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Encourage employees to get flu shot
Benefits Canada News

Encourage employees to get flu shot

According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, the flu affects 5% to 10% of Canadians each year, which equates to sick days and productivity…

Disclosure vs. communication: More than just semantics
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Disclosure vs. communication: More than just semantics

Disclosure—it’s a word that’s popping up with increasing frequency in the pension world. In fact, it’s hard to turn around these days without tripping over…

Capital accumulation plans

Roll video: Pension costs, PRPPs, social media

PRPPs and social media strategy Watch this video Katherine Strutt, general manager of the Saskatchewan Pension Plan (SPP), gives her opinion on who will best…

  • By: Staff
  • October 19, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 11:35
Most employees aren’t taking breaks
Benefits Canada News

Most employees aren’t taking breaks

When was the last time you took a lunch break? A new survey from Right Management finds that only 20% of employees take an actual…

  • By: Staff
  • October 17, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 09:51
Strengthening the pharmacy-plan sponsor relationship
Health benefits

Strengthening the pharmacy-plan sponsor relationship

From a plan sponsor’s perspective, the best part of the changing economic landscape of retail pharmacy in Canada is that the timing could not be…

  • October 16, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 12:10
Addressing the presenteeism issue
Health/wellness

Addressing the presenteeism issue

On any given day, you may look around your office and see that all your employees are at work. But present doesn’t always mean productive.…

Manage the disease, control the costs
Health benefits

Manage the disease, control the costs

Controlling escalating drug costs means plan sponsors need to do more than just have prior authorization for high-cost drugs and restricted formularies. These programs will…

Multinationals want more control over benefits
Health benefits

Multinationals want more control over benefits

Multinational companies are looking to gain more control over employee benefits plans, mostly to counter rising costs and financial risks, but the majority has a…

  • By: Staff
  • October 10, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 11:29
Managers better trained to help depressed employees
Health/wellness

Managers better trained to help depressed employees

Depression has gained a serious presence in today’s workplace, finds a new survey from Ipsos Reid, funded by the Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health…

  • By: Staff
  • October 9, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 11:08
Manage and measure disability programs
Disability management

Manage and measure disability programs

After a decade of steady increases in the incidence and number of days lost to illness and disability, the Conference Board of Canada’s 2009 Employer-Sponsored…

Creating a positive return-to-work experience
Disability management

Creating a positive return-to-work experience

How an employee returns to work following an absence—be it due to a physical or mental illness—will have a huge impact on his or her…

The 3 Ws of return to work
Disability management

The 3 Ws of return to work

Bringing an employee back to work after a disability is a challenge every employer faces, regardless of the size or scope of its organization.

Caregiving’s impact on the workplace
Disability management

Caregiving’s impact on the workplace

As our population ages, it’s inevitable that some employees will need to take on a caregiving role in addition to their full-time jobs. In 2007,…

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