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U.S. SEC proposing gig workers paid in company stocks

Uber, Lyft spend big, win in California vote about drivers, benefits

Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc. and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services spent $200 million in a winning bet to circumvent California lawmakers and the…

Equitable Life upgrading online benefits enrolment for new employees

Equitable Life upgrading online benefits enrolment for new employees

The Equitable Life Insurance Co. of Canada is enhancing its online enrolment tool for group benefits plan members. New employees will now be able to…

  • By: Staff
  • November 3, 2020 November 3, 2020
  • 15:00
Employers can reimburse $500 tax-free for home office furniture

Employers can reimburse $500 tax-free for home office furniture

With so many Canadian employees working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Canada Revenue Agency is adding home office furniture to the list…

  • By: Staff
  • November 3, 2020 November 3, 2020
  • 09:00
Five lessons for employers to apply to the pandemic’s second wave

Five lessons for employers to apply to the pandemic’s second wave

As coronavirus cases rise across the country and some return-to-work plans become return-to-home plans, many employers are wondering how to help their employees adapt once again…

  • By: Kim Siddall
  • November 3, 2020 February 5, 2021
  • 08:45
Caisse investing further in electric vehicle charging network

Caisse investing further in electric vehicle charging network

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is part of a $53-million round of Series C funding for AddEnergie Technologies Inc., a Quebec-based operator…

  • By: Staff
  • November 2, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 15:00
CAP income replacement levels up from all-time lows in March: report

CAP income replacement levels up from all-time lows in March: report

The average gross income replacement ratio for a typical defined contribution plan member was up at the end of September, according to Eckler Ltd.’s latest…

  • By: Staff
  • November 2, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 15:00
Supreme Court decision aggravates termination clause problems for employers

Supreme Court decision aggravates termination clause problems for employers

A recent decision from the Supreme Court of Canada suggests the test for employers seeking to limit recovery for unlawful termination damages related to long-term…

Canadian DB pension plans post 3% return, buoyed by equities: report

Canadian DB pension plans post 3% return, buoyed by equities: report

Canadian defined benefit pension plans posted a median three per cent return in 2020’s third quarter, buoyed by positive performance in equity markets, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • November 2, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 08:45
EQ Care launching free pandemic support program

EQ Care launching free pandemic support program

EQ Care is offering free access to its on-demand mental-health support program to help people cope as Canada endures a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. “Being committed…

Canada Infrastructure Bank names new CEO

Canada Infrastructure Bank names new CEO

The Canada Infrastructure Bank is appointing Ehren Cory as chief executive officer. In the new role, Cory’s first priorities will include implementing the bank’s $10-billion growth plan and drawing…

  • By: Staff
  • October 30, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 15:30
UTAM making progress toward goals on climate change

UTAM making progress toward goals on climate change

The University of Toronto Asset Management Corp. is making significant progress toward its goals on climate change, according to its fourth annual responsible investing report.…

  • By: Staff
  • October 30, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 15:15
Ehren Cory appointed as new Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO

Ehren Cory appointed as new Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO

The Canada Infrastructure Bank has appointed Ehren Cory as its new chief executive officer. Cory previously served as Infrastructure Ontario’s president and chief executive and…

Survey finds 80% of employees want remote work to continue post-pandemic

Survey finds 80% of employees want remote work to continue post-pandemic

While the shift from driving to an office in a suit to shuffling to a laptop in slippers was supposed to be a temporary reaction…

  • By: Staff
  • October 30, 2020 November 12, 2021
  • 08:45

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