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Mindful Employer launches mental-health certification for Canadian workplaces

Mindful Employer launches mental-health certification for Canadian workplaces

Mindful Employer Canada is introducing a new certification program to provide tools and strategies to help organizations support and improve mental health and safety in…

  • By: Staff
  • September 7, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:02
Mercer adds two new executive roles

Mercer adds two new executive roles

Mercer is making some changes to its executive suite, with two newly created global roles. Martine Ferland, the company’s former president of Europe and Pacific and co-president of…

  • By: Staff
  • September 7, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:01
Editorial

Editorial: We are woman: A call for gender diversity, pay equity and workplace mentorship

I am woman. Hear me roar. It may seem a rather cliched way to open my first editorial for Benefits Canada, but it’s no exaggeration…

How the CMHC closed its DC pension and returned to a DB plan

How the CMHC closed its DC pension and returned to a DB plan

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is having déjà vu. After closing its defined benefit plan to new members in 2013 and introducing a defined…

Women in Canada’s pension, benefits industry discuss careers, pay equity and mentorship

Women in Canada’s pension, benefits industry discuss careers, pay equity and mentorship

Women made up nearly half (47.7 per cent) of Canada’s workforce in 2016, according to figures from Statistics Canada, marking a noteworthy rise on 1976’s…

Is it time for institutional investors to consider the cannabis sector?

Is it time for institutional investors to consider the cannabis sector?

As the Canadian cannabis industry blazes a path of growth in the run-up to October’s legalization, so does the number of related publicly listed stocks…

A primer on the parliamentary report on pharmacare and its impact on the benefits industry

A primer on the parliamentary report on pharmacare and its impact on the benefits industry

Universal pharmacare is an idea that has been kicking around for decades in Canada. Yet despite numerous studies calling for a universal single-payer pharmacare program…

What are the ingredients of a successful wellness program?

What are the ingredients of a successful wellness program?

Canadian participation rates in workplace wellness programs are extremely low, with just 11 per cent of employees participating on a regular basis and 23 per…

Lessons from a workplace harassment investigation gone wrong

Lessons from a workplace harassment investigation gone wrong

Just six months after a City of Calgary employee started her job as a tractor-trailer driver, everything started to go wrong. Her foreman and indirect…

2018 Healthy Outcomes conference: Inspiring change for better health outcomes

2018 Healthy Outcomes conference: Inspiring change for better health outcomes

At Benefits Canada’s 2018 Healthy Outcomes conference in May, industry experts shared valuable insights and best practice tips for taking a tailored approach to employee…

CAA shares journey to a healthy workplace

CAA shares journey to a healthy workplace

When it comes to encouraging health and wellness, CAA doesn’t hold back. “We’re obsessed with members’ safety,” said Mara Notarfonzo, the assistant vice-president of compensation…

  • By: Staff
  • September 7, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 08:50
How HPV is causing more than just cervical cancer

How HPV is causing more than just cervical cancer

Cancers caused by the human papillomavirus are on the rise but not necessarily among the demographic groups employers might expect, a speaker told delegates at…

  • By: Staff
  • September 7, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 08:50
How to use online health platforms to reach decentralized workforces

How to use online health platforms to reach decentralized workforces

As workforces become more scattered, how can employers ensure they reach all of their workers through their wellness efforts? “Today’s environment is very different from…

  • By: Staff
  • September 7, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 08:50

Average Canadian DB pension plan’s funded solvency position up 2.8% in February: report

The funded position of a typical defined benefit pension plan rose both on a solvency basis (2.8 per cent) and an accounting basis (2.3 per…

  • By: Staff
  • March 28, 2024 March 28, 2024
  • 15:00

47% of Canadian employees relying on workplace benefits to improve well-being: report

Nearly half (47 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’re interested in improving their well-being and plan on using workplace benefits to do so, according…

  • By: Staff
  • March 28, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 09:00

Expert Panel: CPPIB taking steps to face shifting investment landscape in China

The decision by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board this month to reduce 10 per cent of its China equity team based in Hong Kong…

Ontario continues work on infrastructure bank, target-benefit pension plan framework

In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the Ontario government reiterated its support for a provincial infrastructure bank to leverage public sector pension investments. The bank,…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2024 March 27, 2024
  • 15:00

Hydro-Quebec’s $185 billion expansion plan getting institutional investor attention: report

A new $185 billion plan by Hydro-Quebec to build out increased power capacity is gaining attention from institutional investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2024 March 26, 2024
  • 15:00

New York State Common Retirement Fund curbing oil and gas investments

The New York State Common Retirement Fund is restricting its exposure in eight integrated oil and gas companies, including divesting a portion of its investment…

  • By: Staff
  • March 26, 2024 March 26, 2024
  • 15:00