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2025 Vancouver Benefits Summit: Rethinking the role of community pharmacies in health care

SPONSORED CONTENT Community pharmacies are becoming centres of timely, accessible health care with a growing number of health services as pharmacists’ scope of practice increases,…

2025 Vancouver Benefits Summit: Addressing hormone imbalances during perimenopause with personalized care plans

When Lisa, a 46-year-old marketing manager, started experiencing perimenopause, her career took a hit. Dealing with brain fog, sleep disruption and hot flashes, she shifted…

2025 Vancouver Benefits Summit: Taking a holistic approach to weight management programs

When a plan member wants to lose weight but doesn’t know where to start or is unsure what their benefits plan covers, it can feel…

2025 Vancouver Benefits Summit: How UBC is embedding well-being into its programs, practices and processes

The University of British Columbia has committed to integrating well-being into its core organizational commitment and approach, according to Natasha Malloff, executive director of health,…

Employees on LTD more likely to claim for chronic disease medication for multiple conditions: report

Canadian employees who are on long-term disability leave are two-times more likely to claim for a chronic disease medication related to a secondary condition and…

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  • June 23, 2025 June 20, 2025
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

A column by Hub International’s Ken MacDonald on his recent health-care journey was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top…

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  • June 20, 2025 June 19, 2025
  • 09:00
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Colliers’ 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards win highlighting commitment to employee well-being

Colliers International Group Inc.’s win at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards is highlighting the company’s efforts to support employee well-being via its absence management…

Meet the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards judges

With just two weeks to go until the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards’ nomination process draws to a close, Benefits Canada is pleased to announce this…

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57% of global employers rebalancing benefits spend over next three years: survey

In the next three years, more than half (57 per cent) of global employers plan to reallocate or rebalance their benefits spend, adding or enhancing…

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  • June 17, 2025 June 16, 2025
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on how pension plan sponsors can manage risk amid economic and geopolitical instability was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here…

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  • June 13, 2025 June 12, 2025
  • 09:00
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Expert panel: From burnout to brain tumour and back

Sometimes things aren’t what they seem. A couple of years ago I started experiencing classic burnout symptoms, like exhaustion, brain fog and lack of concentration.…

How plan sponsors, pharmacists can work together amid evolving health-care landscape

As the role of pharmacists in the Canadian health-care landscape continues to evolve, there are opportunities for plan sponsors to integrate these professionals into their…

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82% of Canadian employers cite cost as top benefits concern: survey

The majority (82 per cent) of Canadian employers say cost is their primary consideration when defining and reviewing benefits, compared to 66 per cent of…

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  • June 11, 2025 June 13, 2025
  • 09:00
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on how diversity, equity and inclusion strategies are changing was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five…

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  • June 6, 2025 June 5, 2025
  • 09:00
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Respectful workplaces helping Canadians feel supported at work: survey

A respectful workplace (70 per cent), extended health coverage (56 per cent) and flexible work options (42 per cent) are helping Canadian employees feel supported…

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  • June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025
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Acera Insurance partnering with Navigate Benefit Solutions

Acera Insurance Services Ltd. is partnering with consulting firm Navigate Benefit Solutions as it continues to expand its specialty benefits division. Providing group benefits and…

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  • June 4, 2025 June 4, 2025
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Workplace Benefits Awards’ win reinforcing Admiral Insurance’s commitment to employee well-being

After receiving the 2024 Workplace Benefits Award in the Drug/Benefits Plan Innovation category, Admiral Insurance is strengthening its commitment to employee well-being with a comprehensive and evolving approach…

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Communication, benefits key to supporting employees in sectors hit by U.S. trade war

Canadian employers in sectors that have been hardest hit by the U.S. trade war can support employees’ mental and financial wellness by communicating clearly about…

Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on the Association of Canadian Pension Management’s call for modernized pension legislation in Alberta was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…

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  • May 30, 2025 May 29, 2025
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HBC employees losing post-retirement benefits, keeping DB pension benefits amid closure

More than 8,300 workers will have lost their job and some benefits by the time Hudson’s Bay Co. closes all of its stores at the…

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How employers can design effective financial wellness programs

For employers that are designing a financial wellness program, it’s important to provide a user-friendly, educational, and flexible offering that reflects the diversity of employees’…

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93% of employers maintaining or expanding well-being programs in 2025: survey

Nine in 10 (93 per cent) of global employers say they’ll maintain or expand their well-being offerings in 2025, according to a new survey by…

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  • May 27, 2025 May 26, 2025
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CAA Club Group’s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards win reinforcing holistic wellness strategy

CAA Club Group’s win in Benefits Canada’s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards is reinforcing the company’s efforts to provide a comprehensive wellness program to its employees,…

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Employees with personalized benefits more likely to believe employer cares about health, well-being: survey

Roughly eight in 10 (78 per cent) employees who can personalize their benefits package to meet their needs say their employer cares about their health…

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  • May 26, 2025 May 23, 2025
  • 09:00
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U.S. meatpacking workers win back DB pension plan in new union contract

U.S. meatpacking workers are getting their first new defined benefit pension plan in nearly 40 years under a contract agreement between Brazil-based JBS, one of…