membership.
**If you: (1) own a Serenia Life Financial annuity product, (2) are insured under one of Serenia Life Financial’s products, and/or (3) became a policyowner after February 23, 2021, you are indeed a member.
***A donation will be made once the post-trip survey has been submitted.