Report finds solvency ratio of typical DB pension plan increased to 101.7% in January
The funded status of a typical defined benefit pension plan increased on a solvency basis but decreased on an accounting basis in January, according to…
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Ontario proposing increase to PBGF’s monthly guarantee limit, cost reductions for pension plan administrators
In its 2026 budget on Thursday, the Ontario government proposed doubling the pension benefits guarantee fund’s monthly guarantee limit from $1,500 to $3,000 for all…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- March 27, 2026 March 27, 2026
- 09:00
Rising life expectancy increasing liabilities, service costs for pension plan sponsors: CIA
Methodology improvements are pushing the life expectancy of Canadian retirees and surviving spouses by roughly one year to age 65 as of Jan. 1, 2024,…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- March 26, 2026 March 26, 2026
- 11:00
OMERS appointing Luca Lupo as senior managing director and head of Europe
The infrastructure arm at the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is appointing Luca Lupo as senior managing director and head of Europe, effective immediately. Lupo…
- By: Staff
- March 24, 2026 March 20, 2026
- 11:00
Diversified pooled fund managers post 1.5% median return in Q4 2025: report
The universe of defined benefit pension managers’ pooled funds posted a median return of 1.5 per cent before management fees in the fourth quarter of…
- By: Staff
- March 20, 2026 March 18, 2026
- 15:00
Canadian pension risk transfer market reaches $6.8BN in 2025: report
The Canadian pension risk transfer market reached roughly $6.8 billion in 2025, down from a record $11 billion in 2024, according to a new report…
- By: Staff
- March 17, 2026 March 17, 2026
- 09:00
Ontario Teachers’ portfolio returns 6.7% in 2025, net assets grow to $279.4 billion
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan achieved a 6.7 per cent net investment return as at Dec. 31, 2025, resulting in a total investment income of…
- By: Staff
- March 12, 2026 March 11, 2026
- 11:00
HOOPP reports 7.7% return in 2025, net assets increase to $132 billion
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan achieved a 7.7 per cent net return at the end of 2025, resulting in a net investment income of…
- By: Staff
- March 11, 2026 March 11, 2026
- 15:00
Ontario DB plans’ average solvency ratio stays flat at 124% in Q4 2025: FSRA
Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans reached a median pension solvency ratio of 124 per cent for the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a new…
- By: Staff
- March 9, 2026 March 5, 2026
- 15:00
CAAT CEO departing following leadership crisis, paying back $1.6 million vacation payout
Derek Dobson, chief executive officer and plan manager at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s pension plan, is departing the organization following a formal…
- By: Staff
- March 6, 2026 March 6, 2026
- 15:00
CPP Investments acquiring data centre company, signs MOU with Alberta energy firm
CPP Investments is acquiring Scandinavia-based data centre company atNorth from Partners Group. The deal, completed alongside partner Equinix, is valued at US$4 billion and both…
- By: Staff
- March 5, 2026 March 3, 2026
- 11:00
Estimated funded status of 100 largest U.S. DB pension plans reaches 84.7%: report
The funded status of the 100 largest U.S. defined benefit pension plans is projected to have reached 84.7 per cent as of Nov. 30, 2025,…
- By: Staff
- March 4, 2026 March 3, 2026
- 15:00
DB pension plan sponsors resuming de-risking plans in 2026: expert
While the Canadian pension de-risking market decreased in 2025, many plan sponsors that opted to not shed liabilities last year have simply delayed these plans…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- March 3, 2026 March 4, 2026
- 09:00
CWIPP returns 9.9% in 2025
The Canada-Wide Industrial Pension Plan is reporting a 9.9 per cent investment return in 2025, pushing total assets to $1.074 billion. The growth was driven…
- By: Staff
- March 2, 2026 March 4, 2026
- 15:00
Pension Awareness Day 2026: FSRA highlighting plan member education, retirement readiness
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is marking its fourth annual Pension Awareness Day today by encouraging employees to understand their employer-sponsored retirement plan…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- February 19, 2026 February 18, 2026
- 09:00
FSRA releases final guidance on Ontario’s target-benefit pension plan framework
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario’s supervisory guidance on the province’s target-benefit pension plan framework is now finalized. The guidance, which will be reviewed…
- By: Staff
- February 17, 2026 February 13, 2026
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the removal of the board chair at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com…
- By: Staff
- February 13, 2026 February 12, 2026
- 09:00
Two senior infrastructure leaders leave OMERS, European strategy unchanged
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is parting ways with two infrastructure leads in the wake of struggling investments in the European market, according to…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- February 12, 2026 February 12, 2026
- 11:00
Canadian pension risk transfer market declines 40% in 2025: report
After a record-setting 2024, the Canadian group annuity purchase market experienced a moderate slowdown in 2025, according to a new report by Normandin Beaudry. It…
- By: Staff
- February 12, 2026 February 11, 2026
- 09:00
Report finds solvency ratio of average DB pension plan increases to 109% in December
The funded status of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan increased on both a solvency and accounting basis during the month of December, according…
- By: Staff
- February 12, 2026 February 12, 2026
- 09:00
Expert panel: Economic, political uncertainty shaping pension sector’s 2026 priorities
With global trade wars, environmental, social, and governance pushback and artificial intelligence advances, 2025 was a roller-coaster year for institutional investors. Unfortunately, 2026 is shaping…
- By: Sebastien Betermier
- February 11, 2026 February 9, 2026
- 09:00
Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 0.6% in Q4 2025: report
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 0.6 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2025, down from 4.4 per cent in the previous…
- By: Staff
- February 5, 2026 February 4, 2026
- 09:00
CAAT pension plan’s board chair suspended following senior executives’ departure
The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan has suspended its board chair Don Smith. The pension organization, which oversees more than $23 billion…
- By: Staff
- February 4, 2026 February 4, 2026
- 09:00
FSRA appointing Wing-Yee Wong as CFO
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is appointing Wing-Yee Wong as its chief financial officer, effective Feb. 2, 2026. Wong brings more than 20…
- By: Staff
- January 29, 2026 January 28, 2026
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
A survey of older Canadian employees by the National Institute on Ageing at Toronto Metropolitan University was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
- By: Staff
- January 23, 2026 January 22, 2026
- 09:00