Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on an arbitrator’s confirmation of the long-term disability exception to Ontario’s mandatory retirement rule was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
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Ontario arbitrator confirms validity of LTD exception to mandatory retirement rule
An Ontario arbitrator has confirmed the validity of the long-term disability exception to the mandatory retirement rule. When Ontario eliminated mandatory retirement in 2006, the…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- September 24, 2025 September 22, 2025
- 09:00
Insurers using AI, data sharing and private investigators to crack down on rising benefits fraud: Toronto Benefits Summit
A fifth (22 per cent) of plan sponsors said their organization has seen an uptick in benefits fraud, either by plan members, service providers or…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- September 23, 2025 October 2, 2025
- 09:00
Quebec employment legislation introducing unpaid leave for workers impacted by provincial health, disaster orders
Amid the increase in frequency and severity of wildfires in Canada, new employment legislation in Quebec could more effectively support employees working remotely in rural…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- September 10, 2025 September 9, 2025
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article announcing the finalists of the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five…
- By: Staff
- September 5, 2025 September 4, 2025
- 09:00
Employee’s termination following mental-health leave not discriminatory: tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta has ruled that termination of employment on the day an employee returns from a year-long mental-health leave doesn’t, in…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- September 3, 2025 September 9, 2025
- 09:00
CLHIA pre-budget submission highlighting VPLAs, auto features, pharmacare and virtual health care
In its pre-budget submission to the federal government, the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association highlighted variable payment life annuities, automatic features in pension plans, …
- By: Staff
- September 2, 2025 August 29, 2025
- 09:00
Head to head: Should employers be encouraging plan members to use up their benefits by the end of the year?
One expert encourages employers to avoid a ‘use it or lose it’ approach, while another emphasizes the value of encouraging benefits usage as an attraction…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- August 1, 2025 August 18, 2025
- 08:59
B.C. amendment will stop employers from asking for ‘unnecessary’ sick notes
Changes to British Columbia’s employment standards legislation to no longer allow employers to require sick notes for short-term absences are welcome after a decade of…
- By: Darryl Greer, the Canadian Press
- April 17, 2025 May 29, 2025
- 14:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on how incoming health-care legislation could impact plan sponsors’ virtual care offerings was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are…
- By: Staff
- April 11, 2025 April 10, 2025
- 09:00
How national health-care legislation could impact benefits plan sponsors’ virtual care offerings
The incoming Canadian Health Act Services Policy could limit benefits plan sponsors’ ability to offer virtual health care, according to experts. The policy, which will…
- By: Brooke Smith
- April 7, 2025 April 4, 2025
- 09:00
What Newfoundland and Labrador-based employers need to know about changes to employee leave legislation
While Newfoundland and Labrador employees who take three or more consecutive days of sick leave are no longer required to provide their employer with a…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- February 6, 2025 February 5, 2025
- 09:00
Coverage of the 2024 Future of Work Summit
On Dec. 10, Benefits Canada’s 2024 Future of Work Summit brought together key industry leaders to discuss pressing human resources issues, such as attraction and retention; diversity, equity and inclusion;…
- By: Benefits Canada
- January 27, 2025 January 23, 2025
- 08:00
How changes to parental, illness leave, job posting requirements could impact Ontario employers
In light of upcoming changes to Ontario’s employment leave policies, as well as new requirements for job postings, it’s important for employers to review and…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- January 23, 2025 January 22, 2025
- 09:00
Top 10 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of 2024
From the unlocking of pension benefits in Nova Scotia to new pay transparency rules in Ontario, stories about pension and employment legislation caught the eyes…
- By: Staff
- December 23, 2024 December 19, 2024
- 09:00
New technologies, industry partnerships stemming the tide of benefits fraud
In 2016, the Toronto Transit Commission sued its insurer for allegedly not having appropriate benefits fraud controls in place to detect unusual trends or patterns.…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 11, 2024 October 9, 2024
- 08:56
How plan sponsors can support employees going through a divorce
Going through a divorce can be an extremely stressful and emotional experience and, unsurprisingly, the impacts can spill into the workplace. “[Employees may be] at…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- September 13, 2024 September 12, 2024
- 08:54
Sounding Board: What plan sponsors should know about pharmacare
Plan sponsors worried about the expense and sustainability of their drug plan might initially embrace a pharmacare plan, hoping to shift drug costs to a…
- By: Suzanne Lepage and Carolyne Eagan
- June 27, 2024 June 26, 2024
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pensions and investment stories of the week
An article on the Ontario Court of Appeal’s affirmation of a $1.5 million punitive damages award was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here are the…
- By: Staff
- February 9, 2024 February 8, 2024
- 09:00
Court of Appeal upholds $1.5 million punitive damages award in LTD claims case
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s affirmation of a $1.5 million punitive damages award — reportedly the largest award of its kind in a Canadian long-term…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- February 2, 2024 February 1, 2024
- 09:00
Manulife, Loblaw deal to deliver specialty drugs sparks access, competition concerns
Some pharmacare policy experts are raising concerns about competition and patient access to much-needed medication after Manulife Financial Corp. announced its coverage of certain prescription…
- By: Sammy Hudes, the Canadian Press
- January 31, 2024 January 31, 2024
- 09:00
Georgia to pay for gender affirmation care for public employees
The state of Georgia will start paying for gender affirmation care for state employees, public school teachers and former employees covered by a state health…
- By: Jeff Amy, the Associated Press
- October 23, 2023 October 23, 2023
- 15:00
National pharmacare program will cost $40BN annually with shift of $14BN in private insurance
The Parliamentary Budget Office is confirming the insurance industry’s projection that a single-payer model of national pharmacare program will cost $40 billion annually as a result…
- By: Staff
- October 18, 2023 October 17, 2023
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article announcing the finalists in Benefits Canada‘s 2023 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular…
- By: Staff
- September 8, 2023 September 7, 2023
- 09:00
AI tools helping insurers manage plan costs by weeding out instances of benefits fraud
In 2022, Beneva Inc.’s fraud management department noticed unusual activity under a plan member’s account. The insurer’s artificial intelligence tool, used to analyze millions of…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- September 6, 2023 September 6, 2023
- 09:00