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34,339

ARTA

MEMBERS

BY THE NUMBERS

From the name, you might assume that members of the Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association are all retired teachers living in Alberta, and while that may be how the association started out, we’ ve grown a lot in the last 63 years! These days, ARTA welcomes active and retired professionals from many different occupations.
If ARTA was a city, we would be the 10 th largest in Alberta, just behind Spruce Grove.

ARTA

TOTAL MEMBERS
34,339

ARTA is home to retirees of all ages

Oldest living member

106

YEARS OLD
Average Age

71.4

YEARS OLD
Youngest member

30 YEARS OLD

( not including dependants)
ARTA’ s most common names are

Robert & Linda

If you’ re an ARTA member, there’ s a 4.7 % chance you have one of these names!
Retirement brings many new adventures and sometimes a change of address

88.6 % reside within Alberta

11.4 % reside outside of Alberta

34 % male

66 % female

Nurses
35 %
Other
6 % 8 %
Education Support Staff
41 % Teachers
10 %
LAPP Members
ARTA members are retired professionals from many different backgrounds. Curious about which organizations are eligible to join?
Visit artabenefits. net / partners for the full list.
As of May 31, 2026.
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