Which cities in Canada are the best places to retire? Benefits Canada‘s sister publication MoneySense has published its annual ranking of Canada’s Best Places to…
Time and time again, research reveals that defined benefit and target benefit plan members rank their annual pension statement as the single most important piece of…
While discussions continue over new requirements around environmental, social and governance factors in Ontario, OPTrust has had provisions in place since 2007, says an official at the…
What does Canada do better than any other country? Play hockey? Let’s not go there. Run an effective, efficient and sustainable retirement income system for the…
British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan have entered into a new multi-jurisdictional pension plan agreement. More than 1,100 plans will fall under the…
The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans increased in May as stable growth in equities offset the impact of declining bond yields,…
Consultancy Proteus has launched a series of educational videos to help employers with the top issues and challenges facing their retirement plans. The first video, which…
As previously announced in March’s federal budget, the Liberal government has launched a consultation on whether it should keep, relax or scrap the “30-per-cent rule,” which currently…
Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of global employees support auto-enrolment in workplace pension plans, according to a new report from the Aegon Centre for Longevity and Retirement…
The venture capital investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Plan is partnering with the Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab for a study on virtual…
Ontario has passed the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan Act, 2016 today, despite the impending meeting of Canada’s finance ministers on June 19-20 to discuss enhancements to…
For the small number of seniors considered low income who receive an average of $3,610 from the Canada Pension Plan each year, enhancements to the national pension…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has committed 150 million euros ($219 million) to a bond secured on properties in Romania’s capital, Bucharest. Read: CPPIB’s…
A story on how Organon Canada is supporting women employees at every stage of their career was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top…
In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the federal government announced a new working group dedicated to encouraging increased domestic investments by Canadian institutional investors. Former…
Simply put, a glide path is a calculation designed to support an employee’s desired retirement timeline through investments in a target-date fund. When an employee…
An Ontario Superior Court ruling that allowed IBM Canada Ltd. to retrospectively rectify drafting errors that created unintended additional pension benefits for employees on disability…
In its 2024-25 annual plan, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is focusing on assessing and mitigating systemic and high-priority risks in the province’s…
A renewed call for increased domestic investments by Canadian pension plans isn’t surprising amid an ongoing discussion around the role of investment organizations in supporting the…
Clear and flexible regulations that reflect the nature and diversity of target-benefit plans would allow these plans to thrive, according to a new report from…
The Ontario Pension Board is working closely with employers to receive updated salary information from public sector workers that may have been impacted by the…
The University Pension Plan is launching a new web portal to prioritize plan member engagement throughout the year. “Transparency is an important value to our…
As Ontario prepares to introduce pay transparency legislation, it’s important for employers to consider how much information they want to share in job postings, says…
Desjardins Insurance is marking Financial Literacy Month with a series of budgeting workshops for employees and an interactive game to help improve financial literacy. The…
Many plan members are experiencing risk factors related to poor mental, physical and financial well-being, but often don’t know they can turn to their benefits…