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Morneau Shepell expanding into telemedicine services

Morneau Shepell expanding into telemedicine services

Morneau Shepell Ltd. is expanding into the growing telemedicine market to provide Canadian benefits plan members and their families with more convenient access to digital health-care…

  • By: Staff
  • October 8, 2020 October 8, 2020
  • 15:15
NL urged to include DB plan sponsors in new pension unlocking rules

NL urged to include DB plan sponsors in new pension unlocking rules

While the Association of Canadian Pension Management is urging the Newfoundland and Labrador government to introduce legislative amendments to facilitate pension unlocking in cases of financial hardship,…

  • By: Staff
  • October 8, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 15:15
Lowe’s Canada paying bonus to eligible employees

Lowe’s Canada paying bonus to eligible employees

To recognize frontline, hourly employees for their service during the coronavirus pandemic,  Lowe’s Canada is paying a discretionary bonus to all eligible full-time, part-time and seasonal…

  • By: Staff
  • October 8, 2020 October 8, 2020
  • 15:15
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Path to economic recovery filled with risks that need to be managed, Macklem says

The governor of the Bank of Canada said managing the risks from the pandemic is more critical than ever and it is key to a…

Quebec tables bill allowing target-benefit pension plans

Quebec tables bill allowing target-benefit pension plans

Quebec is one step closer to allowing employers to introduce target-benefit pension plans.  On Wednesday, Eric Girard, Quebec’s minister of finance, tabled Bill 68, which was…

  • By: Staff
  • October 8, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 08:46
67% of working Canadians would use virtual tools for mental health: survey

67% of working Canadians would use virtual tools for mental health: survey

More than two-thirds (67 per cent) of working Canadians said they’d use video chat, web or telephone-based health support to consult with a mental-health practitioner,…

  • By: Staff
  • October 8, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 08:45
Women considering downshifting, leaving careers due to pandemic: report

Women considering downshifting, leaving careers due to pandemic: report

One in four women in the U.S. are either considering downshifting their careers or leaving the workplace entirely, according to a new report by McKinsey & Company and…

  • By: Staff
  • October 7, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 15:00

A look at pension funding cushions from coast to coast

Long before the global pandemic, jurisdictions across Canada were embarking on pension solvency reform, with some moving from strict 100 per cent solvency funding requirements…

  • By: Yaelle Gang
  • October 7, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 10:27
Caisse investing in cyber security company

Caisse investing in cyber security company

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is co-leading a $55 million series D financing round for Onapsis, an application cyber security and compliance…

  • By: Staff
  • October 7, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 09:09
Dialogue buying Optima Global Health, expanding further into EAPs

Dialogue buying Optima Global Health, expanding further into EAPs

Health and wellness platform Dialogue is acquiring employee assistance program provider Optima Global Health. The purchase is part of Dialogue’s growth strategy to tap into…

  • By: Staff
  • October 7, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 08:45
Alain Malaket: An early-mover in the Canadian pension industry

Alain Malaket: An early-mover in the Canadian pension industry

While target-date funds are now a staple in the Canadian defined contribution pension industry, it wasn’t always so. Some of the first employers to bring…

  • By: Yaelle Gang
  • October 7, 2020 January 19, 2021
  • 08:30
Caisse investing in cyber security company, OMERS in cloud communications

Caisse investing in cyber security company, OMERS in cloud communications

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is among the investors raising $55 million in financing for Onapsis, an application cyber security and compliance company. The…

  • By: Staff
  • October 6, 2020 November 16, 2020
  • 15:20

Benefits by Design, PocketPills partner on digital pharmacy app

Benefits by Design Inc. and PocketPills are partnering on a digital pharmacy platform. Through the partnership, group plan members will be able to instantly connect with…

  • By: Staff
  • October 6, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 15:15

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