Caregiving costs $5.5 billion in lost productivity
Caregiving can have a negative impact on the workplace, costing the Canadian economy $5.5 billion in lost productivity, a study finds.
- By: Staff
- September 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:37
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How the trend factor affects your benefits costs
At 11.59%, the overall average health trend factor will continue in the same range this year as it has for the last four years, says…
- By: Judy Buckley
- September 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Fight for your employees’ health
Benefits Canada’s 2015 Healthy Outcomes Conference shows how employers can encourage healthy behaviours while containing costs
- By: Brooke Smith
- September 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
How one company gamifies corporate training
Ontario-based e-learning provider Axonify has a platform that offers employers gamified corporate training. Read: Gamification is here to stay Some of the video games are…
- By: Staff
- August 28, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:36
4 ways to improve Canadian healthcare
Healthcare is the purview of the provinces in Canada, but health leadership—setting big-picture goals, helping achieve best practices across the country and providing long-term, sustainable…
- By: Dr. Joshua Tepper
- August 28, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:26
How the Vancouver Aquarium motivates its staff
The Vancouver Aquarium is teeming not only with diverse marine life but also with diverse staff. It has 253 full and part-time employees—from scientists and…
- By: Brooke Smith
- August 28, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
What’s keeping employers up at night?
It’s 11:00 p.m. and you’ve survived another day of back-to-back meetings, endless emails, gridlock traffic, making dinner and getting the kids off to bed. Your…
- August 26, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:49
Why employers should support workers’ addiction treatment
Addiction and mental health issues are one of the most significant occupational health challenges, reports Profit.
- By: Staff
- August 26, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:08
Sun Life to buy Assurant unit: Report
Sun Life Financial is in discussion to purchase Assurant’s employee benefits division, reports Bloomberg News.
- By: Staff
- August 25, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 15:41
How to nudge people to make better benefits decisions
You’ve probably heard of using behavioural economics to encourage people to make better investment decisions, but can it apply to health and wellness decisions, too?…
- By: Alyssa Hodder
- August 25, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:32
Trudeau would extend compassionate care benefit
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is promising to lower the government’s eligibility requirements for Canadians needing help to care for a sick loved one. If elected,…
- By: Canadian Press
- August 21, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:24
Liberals pitch flexible work plan
Justin Trudeau is promising a Liberal government would make it easier for more than a million Canadians to have more flexible work hours.
- By: Canadian Press
- August 20, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:04
Public healthcare insurance costs typical family nearly $12,000
A typical Canadian family of four will pay $11,735 for public healthcare insurance in 2015, finds a Fraser Institute study.
- By: Staff
- August 20, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:28
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…
- By: Oluwayemisi Peters
- May 12, 2026 May 12, 2026
- 09:00
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…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- May 12, 2026 May 11, 2026
- 09:00
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…
- By: Sadie Janes
- May 7, 2026 May 6, 2026
- 09:00
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…
- By: Kyle Duggan, the Canadian Press
- August 11, 2025 August 11, 2025
- 15:00
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…
- By: Cathy Bussewitz, the Associated Press
- July 29, 2025 July 29, 2025
- 15:00
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
- 15:00