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Webinar: 2020 CAP Member Survey: Retirement savings, financial well-being in the era of coronavirus

Webinar: 2020 CAP Member Survey: Retirement savings, financial well-being in the era of coronavirus

Alongside a struggling global economy, Canadian capital accumulation plan sponsors and members are facing unprecedented challenges. This year, Benefits Canada‘s annual CAP Member Survey fielded…

Ontario temporarily slashes penalties for PBGF non-payment

Ontario temporarily slashes penalties for PBGF non-payment

The Ontario government has significantly cut financial penalties for plan sponsors making a late payment of a pension benefits guarantee fund assessment. The change, made…

  • By: Staff
  • May 7, 2020 November 30, 2020
  • 08:50
85% of Canadian workers want option to keep working from home after coronavirus: survey

85% of Canadian workers want option to keep working from home after coronavirus: survey

Canadians who’ve started working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic are seeing some benefits, according to a new survey by Robert Half Canada Inc.…

  • By: Staff
  • May 7, 2020 November 11, 2020
  • 08:40
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Northleaf introduces matrix to help investors track capital calls, distributions

In the current market environment, institutional investors worried about cash management want advance notice of when capital calls are coming, says Stuart Waugh, managing partner…

Morneau Shepell’s online CBT free for all Ontarians

Morneau Shepell’s online CBT free for all Ontarians

Morneau Shepell Ltd. is partnering with the Ontario government to provide its online cognitive behavioural therapy program to Ontarians aged 16 and over during the…

  • By: Staff
  • May 6, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:30
Leslie Group merging with Marathon Benefits to expand presence in Western Canada

Leslie Group merging with Marathon Benefits to expand presence in Western Canada

Employee benefits consulting firm the Leslie Group Ltd. is merging with Marathon Benefit Corp. to increase its footprint in Western Canada. “The addition of Marathon…

  • By: Staff
  • May 6, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15

Transitioning to new normal of remote meetings without compromising governance

Digital is the new normal for committee and board meetings, so people must get used to it, says Rahul Bhardwaj, president and chief executive officer,…

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Canadian equities were worst hit asset type for fund managers in Q1, report says

Canadian equities were the worst performing traditional asset category in the first quarter, according to a report that sizes up the financial impact of the…

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A 20-year treasury bond: Part of $2.99 trillion borrowing

The U.S. Treasury Department is detailing how it plans to borrow a record-breaking $2.99 trillion in debt this quarter, which will include issuing a 20-year…

Institutional investors in waiting game on real estate investment

Institutional investors in waiting game on real estate investment

Real estate companies, just like many other businesses, are in a bizarre holding pattern, waiting for some of the measures necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic…

CRA waiving 1% minimum employer contributions in DC pensions for 2020

CRA waiving 1% minimum employer contributions in DC pensions for 2020

The Canada Revenue Agency is waiving the one per cent minimum required employer contribution on defined contribution pension plans for the remainder of 2020. Registered…

How is coronavirus impacting Canadian LGBTQ+ workers?

How is coronavirus impacting Canadian LGBTQ+ workers?

In April, Pride at Work Canada convened nine professionals across the country to discuss the specific impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on LGBTQ+ employees. “We…

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China is on the road to recovery

China’s economy was the first to suffer the consequences of fighting the novel coronavirus and is the first on the road to recovery. If it…

Editorial: Celebrating winning employers shines a light in dark times

As we come to the end of another year, we continue to confront an uncertain geopolitical landscape, with wars raging on and leaders tangled in…

Head to head: What’s riskier right now: investments in private equity or public equity?

One academic argues in favour of public equity’s transparency in a volatile economy, while another looks to private equity’s future gains. Yuanshun Li, associate professor,…

How Waterloo Regional Health Network leadership unified retirement benefits under the HOOPP to ensure equity across its workforce

When Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital merged in April 2025, leaders weren’t just bringing together two sites and two cultures, they also…

  • By: Sonya Singh
  • December 12, 2025 December 14, 2025
  • 08:58