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Canadian employers prioritizing investments in employee skills, well-being: report

Canadian employers prioritizing investments in employee skills, well-being: report

As Canadian employers focus on business growth over the next two years, they’re prioritizing spending on employees, including skills training (47 per cent) and satisfaction…

  • By: Staff
  • June 26, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 06:00
Desjardins Group pension plan taking stake in Alberta wind project

Desjardins Group pension plan taking stake in Alberta wind project

The Desjardins Group pension plan is acquiring a portion of EDF Renewables Canada Inc.’s stake in the Cypress Wind Project, pending the completion of its…

70% of Canadians expect to be working in retirement: survey

70% of Canadians expect to be working in retirement: survey

More than two-thirds (70 per cent) of Canadian pre-retirees said they expect they’ll be working in retirement, according to Fidelity Investments Canada’s annual retirement survey.…

  • By: Staff
  • June 25, 2019 November 11, 2020
  • 15:00
Workplace mental-health training on the rise: Sanofi survey

Workplace mental-health training on the rise: Sanofi survey

Half (51 per cent) of plan sponsors said they have a mental-health training program in place for managers and/or employees, up from 37 per cent in…

  • By: Staff
  • June 25, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:00
What makes a good outsourced chief investment officer?

What makes a good outsourced chief investment officer?

The outsourced chief investment officer market is growing with low barriers to entry contributing to the number of players of all sizes in the space, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • June 25, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 08:55
League launches new digital benefits platform

League launches new digital benefits platform

League Inc. is launching a new digital benefits platform in an effort to give plan members one place to access their health, lifestyle and benefits programs.…

  • By: Staff
  • June 24, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 16:00
New B.C. financial services authority appoints CEO

New B.C. financial services authority appoints CEO

The B.C. Financial Services Authority’s board of directors is appointing Blair Morrison as its new chief executive officer, effective July 22, 2019. The province’s financial institutions…

  • By: Staff
  • June 24, 2019 November 30, 2020
  • 15:00
Survey finds majority of employers planning to invest in workplace wellness

Survey finds majority of employers planning to invest in workplace wellness

The majority of plan members (77 per cent) and plan sponsors (85 per cent) agreed their workplace culture encourages health and wellness, according to the…

  • By: Staff
  • June 24, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:00
Investors should pay more attention to water usage when implementing ESG: research

Investors should pay more attention to water usage when implementing ESG: research

While carbon concerns have been dominating conversations among institutional investors looking to mitigate environmental risk, the issue of water usage should be higher on their…

  • By: Staff
  • June 21, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:30
41% of U.S. employers trying to reduce absenteeism: survey

41% of U.S. employers trying to reduce absenteeism: survey

About four in 10 (41 per cent) U.S. employers said they’re making a major effort to reduce absenteeism in 2018, according to a new survey…

  • By: Staff
  • June 21, 2019 November 11, 2020
  • 15:15
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Taking a calculated approach to change at the University of Victoria pension plans

The University of Victoria has two pension plans and although each plan has taken a distinct approach to managing its assets, conducting prudent analysis, considering…

Ontario Teachers’ terminates agreement to sell 10% stake in HBC

Ontario Teachers’ terminates agreement to sell 10% stake in HBC

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has terminated an agreement to sell its 10 per cent stake in the Hudson’s Bay Co. to a private entity.…

Just a quarter of plan sponsors review claims data regularly: Sanofi

Just a quarter of plan sponsors review claims data regularly: Sanofi

Just 24 per cent of plan sponsors said they regularly receive claims analyses to help identify disease states in their workplaces, according to the 2019…

  • By: Staff
  • June 21, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:00

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