Although rising costs for pension and benefits plans continue to be a concern for employers, many plan sponsors are finding ways to address the challenges…
The federal government is investing $869,000 in a workplace wellness project that aims to engage 6,000 employees at nine Montreal-area companies in health promotion. The…
Nearly six in 10 (59 per cent) global employers cited increasing productivity as the top objective of their workplace well-being program, according to a new…
Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto knows that to provide the best care to patients, it needs to take care of staff members as well. This…
Health services provider St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton knows a thing or two about catering to the health needs of its patients, but it also knows…
The Mental Health Commission of Canada and Ottawa Public Health have partnered to launch a series of free animated videos for employers and employees on…
The Canadian public health-care system is among the most expensive among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries as well as the least efficient, according to a…
When employees at Edmonton-based utilities company EPCOR Utilities Inc. get sick, they simply call the company’s reporting line where a case manager offers to connect…
McKesson Canada is combining wellness and philanthropy by donating $10,000 to the Paralympic Foundation of Canada on behalf of employees following a corporate wellness challenge. The…
The abortion pill Mifegymiso has been making headlines this month following uncertainty over whether provinces would be including the drug in their formularies. Earlier this week, the…
This year, 202,400 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer, a study from the Canadian Cancer Society predicts. Half (50.4 per cent) of the diagnoses will be lung,…
Millennial business owners are more likely to invest in employee benefits with 81 per cent investing in benefits within a year of launching their business,…
Health Canada approved the abortion pill Mifegymiso in July 2015. Late last month, however, all provinces but Quebec announced they wouldn’t include the medication in…
Carproof is rolling out a wellness campaign focused on employee self care, including access to a yoga and meditation specialist, massage therapists and a naturopath,…
Victoria Airport Authority is focusing on its employees’ total health as it hosts a number of events and programs for Healthy Workplace Month in October.…
More and more employees are turning to employer-provided support for their financial and health questions, a global survey by employee support service provider Workplace Options…
After hearing in May that the federal government was consulting with Canadians on bringing the right to request flexible working to all federally regulated employees,…
The federal government has launched an online consultation about introducing more flexible employment insurance benefits for employees taking maternity, parental and caregiving leave. The 2016…
RBC Insurance has signed an agreement with Best Doctors Canada to include a mental-health support and advocacy program in its group disability insurance. The program,…
In the pursuit of top talent, employers are becoming more flexible when it comes to employee time off, according to a new report by the…
Starbucks Canada has increased its mental-health benefits from $400 to $5,000 per year for all employees who work 20 or more hours a week, as…
A third (36 per cent) of millennials are willing to pay more for more generous workplace health-care plans, up from 27 per cent who said…
As a hospital, the IWK Health Centre in Halifax has a natural interest in promoting health and wellness. And in its case, many of the…
With many Canadians struggling to balance their work responsibilities with their duties as caregivers for loved ones, employers are facing the challenge of how to…
Employers have always depended on the public health system to treat their employees in a timely manner. However, because of health cutbacks and the resulting…