Great-West Lifeco has reported net earnings attributable to common shareholders of $683 million for the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $657 million…
“I lay bricks for half the year, so that I can collect disability and surf for the other half.” It was 2009, and I was…
Sun Life Financial reported a fourth-quarter profit of $419.6 million on Wednesday. On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had profit of 65…
Despite the continued debate around whether employees in the “gig economy” should be classified as independent contractors or staff with benefits, a startup insurance broker is catering…
During his three-year tenure as a financial analyst at one of Canada’s biggest banks, Devon Wright never once used his company health plan. “There was…
Manulife Financial Corporation has reached an agreement in Canada with The Vitality Group (Vitality) to introduce life insurance that rewards people for healthy living. The partnership will be first…
The five most common employee benefits offered by Canadian employers are health and dental insurance, group life insurance, training expenses, vehicle allowances, and gifts and awards,…
Three-quarters (75%) of organizations globally have now introduced flexible working policies to enable staff to vary their hours and use technology to work from home,…
Payworks has launched a group benefits product that builds on its suite of payroll, HR and time management platforms. The group benefits plan, which is being…
The Benefits Alliance Group is to launch a new online HR service, which will be available to its nearly 6,000 group benefits clients through Sudbury-based…
Events taking place around the world today will unite cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates, clinicians and others to celebrate World Cancer Day. Globally, more than eight million…
Digital health platform League has launched a full benefits platform called League Benefits. The platform has been designed to help organizations deliver personal spending accounts,…
More than half (55%) of Canadians are concerned about their inability to meet living expenses should they become impacted by a serious illness, according to…
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…