HOOPP reaches 500K-member milestone
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan has surpassed 500,000 members, including more than 300,000 active members, giving it one of the highest active-to-retired ratios among…
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Tourism Kingston supporting employee financial wellness with group RRSP offering
Tourism Kingston is supporting employee financial well-being and retirement readiness with a new group registered retirement savings plan. The program, provided by the Empire Life…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- January 7, 2026 January 6, 2026
- 09:00
What employers need to know about provincial changes to sick note requirements
The growing adoption of prohibitions against demanding sick notes to substantiate short-term absences, related to the health of employees or their immediate families, is among…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- January 6, 2026 January 5, 2026
- 09:00
Remote work option ending for thousands of public, private sector workers in 2026
The new year will bring some big changes to the rules on in-office work for many employees across the country — including tens of thousands…
- By: Catherine Morrison, the Canadian Press
- January 5, 2026 January 5, 2026
- 15:00
Quebec adopts VPLA legislation
The Quebec government has adopted regulations allowing defined contribution pension plans and voluntary retirement savings plans to offer variable payment life annuities. The regulatory changes…
- By: Staff
- January 5, 2026 December 24, 2025
- 09:00
Expert panel: Technology, legislation shaping total rewards decisions in 2026
The world of work is shifting at an unprecedented pace. Advancements in technology, evolving regulatory requirements, and rising employee expectations are transforming the way organizations…
- By: Darcy Clark
- January 5, 2026 December 23, 2025
- 09:00
Leadership stress tolerance in short supply as demands on executives intensify: report
Only 18 per cent of leaders scored high in stress tolerance, raising questions about leadership readiness as organizations navigate sustained economic uncertainty, rapid technological change…
- By: Sonya Singh
- December 24, 2025 December 18, 2025
- 09:00
Top 10 benefits stories of 2025
An article on changes to Newfoundland and Labrador’s employee leave legislation was the most-read benefits story on BenefitsCanada.com this year. Here are the top 10…
- By: Staff
- December 24, 2025 December 18, 2025
- 09:00
Private benefits plan sponsors’ spending on weight-management drugs quadrupled since 2021: report
Private benefits plan sponsors’ spending on weight-management drugs has quadrupled since 2021, according to a new report by Telus Health. In 2024 alone, the category…
- By: Staff
- December 24, 2025 December 23, 2025
- 09:00
Most Canadian employees prefer hybrid work: survey
Most Canadian employees support a hybrid approach to office work, with 80 per cent preferring some in-office time and only one in five favouring fully…
- By: Staff
- December 23, 2025 December 22, 2025
- 15:00
Half of Canadian employers now offering financial planning services: survey
Half (50 per cent) of Canadian employers are now offering financial planning services and 42 per cent are providing financial literacy resources, according to a…
- By: Sadie Janes
- December 23, 2025 December 22, 2025
- 09:00
Report highlights opportunities for public, private sectors to support Canadians’ access to mental-health support
A new report by the Mental Health Commission of Canada highlights the need for collaboration between the public and private sectors to address system challenges,…
- By: Staff
- December 23, 2025 December 21, 2025
- 09:00
Top 10 pension stories of 2025
An article on the federal government’s official rebuttal to a 2023 report that argued Alberta is entitled to more than half the assets of the…
- By: Staff
- December 23, 2025 December 18, 2025
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on an arbitrator’s confirmation of the long-term disability exception to Ontario’s mandatory retirement rule was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
- By: Staff
- September 26, 2025 September 25, 2025
- 09:00
Ontario arbitrator confirms validity of LTD exception to mandatory retirement rule
An Ontario arbitrator has confirmed the validity of the long-term disability exception to the mandatory retirement rule. When Ontario eliminated mandatory retirement in 2006, the…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- September 24, 2025 September 22, 2025
- 09:00
Insurers using AI, data sharing and private investigators to crack down on rising benefits fraud: Toronto Benefits Summit
A fifth (22 per cent) of plan sponsors said their organization has seen an uptick in benefits fraud, either by plan members, service providers or…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- September 23, 2025 October 2, 2025
- 09:00
Editorial: Celebrating winning employers shines a light in dark times
As we come to the end of another year, we continue to confront an uncertain geopolitical landscape, with wars raging on and leaders tangled in…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- December 12, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 09:00
UAP supporting employee financial, mental wellness during the holiday season through advice, benefits
UAP Inc. is supporting employee financial well-being during the holidays by communicating advice and tips on effective spending and saving, says Geneviève Hébert, the company’s…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 12, 2025 December 11, 2025
- 09:00
Q&A with Seaspan’s Hamed Heydari
The organization’s total rewards manager talks family-building benefits, supporting younger workers’ well-being and the joys of online chess. Q: What new programs or initiatives are…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 12, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 08:54
Feds increasing pay, retention bonuses for CAF personnel
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…
- By: Kyle Duggan, the Canadian Press
- August 11, 2025 August 11, 2025
- 15:00
Education benefits, tuition assistance prove life-changing for some employees
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…
- By: Cathy Bussewitz, the Associated Press
- July 29, 2025 July 29, 2025
- 15:00
61% of Canadian workers say return-to-workplace mandates impose financial burden: survey
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…
- By: Staff
- May 22, 2024 May 22, 2024
- 15:00