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Are your employees benefits-savvy?
Health benefits

Are your employees benefits-savvy?

The cost of health and dental services don’t need to be shrouded in mystery. A little education can go a long way to help employees…

  • April 8, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 09:36
Healthy employees cheaper, loyal and productive
Benefits Canada News

Healthy employees cheaper, loyal and productive

A new, comprehensive study of employees at a Fortune 100 company found their overall well-being predicts future retention, productivity and healthcare costs.

  • By: Staff
  • April 5, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 09:49
Marijuana use and mental health linked
Benefits Canada News

Marijuana use and mental health linked

According to CAMH researchers who studied U.S. data, people with mental illnesses are more than seven times more likely to use cannabis weekly compared to…

  • By: Staff
  • April 5, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 09:40
Help employees prepare for retirement health costs
Health benefits

Help employees prepare for retirement health costs

While many plan sponsors are backing away from retiree benefits, there is a growing focus by employers on helping employees approaching retirement to prepare for…

Health benefits

Group Benefits Providers Report: Web extras

Our 2013 Group Benefits Provides Report covered many topics, but we weren’t able to get to all of them in the magazine. Below are the…

  • By: Neil Faba
  • April 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 17:27
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Why it’s important to understand diverse employee population

Human capital risk management has gained traction as companies look to evaluate and measure what is arguably their greatest resource: employees and the skills and…

Health/wellness

Breakdown: How the cookie crumbles

If productivity and efficiency are the pillars of corporate competency, the quest for success might be the demise of employee health.

Q&A with WorkSafeBC
Health/wellness

Q&A with WorkSafeBC

Valerie Molloy, senior manager, safety, health and wellness, with WorkSafeBC, talks about communicating wellness programs within her organization, and some of the other special programs…

Health benefits

Editorial: Risk and Return

Just in time for the April issue, Benefits Canada conducted a virtual roundtable with leaders from top Canadian group benefits providers and consulting firms who…

  • By: Rehana Begg
  • April 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00
WorkSafeBC makes wellness convenient
Health/wellness

WorkSafeBC makes wellness convenient

WorkSafeBC is just like any other employer, in that it has a health and safety policy, which, by law, follows Occupational Health and Safety regulations.…

Health/wellness

Inspiration: Stéphane Grenier

There’s no sweeter time than maple syrup season for Stéphane Grenier, lead consultant with Mental Health Innovations Consulting.

Health benefits

Group Benefits Providers Report: Mutually beneficial

Shifting demographics, the growing reality of expensive biologic drugs and the increasing prevalence of many chronic disease states in the workplace are all putting strain…

  • By: Neil Faba
  • April 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00
Employers keen on tech for health promotion
Benefits Canada News

Employers keen on tech for health promotion

HR departments are committed to using new technology to promote health and engagement; the challenge will be making it a priority for the bean counters.…

  • By: Staff
  • March 27, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 10:20

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
  • 15:00