Coverage of the 2025 Healthy Outcomes Conference
Nearly 150 leaders and influencers in the benefits industry gathered at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto on Oct. 21 for the 2025 Healthy Outcomes Conference.…
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2025 Healthy Outcomes Conference: Using benefits, claims data to find preventative health solutions
When a plan sponsor was seeing musculoskeletal issues come up in disability claims, it wanted to figure out if it could do more to support…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- December 3, 2025 November 21, 2025
- 07:58
2025 Healthy Outcomes Conference: How payor, provider integration can improve plan member health outcomes
Private payors spent a collective $37 billion on health care in 2024 out of a total Canadian health-care spend of $372 billion, with the benefits…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- December 3, 2025 November 21, 2025
- 07:57
2025 Healthy Outcomes Conference: Henry Schein Canada reducing disability leave claims with wellness program
It was 2023 and Henry Schein Canada was “late to the wellness party,” recalled Faye Gagne (pictured centre), the company’s manager of employee relations and…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- December 3, 2025 November 24, 2025
- 07:56
2025 Healthy Outcomes Conference: Automated insulin pumps changing the game for type one diabetes
Since the only treatment for type one diabetes is insulin, there’s only one option for treating the condition, according to Andrew Muirhead (pictured right), territory manager…
- By: Jordan Tallis
- December 3, 2025 December 4, 2025
- 07:55
2025 Healthy Outcomes Conference: The importance of incorporating menopause support into modern workplaces
Among the 21 million Canadians in the workforce, eight million are women over the age of 40. “We have a large workforce that’s going through…
- By: Jordan Tallis
- December 3, 2025 November 21, 2025
- 07:54
2025 Healthy Outcomes Conference: UAP’s wellness strategy improving employees’ mental, financial health
Implementing a wellness strategy during the pandemic helped Montreal-based automotive and heavy parts distributor UAP Inc. boost employee engagement, reduce the stigma around mental health…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- December 3, 2025 November 21, 2025
- 07:53
2025 Healthy Outcomes Conference: Plan sponsors want data to tie wellness investments to health outcomes
Plan sponsors have far more access to benefits utilization and organizational health data than in recent years, but challenges persist with fragmentation and consistency across…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- December 3, 2025 November 28, 2025
- 07:52
How predictability in the workplace can reduce employee burnout
A recent New York Times feature highlighted the growing tension between workplace expectations and the unequal share of caregiving and domestic labour women continue to…
- By: Sonya Singh
- December 2, 2025 December 1, 2025
- 09:00
67% of global employees experiencing fertility challenges say employer isn’t supportive: survey
Despite growing awareness of reproductive health, two-thirds (67 per cent) of global employees who have experienced fertility challenges say their workplaces don’t offer support for…
- By: Staff
- December 2, 2025 December 1, 2025
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the legal considerations for employers requiring cross-border travel was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five…
- By: Staff
- November 28, 2025 November 27, 2025
- 09:00
How Ontario’s proposed changes to preferred pharmacy networks could reshape drug plan costs
Ontario’s signal that it may restrict or eliminate preferred pharmacy networks has created urgency for plan sponsors that rely on these arrangements to manage drug…
- By: Sonya Singh
- November 27, 2025 November 25, 2025
- 09:00
Canadian Baptist Ministries supporting employee health, managing costs with flexible benefits plan
Canadian Baptist Ministries is supporting employee health and managing costs through a flexible benefits plan model that will be introduced at the end of 2025.…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- November 26, 2025 November 26, 2025
- 09:00
Venn supporting employee health through nudges, challenges
Venn Software Inc. is encouraging employees to take care of their physical and mental health through nudges and friendly competitions. The Toronto-based fintech company’s benefits…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- November 25, 2025 November 24, 2025
- 09:00
Survey finds caregiving pressures affecting Canadian employees’ mental health, retirement plans
Canadian employees with caregivering responsibilities are facing rising levels of stress, lost income and workplace strain, according to a new survey by virtual-care platform Maple…
- By: Staff
- November 24, 2025 November 21, 2025
- 09:00
Report finds early-onset health issues increasing among Canadian women
Cancer rates among Canadian women age 50 and younger are twice as high as those of men in the same age group, according to a…
- By: Staff
- November 20, 2025 November 19, 2025
- 09:00
Global health benefits costs expected to jump 10.3% in 2026: report
Global health insurance costs are expected to rise by an average of 10.3 per cent in 2026, according to a new report by WTW. It…
- By: Staff
- November 18, 2025 November 18, 2025
- 15:00
Editorial: Looking at the good, bad and ugly of artificial intelligence
It’s difficult to avoid feeling overwhelmed by the hype around artificial intelligence and its many applications in our day-to-day lives. I was a kid during…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- November 14, 2025 November 20, 2025
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on proposed changes to preferred pharmacy networks outlined in the Ontario government’s fall economic statement was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past…
- By: Staff
- November 14, 2025 November 13, 2025
- 09:00
How is disability management evolving amid remote work and technological change?
Despite the World Health Organization declaring the coronavirus pandemic over in May 2023, the health crisis continues to shape workplaces around the globe. “Before the…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- November 14, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 08:56
Q&A with 123Dentist’s Domenico Morrone
The organization’s senior manager of employee benefits talks voluntary benefits, balancing costs with flexibility and travelling around the world. Q: What new programs or initiatives…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- November 14, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 08:53
AI supporting, but not replacing, pension, benefits teams: experts
While emerging forms of artificial intelligence such as agentic AI may hold promises and challenges for pension plan sponsors, the human touch remains important when…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- November 13, 2025 November 13, 2025
- 09:00
Unifor, Loblaws agreement includes benefits gains
The union representing workers at Loblaws Inc.’s distribution centre in Ajax, Ont. have ratified a new five-year collective agreement that includes benefits and wage gains.…
- By: Staff
- November 10, 2025 November 7, 2025
- 15:00
Ontario taking steps to end preferred pharmacy networks, introducing VPLA framework
In its fall economic statement, the Ontario government said it plans to introduce legislation that would effectively end preferred pharmacy networks in the province. The…
- By: Staff
- November 7, 2025 November 7, 2025
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on one of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s wins in Benefits Canada’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past…
- By: Staff
- November 7, 2025 November 6, 2025
- 09:00