According to the Canadian Cancer Society, 40% of Canadian women and 45% of Canadian men will develop cancer during their lifetime. Cancer remains the leading…
Manulife Financial has launched Health Management Services, a new service to help plan sponsors manage their benefits costs. The new service offers employers a “unique…
Great-West Life has introduced a new smart-phone app to help plan members better manage their prescription medications. DrugHub, which is available for the iPhone, iPad…
A new type of employee benefit trust — the employee life and health trust (ELHT) — was created recently after amendments to the Income Tax…
What’s cooking for employees at Campbell Company of Canada? A lot, according to Fanny Karolev, Campbell’s manager of health and wellness, who we caught on…
The Erie St. Clair Regional Cancer Program has designed a unique and innovative workplace health information/education and cancer screening referral program called Your Health Matters…
The treatment of cancer requires a multi-disciplinary approach. Comprehensive cancer centres and hospital-based clinics provide more than 90% of cancer care. Cancer Care Ontario is…
Many of today’s employees work in an environment where companies fight to hire the best. In its February 2010 review of hiring trends, HRinfodesk.com (a…
A great deal of the potential that has been touted about the impact of lower generic drug prices on the private sector has yet to…
Well designed and implemented disability management programs can shorten or prevent employee absences, improve quality of life and productivity and reduce employer and healthcare…
Cancer is a treatable and curable illness. A diagnosis of cancer doesn’t have to be a death sentence, and it isn’t necessarily a permanent illness.…
Drugs are an important part of cancer treatment, yet patients often have difficulty accessing coverage for the most effective medicines. The complexity of cancer drug…
Morneau Shepell, under the Shepell-fgi brand, has launched a new mobile app for Apple and RIM mobile devices. The My EAP app is the first…
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…