2025 Vancouver Benefits Summit

Coverage of the 2025 Vancouver Benefits Summit

At the Marriott Pinnacle Downtown on May 13, Benefits Canada hosted the 2025 Vancouver Benefits Summit, an event designed for B.C.-based employers, advisors and consultants.

Across several insightful sessions, the event’s attendees learned about what matters most to their employees and overall workforce health, including holistic well-being programs, fertility benefits, pharmacy care, hormonal health and more.

Find out what you missed!

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Mikkaela Fernandez
Arc’teryx Equipment
A look at Arc’teryx Equipment’s holistic approach to new benefits plan

With “disruptive evolution” a strong value for Arc’teryx Equipment, the organization developed its new benefits plan to reflect this mentality.

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Carmen Bellows
Sun Life Financial
The role of resilient and empathetic leadership in navigating employee mental health

Managers play an important role in supporting mental well-being, recognizing mental-health challenges and creating a supportive and caring environment for employees.

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Michelle Chidley
Fertility Alberta Advocacy and Outreach Association and Aisling Communications Inc.

 

The case for comprehensive fertility benefits in employee offerings

Canadians rely on programs through their workplaces to help ease the financial burden of fertility challenges.

This session was made possible by EMD Serono.

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Anu Sharda
Health Solutions by Shoppers Drug Mart
Rethinking the role of community pharmacies in health care

Community pharmacies are becoming centres of timely, accessible health care with a growing number of health services as pharmacists’ scope of practice increases, something benefits plan sponsors can leverage to improve health outcomes for employees.

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Ifra Jamil
GreenShield
 
Dr. Kristy Prouse
Science&Humans
Addressing hormone imbalances during perimenopause with personalized care plans

When Lisa, a 46-year-old marketing manager, started experiencing perimenopause, her career took a hit.

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Eveline Keable
iA Financial Group
Taking a holistic approach to weight management programs

When a plan member wants to lose weight but doesn’t know where to start or is unsure what their benefits plan covers, it can feel like a game of snakes and ladders.

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Natasha Malloff
University of British Columbia
How UBC is embedding well-being into its programs, practices and processes

The University of British Columbia has committed to integrating well-being into its core organizational commitment and approach.

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To view highlights from the 2024 Vancouver Benefits Summit, click here.