The Canadian operation of Rio Tinto, a global exploration and mining company, has a presence in the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Ontario, but…
Quebec report – vive la difference May 01, 2010 | Richard Coté 2009 was a challenging year for Canadian employers as group benefits affordability issues…
When executives participating in the 2010 Best Employers in Canada study were asked what they viewed as the primary obstacles to implementing socially and environmentally…
He was a top employee, someone who everyone counted on in the workplace—and then something changed. His personal life started to overlap with work. He…
While the announcements two weeks ago that private sector generic drug prices are being lowered in Ontario, welcome news to any private plan sponsor, there…
A focus on containing—or even cutting—benefits plan costs is nothing new for employers, especially given the increases in drug costs and other benefits in recent…
Ontario’s assistant deputy minister of health is the subject of death threats, reports the Toronto Star. The first salvos in the battle between the Ontario…
Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews says the government’s push to lower generic drug prices and eliminate subsidies paid to pharmacists will result in either lower…
The war of words between Ontario’s pharmacy industry and the provincial government over changes to generic drug prices continued Thursday as vice-chair of Ontario Pharmacists’…
From a financial and workplace perspective, most employers understand the need to manage casual absence and disability claims properly—but the devil of disability management is…
While the pharmacy industry will not be sending flowers to Queen’s Park any time soon, employers and benefit plan sponsors may be in for substantial…
Courtesy of Canadian Healthcare Network. After months of waiting, wondering and worrying, Ontario’s new wave of drug system reforms were announced Wednesday–and they cut much…
Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews unveiled sweeping new regulations on Wednesday aimed at lowering costs for generic drugs and pharmacy services, but the pharmacy industry…
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…