As employees begin to turn more and more to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) for mental distress claims, employers need to know how…
The Canada Revenue Agency has introduced a new version of Form GST494. The form is based on the Excise Tax Act (ETA), the proposed amendments…
“The reality of workplace stress is with all of us—at all times,” said Rhonda Shirreff, a labour and employment lawyer with Heenan Blaikie, speaking today…
While most plan sponsors have emergency medical travel insurance as part of their group insurance plan not everyone is aware of what exclusions could deny…
Visa Canada and Great-West Life have teamed up to give Canadian plan members a simplified way to use their health benefits with a new benefits…
Support for informal caregivers and research money were small but positive steps taken to enhance the Canadian healthcare system in the 2011 budget, but much…
An aging workforce means aging parents of those employees as well. As more and more employees find themselves in the caregiver role, employers are put…
In most recent article on BenefitsCanada.com, entitled Benefits cost management: myth or reality, one of the key messages was that despite a lot of discussion…
Employee morale and burnout are the biggest concerns among Canadian employers, far outstripping the concerns over attracting new talent, according to a survey by Right…
If you’re eager to start up a benefits plan for your small business but don’t know where to start, a benefits consultant may be an…
Because of the young average employee age at Work at Play, getting buy-in for a benefits plan was a challenge in the years following the…
Read our 2011 Small Plan Sponsor Report. Telelink, like many other companies, struggled during the recession. The St. John’s, Newfoundland-based inbound customer service business has…
Several of the stories we’ve run on BenefitsCanada.com over the past few weeks have triggered a lot of discussion. When we asked if convicted felons…
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…
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…
Air Canada’s vice-president of global human resources discusses its total mental-health offering, working in a fast-moving industry and exploring the world with family and friends.…
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…