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League hires Sun Life’s Lori Casselman

League hires Sun Life’s Lori Casselman

Canadian technology startup League has hired industry veteran Lori Casselman as its chief health officer. The Sun Life Financial Inc. executive will fill a new…

  • By: Staff
  • August 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 11:04
New study touts advantages of centralized benefits governance for multinationals

New study touts advantages of centralized benefits governance for multinationals

A new study from Aon Hewitt and the American Benefits Institute reported that 70 per cent of organizations have some form of corporate guidelines and…

  • By: Staff
  • August 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:42
New drug rules for seniors come into effect on Aug. 1

New drug rules for seniors come into effect on Aug. 1

New rules for senior citizens’ deductibles and copayments under the Ontario drug benefit program come into effect on Aug. 1. Until then, seniors with incomes…

  • By: Staff
  • July 29, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
‘Life and death matters’ at stake as U.S. Steel retirees seek benefits reinstatement

‘Life and death matters’ at stake as U.S. Steel retirees seek benefits reinstatement

Citing the “life and death matters” at stake, a lawyer for the union representing workers at U.S. Steel Canada was in court yesterday seeking to…

Time for plan sponsors to embrace digital innovations in health care

Time for plan sponsors to embrace digital innovations in health care

The digital innovations transforming health care in Canada carry huge implications for benefit plan sponsors and the people they serve. According to MaRS, one of…

Ontario to exclude high-strength opioids from public drug formulary

Ontario to exclude high-strength opioids from public drug formulary

Ontario is excluding certain higher-strength, long-acting opioids from the formulary for the Ontario Drug Benefit program, the Ministry for Health and Long-Term Care said in…

Consumerism, prevention key to countering Alberta’s high dental fees

Consumerism, prevention key to countering Alberta’s high dental fees

It’s no surprise to most Albertans that dental fees in the province are the highest in Canada by a wide margin. Recent statistics from Alberta…

  • July 26, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:10
Alberta health workers to get spending account boost

Alberta health workers to get spending account boost

An independent arbitrator has granted the union representing about 23,000 general support services workers at Alberta Health Services a three-year contract that includes a boost…

  • By: Staff
  • July 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:37
Employers cite productivity, morale gains among ROI from health programs

Employers cite productivity, morale gains among ROI from health programs

Two-thirds (66 per cent) of U.S. employers have experienced a return on investment on their efforts to boost employee health and performance, according to a…

Half of U.S. workers say their job affects their overall health: research

Half of U.S. workers say their job affects their overall health: research

Less than half (44 per cent) of working Americans say their current job affects their overall health, according to research published by National Public Radio,…

  • By: Staff
  • July 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:57
A look at the top drugs of 2015

A look at the top drugs of 2015

What are the latest trends in prescription drug claims in Canada? In the latest edition of Benefits Canada’s sister publication, Pharmacy Practice Plus, Angele Paquette took…

B.C. pharmacogenomics project to expand across Canada

B.C. pharmacogenomics project to expand across Canada

The British Columbia Pharmacy Association is expanding its pharmacogenomics project with a second phase that will take samples from 1,000 patients in Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg…

  • By: Staff
  • July 19, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:59
Have your say: Are you planning to change the design of your pension or benefits plan?

Have your say: Are you planning to change the design of your pension or benefits plan?

With cost containment a key concern for sponsors of benefit and pension plans, are you planning on making changes to your plan design in the…

  • By: Staff
  • July 18, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 20:00
Starbucks increases health benefits, stock plan and pay for U.S. employees

Starbucks increases health benefits, stock plan and pay for U.S. employees

Starbucks is launching an online health benefits platform, doubling its annual stock award program and raising base pay by at least five per cent for…

Report urges Canada to beef up IP protection for biologics

Report urges Canada to beef up IP protection for biologics

Intellectual property protection for biologic medicines in Canada falls far behind that in other countries, a new report from the Fraser Institute has found. Biologics’…

Addressing the challenge of chronic disease

Addressing the challenge of chronic disease

What’s it like for employees to work with an autoimmune condition and what do they need from their employers? Benefits Canada’s June 22 Chronic Disease…

  • By: Staff
  • July 11, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 12:30
Plan sponsors get a primer on autoimmune conditions

Plan sponsors get a primer on autoimmune conditions

With the growing prevalence of chronic diseases, plan sponsors got a primer on autoimmune conditions, treatment options and the impact they can have on employees…

How can employers do a better job of accommodating staff with chronic disease?

How can employers do a better job of accommodating staff with chronic disease?

With an aging workforce and the large number of people over the age of 40 having at least one chronic condition, employers have an incentive…

  • By: Yaelle Gang
  • July 11, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 12:28
A look at the tools to address drug plan cost pressures

A look at the tools to address drug plan cost pressures

With rising drug costs on the minds of many plan sponsors, a speaker at Benefits Canada’s Chronic Disease at Work event outlined some of the…

Employees tell their stories of working with chronic diseases

Employees tell their stories of working with chronic diseases

What’s it like to work while dealing with an autoimmune disease? At the 2016 Chronic Disease at Work conference on June 22 in Toronto, Dawn…

  • By: Yaelle Gang
  • July 11, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 12:26
First Health Care acquires Humanacare

First Health Care acquires Humanacare

Employee health services provider First Health Care is to acquire employee assistance program provider HumanaCare. The acquisition enhances First Health Care’s EAP offering by combining…

  • By: Staff
  • July 6, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:24

Have your say: Is vision care coverage too low?

With $200 not getting people very far when it comes to buying eyeglasses, is vision coverage in employee benefit plans too low? The issue of…

  • By: Staff
  • July 5, 2016 March 29, 2021
  • 09:43
Mississauga library staff on strike over pay and benefits

Mississauga library staff on strike over pay and benefits

Library workers in Mississauga, Ont. went on strike at midnight after pay and benefits negotiations with the city fell through over the weekend. The motion…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • July 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 11:07
CLHIA concerned about benefit plan impact of proposed change to chiropractor services

CLHIA concerned about benefit plan impact of proposed change to chiropractor services

The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association is warning that private sector employers may not be willing to cover new diagnostic services proposed as part…

Does your benefits or pension program deserve recognition?

Does your benefits or pension program deserve recognition?

Is your benefits program, pension communications plan or mental-health strategy worth shouting about? Wrap up your nominations – for your organization or another worthy employer…

  • By: Staff
  • June 17, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:00