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Nunavut government staff object to using vacation for self-isolation on return from holiday

Nunavut government staff object to using vacation for self-isolation on return from holiday

Members of the Nunavut Employees Union are taking issue with the requirement they use vacation time to self-isolate if they visit other provinces. The territorial…

NDP motion calls for transitioning CERB into guaranteed basic income

NDP motion calls for transitioning CERB into guaranteed basic income

A member of parliament from the New Democratic Party is introducing a motion to convert the Canada Emergency Response Benefit into a guaranteed livable basic…

  • By: Staff
  • August 14, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:10
Budget watchdog says wage subsidy program may cost less than predicted

Budget watchdog says wage subsidy program may cost less than predicted

Canada’s official fiscal watchdog says the federal wage subsidy program may cost $14 billion less than the government predicted. A new report by Parliamentary Budget…

Editorial: Company culture in the age of coronavirus

Editorial: Company culture in the age of coronavirus

Company culture is a common term, but what does it actually mean? Though it’s one of those non-tangible concepts that can be difficult to put…

Sprout acquiring Calgary-based predictive health-data analytics provider

Toronto-based digital well-being solutions provider Sprout is acquiring Calgary-based predictive health-data analytics company Vivametrica Ltd. Vivametrica analyzes, measures and predicts health risks, potential outcomes and…

  • By: Staff
  • August 14, 2020 November 24, 2020
  • 09:00
Head to head: What shape will global economic recovery take?

Head to head: What shape will global economic recovery take?

As the global economy slogs through one of the most dire situations in living memory, some predict it will bounce right back to its old…

How Corteva Agriscience Canada transformed its culture after a merger

Formed a year ago through a merger and a spin off, Corteva Agriscience Canada is using change as an opportunity to redefine what it means…

2020 Top 100 Pension Funds Report: How have Canada’s DB pensions changed over the last decade?

2020 Top 100 Pension Funds Report: 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…

Canadian pension portfolio exposure to China inching higher

Canadian pension portfolio exposure to China inching higher

The rallying cry that China is simply too significant a part of the world’s economy to leave out of a well-diversified portfolio is about to…

How will China play into Canadian pension portfolios as exposure inches higher?

The rallying cry that China is simply too significant a part of the world’s economy to leave out of a well-diversified portfolio is about to…

UBC faculty pension plan offers fossil fuel-free investment option

UBC faculty pension plan offers fossil fuel-free investment option

Over the last several years, a small group of faculty members at the University of British Columbia has been calling on its pension plan’s board…

Successful return-to-work processes more essential during coronavirus

Successful return-to-work processes more essential during coronavirus

For Chantelle Tadman, returning to work after maternity leave was more eventful than she’d hoped it would be. Between needing to take disability leave during…

Has coronavirus derailed progress of DC decumulation strategies?

For defined contribution plan members who were intending to retire in the first half of 2020, the market crash caused by the coronavirus may have…

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