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ACPM sharpening focus on flexible pension plan design in 2026

As pension regulators narrow their priorities heading into 2026, the Association of Canadian Pension Management is placing greater emphasis on flexible pension plan design, with…

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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…

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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
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34% of global employees expect to work during retirement: survey

Roughly a third (34 per cent) of global employees say they expect to work at least part time after retiring, a percentage that increases to…

  • By: Staff
  • December 15, 2025 December 15, 2025
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ICPM making key appointments to management team

The International Centre for Pension Management is making two new appointments to its management team, effective immediately. Adrian Trollor will move into the role of…

  • By: Staff
  • December 12, 2025 December 12, 2025
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Back to basics on transition risk

With inflation still squeezing household budgets, interest rates elevated compared to pre-pandemic norms and an ageing workforce heading towards retirement, employees are under more pressure…

  • By: Sonya Singh
  • December 12, 2025 December 10, 2025
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Samsung supporting employee inclusion, family building with adoption benefit

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is supporting inclusion and family building with a new adoption benefit. The benefit, which will be available as of January, provides…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • December 9, 2025 December 8, 2025
  • 09:00
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Survey finds confidence key to higher retirement savings

Confident and knowledgeable group retirement savings plan members are saving 86 per cent more than those with low confidence and literacy, according to a new…

  • By: Staff
  • December 8, 2025 December 5, 2025
  • 09:00
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on how employers can approach pay-for-performance amid economic volatility was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five…

  • By: Staff
  • November 21, 2025 November 20, 2025
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Financial Literacy Month: Wealthsimple helping women build financial confidence

Wealthsimple Inc. is marking Financial Literacy Month with a two-part series of information sessions on how women can build financial confidence. The sessions cover estate…

  • By: Sonya Singh
  • November 21, 2025 November 20, 2025
  • 09:00
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How does CPP fit into retirement income picture for younger Canadians?

For a typical middle-income Canadian without a workplace pension, the Canada Pension Plan is projected to provide roughly 50 per cent to 70 per cent…

  • By: Sonya Singh
  • November 20, 2025 November 19, 2025
  • 09:00
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Arc’teryx marking Financial Literacy Month with info sessions on employee savings plans

During Financial Literacy Month, Arc’teryx Equipment is hosting a series of information sessions on the company’s savings plans, geared toward the outerwear company’s diverse employee…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • November 19, 2025 November 18, 2025
  • 09:00
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Report calls for government policy to support Canadians’ financial literacy

While earlier generations of Canadian retirees fared well despite limited financial literacy thanks to simpler pension systems, today’s employees face a more complicated journey through…

  • By: Staff
  • November 17, 2025 November 14, 2025
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Editorial: Looking at the good, bad and ugly of artificial intelligence

It’s difficult to avoid feeling overwhelmed by the hype around artificial intelligence and its many applications in our day-to-day lives. I was a kid during…

Head to head: Is it time for behavioural finance ‘nudges’ to become ‘shoves?’

Improving participation and engagement in pension savings is a constant challenge for the retirement industry, but experts point to more insistent and consistent tactics around…

How do employee share ownership plans fit into a full suite of savings options?

In stock ownership, Scotiabank employees have the combined heft of a large institutional investor: more than 30,000 active members in the bank’s employee share ownership…

AI supporting, but not replacing, pension, benefits teams: experts

While emerging forms of artificial intelligence such as agentic AI may hold promises and challenges for pension plan sponsors, the human touch remains important when…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • November 13, 2025 November 13, 2025
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Ontario taking steps to end preferred pharmacy networks, introducing VPLA framework

In its fall economic statement, the Ontario government said it plans to introduce legislation that would effectively end preferred pharmacy networks in the province. The…

  • By: Staff
  • November 7, 2025 November 7, 2025
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Report finds public equities rally boosting CAP outcomes in Q3 2025

A continued rally in equity markets in the third quarter of 2025 strengthened retirement income outcomes for capital accumulation plan members, according to a new…

  • By: Staff
  • November 6, 2025 November 6, 2025
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Coverage of the 2025 DC Investment Forum

On Sept. 30, more than 80 defined contribution pension plan sponsors, consultants, asset managers and other industry stakeholders met at the Omni King Edward Hotel…

2025 DC Investment Forum: Canadians retiring later, getting better at estimating how much savings they’ll need

While Canadians have a better sense of the savings they’ll need to retire comfortably, they may still be underestimating the true cost, according to research…

2025 DC Investment Forum: Advice is key to solving the DC retirement income challenge

According to MFS Investment Management’s Sean Kenney, his three sisters would all fall within the same target-date age cohort, but their lifestyles and retirement goals…

2025 DC Investment Forum: How target-date fund’s glide path design, long-term asset mix impact member outcomes

With target-date funds now a dominant investment vehicle in Canada’s defined contribution pension landscape, the glide path is the primary determinant of plan members’ outcomes…