Editorial: Looking at the good, bad and ugly of artificial intelligence
It’s difficult to avoid feeling overwhelmed by the hype around artificial intelligence and its many applications in our day-to-day lives. I was a kid during…
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Head to head: Is it time for behavioural finance ‘nudges’ to become ‘shoves?’
Improving participation and engagement in pension savings is a constant challenge for the retirement industry, but experts point to more insistent and consistent tactics around…
- By: Benefits Canada
- November 14, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 08:59
CSA Group adding cash incentives to wellness program to encourage healthy behaviours
When CSA Group rolled out its global wellness incentive program in April, it was aiming to see whether cash rewards could kick start healthier habits…
- By: Sonya Singh
- November 14, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 08:58
2025 Top 40 Money Managers Report: How ‘Maple Middle’ pension plans are finding an investment niche
Size matters when it comes to Canada’s much-vaunted model of pension investment. Sebastien Betermier, an associate professor of finance at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- November 14, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 08:57
How is disability management evolving amid remote work and technological change?
Despite the World Health Organization declaring the coronavirus pandemic over in May 2023, the health crisis continues to shape workplaces around the globe. “Before the…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- November 14, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 08:56
Scaling up private assets at Western University
As private market assets become more widely adopted by institutional investors, they open up new, unexpected opportunities. Tom Keenleyside, associate director of investments at Western…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- November 14, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 08:55
How do employee share ownership plans fit into a full suite of savings options?
In stock ownership, Scotiabank employees have the combined heft of a large institutional investor: more than 30,000 active members in the bank’s employee share ownership…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 14, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 08:54
Q&A with 123Dentist’s Domenico Morrone
The organization’s senior manager of employee benefits talks voluntary benefits, balancing costs with flexibility and travelling around the world. Q: What new programs or initiatives…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- November 14, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 08:53
Editorial: Is the world finally waking up to the woes of working women?
When tracing a woman’s career across her various life stages, the ebbs and flows will impact the support she needs from her employer and the…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- October 10, 2025 October 7, 2025
- 09:00
Head to head: Is Canada’s approach to shared parental leave impacting women’s advancement in the workplace?
While the new approach to employment insurance benefits was initially hailed as progressive and flexible, its impact on women in the workplace isn’t yet clear.…
- By: Benefits Canada
- October 10, 2025 October 7, 2025
- 08:59
How VHA Home HealthCare is using DEI data to track metrics, inform organizational practices
In the midst of the current backlash against the very concept of diversity, equity and inclusion, VHA Home HealthCare is reinforcing its decades-long focus on…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- October 10, 2025 October 7, 2025
- 08:58
How Canadian employers are redesigning benefits to support women at every life stage
When Priya*, a 38-year-old consultant at a mid-sized professional services firm, realized the timing wasn’t right to have children, she began exploring egg freezing as…
- By: Sonya Singh
- October 10, 2025 October 15, 2025
- 08:57
2025 Top 50 DC Plans Report: How is technology evolving to ensure DC plans are reaching all members?
When Bell Canada was communicating defined contribution plan changes to members in 2024, it turned to artificial intelligence to help personalize its message to all…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- October 10, 2025 October 7, 2025
- 08:56
Adapting to an economy with globalization shifts at the CSSB
Not everyone can say they’ve spent two decades at the same organization, but Candy Wong, portfolio manager of external managers and international strategies at Manitoba’s…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 10, 2025 October 7, 2025
- 08:55
What’s the impact of gender identity in determining longevity risk?
As society’s view on gender identity continues to evolve, so too does the role of gender in shaping the world. A 2023 report by the…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- October 10, 2025 October 7, 2025
- 08:54
Employers looking to maintain benefits, employee productivity amid a challenging economy
In a year marked by an ongoing trade war and threats of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump and against a backdrop of rising costs,…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- October 10, 2025 October 7, 2025
- 08:53