OMERS, officially the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, is a pension fund created by statute in 1962 to handle the retirement benefits of local government employees in the Canadian province of Ontario. It has become one of the largest institutional investors in Canada. For 60 years, OMERS has humbly served as the steward and guardian of the retirement income of more than half a million active, deferred and retired municipal employees from communities across Ontario. With a world-class team of investors and professionals across offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, OMERS has generated $119.5 billion in net assets, as at June 30, 2022, making it one of the largest defined benefit pension plans in Canada.