Equitable Life of Canada has introduced an online health assessment tool aimed at helping plan members better understand and manage their health. The tool, developed…
Manulife Financial Group Benefits has launched a suite of services to address the needs of employers dealing with incidences of workplace injury. Occupational Management Services…
Employees who take a mental health leave are more likely to experience a recurrence earlier than those who take a physical health leave, according to…
Watch this video Migrating the HR claims process from a paper-based environment to an automated solution can help organizations streamline processes and increase efficiency. But…
Equitable Life of Canada has announced it has teamed up with insurance firm ACE Canada to offer group critical illness coverage to plan members. “Being…
Today’s workplace is changing and more focus is being put on the psychological health of employees. “We use to primarily use our backs for work…
An employee volunteer program can benefit more than the community. A new study by Manulife Financial suggests that such programs can also help develop essential…
Against a backdrop of spiralling drug costs coupled with an aging population, appropriate evaluation and coverage of drugs has taken on special urgency. Many stakeholders…
Who doesn’t know about the power of communications? They can diffuse or create a crisis, reinforce or revolutionize, educate, misinform, motivate, stall and persuade or…
Employers may feel as if they’ve been working to de-stigmatize mental health in their workplace, but a new report from the Conference Board of Canada…
It’s not just Air Canada and Canada Post workers who are unhappy with their employers, a new survey has found. Findings from Mercer’s What’s Working…
Canada’s life and health insurance is giving the Mental Health Commission of Canada and the federal government kudos for the development of a voluntary Canada-wide…
A U.S. study released by Buck Consultants indicates that the use of third-party pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) has increased by 10% in the past two…
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…