With studies showing low levels of employee engagement, it’s striking that so few people are really engaged and intrinsically motivated to perform the jobs they…
The trend away from defined benefit to defined contribution or hybrid pension plans has heightened the litigation risk for employers when it comes to the…
Goodbye bow ties and hello blue jeans. A few weeks after Starbucks announced it was loosening its dress code to include patterns, tattoos and piercings,…
As part of efforts to tap into digital health startups, Sun Life Financial Inc. has announced the formation of a new business area called digital…
Despite contract language providing for post-retirement benefits, eight retirees of a Cornwall, Ont., manufacturing company are out of luck after an arbitrator ruled the company…
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…
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…
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…
With summer in full swing, many employees are using some vacation time to take advantage of the nice weather and get a break from the…
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…
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…
Having come from the stuffier corporate world, travel consultant Mark Novak’s move to the more casual atmosphere of travel agency Flight Centre was rocky. “The…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…