According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information’s National Health Expenditure Trends report, private insurance and out-of-pocket expenses for healthcare in Canada reached an estimated…
Mental illness accounts for about 30% of disability claims at Western, making it an important issue in the school’s quest to provide a safe and…
Approaching retirement can be an emotional time for some employees. Add to that the prospect of reduced or even the total elimination of health benefits,…
The industry often focuses on improving employee engagement in company retirement plans and educating employees on saving for retirement. Less attention is given to the…
Public service and education retirees in Quebec now have access to supplemental prescription drug insurance offered by RAMQ with the additional health insurance plan 3997…
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada has announced it will take full ownership of Buffett & Company Worksite Wellness Inc. The two organizations have been…
Does your plan require prior authorization for specialty drugs? Take our poll and let us know. As the saying goes, “What goes up, must come…
The new generic drug pricing changes that have taken place across the country have created some evolving implications for plan sponsors. Not only have these…
The Canadian Diabetes Association and Diabetes Québec have released a report on the state of diabetes in Canada. The report, titled Diabetes: Canada at the…
Take the opportunity to spread the word about about your employee benefits today—it’s National Employee Benefits Day. April 4, 2011 marks the seventh annual celebration…
Generic drugs represent the only component of Canadian healthcare in which costs are decreasing. On March 29, more than 100 plan sponsors, group insurers and…
The U.S. subsidiary of Sun Life Financial is continuing its expansion and repositioning in a market that has undergone several upheavals in the last two…
The Canada Revenue Agency has introduced a new version of Form GST494. The form is based on the Excise Tax Act (ETA), the proposed amendments…
While most plan sponsors have emergency medical travel insurance as part of their group insurance plan not everyone is aware of what exclusions could deny…
Visa Canada and Great-West Life have teamed up to give Canadian plan members a simplified way to use their health benefits with a new benefits…
In most recent article on BenefitsCanada.com, entitled Benefits cost management: myth or reality, one of the key messages was that despite a lot of discussion…
If you’re eager to start up a benefits plan for your small business but don’t know where to start, a benefits consultant may be an…
Because of the young average employee age at Work at Play, getting buy-in for a benefits plan was a challenge in the years following the…
Read our 2011 Small Plan Sponsor Report. Telelink, like many other companies, struggled during the recession. The St. John’s, Newfoundland-based inbound customer service business has…
Several of the stories we’ve run on BenefitsCanada.com over the past few weeks have triggered a lot of discussion. When we asked if convicted felons…
With the prevalence of healthcare spending accounts (HCSAs) on the rise, employees who are able to take advantage of coordinating health and dental benefits with…
When it comes to the workplace and motherhood, we’ve come a long way, baby. A woman’s job is now protected when she’s on maternity leave,…
The Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec calls for legislative changes to relieve the congestion of the health system and reduce wait time. In a proposal…
Today, the “new normal” for benefits plan sponsors means trying to keep up with the rapid pace of research and development in dental healthcare while…
Canadian plan sponsors, administrators and providers give clear communication and plain language around benefits, pensions and other HR programs lip service, but few make any…