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Dialogue expanding services with new employee assistance program

Dialogue is expanding its health-care services by introducing an employee assistance program. The mobile-first EAP, which will be integrated into the company’s virtual-care services, aims…

  • By: Staff
  • August 21, 2020 November 24, 2020
  • 08:45

CPPIB highlights four post-coronavirus habits to impact investment portfolios

Four types of new habits and perspectives are expected to define the post-coronavirus era and could impact investment portfolios, according to new analysis by Thinking…

  • By: Staff
  • August 20, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 16:00
Liberals to replace CERB with new benefit, simplified EI program at cost of $37B

Liberals to replace CERB with new benefit, simplified EI program at cost of $37B

The federal Liberals are rolling out a $37-billion income support plan for workers whose earnings have crashed during the pandemic. The details released Thursday outline…

Alberta’s LAPP introducing new pension portal for members

Alberta’s LAPP introducing new pension portal for members

Alberta’s Local Authorities Pension Plan is introducing a new secure section of its website where plan members can log in, access their personal account and…

  • By: Staff
  • August 20, 2020 November 26, 2020
  • 15:00
CPPIB paper highlights four post-coronavirus habits to impact investment portfolios

CPPIB paper highlights four post-coronavirus habits to impact investment portfolios

Four types of new habits and perspectives are expected to define the post-coronavirus era and could impact investment portfolios, according to new analysis by Thinking…

  • By: Staff
  • August 20, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
PSAC calling for change to federal government’s public sector pension liabilities reporting

PSAC calling for change to federal government’s public sector pension liabilities reporting

The Public Sector Alliance of Canada is asking the federal government to change the way it reports the unfunded liabilities of public sector pension plans, arguing the…

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How have Canada’s DB pensions changed over the last decade?

Whether it’s battling the challenges of plan maturity, increasing longevity, the changing nature of work or difficult financial markets, these so-called golden handcuffs are looking…

Short selling could impact company ESG behaviour: study

Short selling could impact company ESG behaviour: study

Long-term engagement with companies on environmental, social and governance issues has been touted as a route to impact positive change, but a new paper from the…

  • By: Staff
  • August 20, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:00

Quebec applies pension relief measures, extends credit on employer contributions to health services fund

Quebec is applying new pension relief measures and is also extending the credit on employer contributions to the health services fund. The pension relief measures,…

  • By: Staff
  • August 19, 2020 November 30, 2020
  • 15:15
Value of assets in trusteed pension funds down 3.3% in Q1: Stats Can

Value of assets in trusteed pension funds down 3.3% in Q1: Stats Can

The value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds fell 3.3 per cent to $2.02 trillion in the first quarter of 2020, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • August 19, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 10:45
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How resilient were bond funds in the face of coronavirus?

Market turmoil caused by the coronavirus served as a real-life test for bond funds and their liquidity, according to a new paper from the Bank…

  • By: Staff
  • August 19, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 10:42

NL case involving employer duty to accommodate medical cannabis sent back to arbitration

The Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal has found a labour arbitrator failed to properly analyze an employer’s efforts to accommodate an employee taking medical…

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The green shoots of Canada’s green bond market

Canada’s green bond market has been growing, but investors would benefit from digging a little deeper to ensure what they’re buying is in fact green…

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