Mike Sullivan – President, Cubic Health Inc. In 2003, Sullivan co-founded Cubic Health, an analytics, benefits plan intelligence and drug plan management company that assists…
Most organizations have come to understand the value of investing in workplace wellness. Intuitively, integrated health and productivity programs make sense. But with the continuing…
Those of us working within the employee benefits field will undoubtedly remember 2010 as a year that ushered in significant drug reforms and made employee…
In spite of provincial efforts at containing the price of pharmaceuticals, overall healthcare costs for Canadian employer plans are expected to rise 15% in 2010—the…
More public and private dollars are being spent to purchase pharmaceuticals for Canadians each and every year. At a time when flattening the healthcare cost…
Despite a delay in announcing the final regulations to its Drug System Reform changes, the Ontario government barely moved an inch earlier this month. While…
While your organization may have a flu pandemic plan, it probably doesn’t have a system in place for an obesity pandemic. Yet, with populations getting…
There was a time—not too long ago—when people could smoke on planes. Or when it seemed true that diners in the non-smoking section of a…
In the past few years, confronting the obesity epidemic has become a major policy focus around the world. From a medical and public health perspective,…
Social networking tools are taking workplace wellness programs in a new direction that emphasizes camaraderie and team spirit. An increasing number of employers are using…
The 2010 Healthy Outcomes Conference took place from April 6 to 8, 2010 Covering All the Bases: A Holistic Approach to Healthy Outcomes At the…
Workplace harassment is equally destructive whether it comes in single or multiple forms, a recent study concludes. New research from Queen’s School of Business published…
Government intervention in prescription drug markets in Canada produces no overall cost-savings for consumers, compared to relatively more free market-based policy approaches in the United…
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…
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.…
Language barriers are undermining employees’ access to workplace benefits, reducing enrolment and engagement and increasing the risk of errors and misunderstandings, says Parbudyal Singh, professor…
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…