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How CN Rail pension, ATRF tackled liquidity as markets crashed

How CN Rail pension, ATRF tackled liquidity as markets crashed

When the coronavirus pushed equity markets off a cliff, Canadian defined benefit pension plans had to mobilize to address a number of concerns. The Canadian…

How defensive strategies played out for CN Rail pension, ATRF as markets crashed

How defensive strategies played out for CN Rail pension, ATRF as markets crashed

When the coronavirus pushed equity markets off a cliff, Canadian defined benefit pension plans had to mobilize to address a number of concerns. The Canadian…

Half of Canadian employers have a policy to address benefits during disability: survey

Just half of Canadian employers said they’ve adopted a formal policy to clearly communicate their approach to disability benefits in the event of a conflict,…

  • By: Staff
  • June 9, 2020 November 24, 2020
  • 09:00
Navigating pension fiduciary duties during coronavirus pandemic

Navigating pension fiduciary duties during coronavirus pandemic

Employers that act as pension plan administrators have statutory fiduciary duties that are defined by the plan documents and by governing pension legislation. While those duties…

Will social bonds’ popularity grow with coronavirus recovery?

Will social bonds’ popularity grow with coronavirus recovery?

The City of Toronto has launched a social debenture framework to fund investments in affordable housing, transit and other basic infrastructure, access to essential services…

CAAT, Lawyers Financial partner to give Canadian legal community access to DBplus

CAAT, Lawyers Financial partner to give Canadian legal community access to DBplus

Canadian lawyers and law firm staff now have access to the College of Applied Arts and Technology’s DBplus pension plan through an affinity arrangement between the…

  • By: Staff
  • June 8, 2020 November 11, 2020
  • 15:15
BCI touts ESG successes in 2019 report

BCI touts ESG successes in 2019 report

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is touting its 2019 environmental, social and governance successes in its annual ESG report. Some highlights from the year…

  • By: Staff
  • June 8, 2020 November 11, 2020
  • 15:00

BCI highlights ESG successes in 2019 report

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is touting its 2019 environmental, social and governance successes in its annual ESG report. Some highlights from the year…

  • By: Staff
  • June 8, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 12:34

Caisse real-estate arm partnering to provide retail tenants with e-commerce solutions

Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, is helping small and medium-sized tenants in its Canadian shopping…

Uber Black drivers fight for unionization at labour board hearing

Uber Black drivers fight for unionization at labour board hearing

Toronto drivers for Uber Technologies Inc.’s premium Black service are fighting to bring themselves one stop closer to unionization and being recognized as employees of the popular…

Canadian employment rises 1.8% as economies reopen: Stats Can

Canadian employment rises 1.8% as economies reopen: Stats Can

Canadian employment numbers rose by 290,000 in May, or a 1.8 per cent increase on the previous month, as provinces started to reopen their economies,…

  • By: Staff
  • June 5, 2020 February 23, 2021
  • 15:00
National unemployment rate hits new record even as economy adds jobs

National unemployment rate hits new record even as economy adds jobs

Statistics Canada is reporting a record high unemployment rate as the economy added 289,600 jobs in May, with businesses reopening amid easing public health restrictions.…

LAPP reporting $3.4-billion loss in first quarter of 2020

LAPP reporting $3.4-billion loss in first quarter of 2020

The Local Authorities Pension Plan is reporting a $3.4-billion loss in an “exceedingly difficult” first quarter, reducing the size of the fund by 6.5 per cent. The…

  • By: Staff
  • June 5, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:30

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