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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…

  • By: Staff
  • June 23, 2025 June 20, 2025
  • 09:00
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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…

  • By: Staff
  • 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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67% of Canadians concerned about impact of Canada-U.S. relations, cost of living on retirement: HOOPP

Two-thirds (67 per cent) of Canadians say they’re very concerned about how Canada-U.S. relations, along with the cost of living (67 per cent) and general…

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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…

  • By: Staff
  • June 17, 2025 June 16, 2025
  • 09:00

Survey finds 15% of new mothers lost employment while on parental leave

Arina Kharlamova was cradling her two-month-old daughter when an email popped into her inbox that disrupted the calm of her maternity leave. The message invited…

Amazon supporting new Canadians with legal benefits

Amazon Canada is supporting employees who are new Canadians through its new immigration legal referral program. The program, which is available to all full- and…

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…

  • By: Staff
  • June 13, 2025 June 12, 2025
  • 09:00

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

An article on the federal government’s spring economic update, including the creation of Canada’s first sovereign wealth fund, was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this…

  • By: Staff
  • May 1, 2026 April 30, 2026
  • 09:00

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

An article on how legislative changes in Alberta are impacting employer-sponsored benefits plans was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the…

  • By: Staff
  • March 6, 2026 March 5, 2026
  • 09:00

Discrimination lawsuit underscores reputational, accommodation risks for employers: expert

A lawsuit against the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.’s Yellowknife bureau is serving as a broader wake-up call for employers navigating workplace culture, psychological safety and reputational…

  • By: Sonya Singh
  • February 24, 2026 February 26, 2026
  • 09:00

Sounding Board: How to close the mental-health benefits utilization gap in Canadian workplaces

May marks Mental Health Awareness Month, a time when organizations create conversations around psychological well-being through campaigns, webinars and internal communications. In the aftermath of…

Flight Centre’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards wins supporting benefits communications strategy

Flight Centre Travel Group’s pair of wins at the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards is supporting the employer’s benefits communications strategy by reminding employees of available…

BMO supporting employee mental health through enhanced EAP, Indigenous CBT

The Bank of Montreal is supporting employee mental health through an enhanced employee assistance program, an upcoming Indigenous cognitive behavioural therapy tool and an internal…

Feds increasing pay, retention bonuses for CAF personnel

Ottawa is hiking entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces privates by 20 per cent for the regular force and 13 per cent for reservists. That…

Education benefits, tuition assistance prove life-changing for some employees

After five years of working long nights as a truck driver, Julius Mosley wanted a change. He found driving unfulfilling, and his teenage son needed…

61% of Canadian workers say return-to-workplace mandates impose financial burden: survey

Nearly two-thirds (61 per cent) of Canadian employees say return-to-worksite mandates impose a financial burden, a percentage that increases to 70 per cent among hybrid…

  • By: Staff
  • May 22, 2024 May 22, 2024
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