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.…
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2025 Future of Work Summit: Helping employees look at financial well-being beyond compensation
Communication is critical to show employees the true value of total rewards beyond pay, according to Aastha Juneja, head of compensation and benefits at Corus…
- By: Sadie Janes
- January 22, 2026 January 21, 2026
- 09:00
Montrusco Bolton supporting engagement, productivity with employee ownership model
Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. has transitioned to a majority employee-ownership structure, with more than 70 per cent of employees now holding equity in the firm.…
- By: Sonya Singh
- January 22, 2026 January 21, 2026
- 09:00
Wilfrid Laurier, UOIT pension plans joining UPP
The University Pension Plan of Ontario is welcoming two new plan participants. Wilfrid Laurier University is the sixth university to join the plan, along with…
- By: Staff
- January 21, 2026 January 22, 2026
- 15:00
22% of older Canadians have saved $5,000 or less for retirement: survey
Older Canadians’ retirement confidence is dropping amid longer life expectancies and a rising percentage of employees who continue to work past age 65, according to…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- January 21, 2026 January 20, 2026
- 09:00
CIA focusing on climate risk, VPLAs in 2026
In 2026, the Canadian Institute of Actuaries will continue to focus on the impact of climate risk on several areas, including pension investments, says Angelita…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- January 14, 2026 January 13, 2026
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the Quebec government’s adoption of legislation for variable payment life annuities was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are…
- By: Staff
- January 9, 2026 January 8, 2026
- 09:00
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…
- By: Staff
- January 8, 2026 January 6, 2026
- 09:00
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…
- By: Sonya Singh
- January 8, 2026 January 7, 2026
- 09:00
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
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
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
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
Alberta Next panel recommends referendum to quit CPP
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s hand-picked panel re-examining the province’s relationship with Ottawa says it’s time to hold a province-wide referendum on quitting the Canada Pension Plan.…
- By: Lisa Johnson, the Canadian Press
- December 22, 2025 December 22, 2025
- 15:00
Base CPP assets expected to reach $963 billion by 2030: report
The total assets of the base Canada Pension Plan are projected to increase from $651 billion at the end of 2024 to $963 billion by…
- By: Staff
- December 19, 2025 December 23, 2025
- 15:00
Northern Pulp pension fund to be made whole, fully wound up after auction sale
Former employees of the now-shuttered Northern Pulp mill in Pictou, N.S., will see their pension fund made whole and fully wound up due to the…
- By: Staff
- December 18, 2025 December 18, 2025
- 15:00
Permanent EOT legislation would support employee financial wellness, national sovereignty: expert
The ongoing retirement surge among baby boomers and the recent push to invest in Canada are creating the perfect conditions for the country to further…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 16, 2025 December 17, 2025
- 09:00
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
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the federal government’s notification to public employees on early retirement options was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are…
- By: Staff
- December 12, 2025 December 11, 2025
- 09:00
How Waterloo Regional Health Network leadership unified retirement benefits under the HOOPP to ensure equity across its workforce
When Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital merged in April 2025, leaders weren’t just bringing together two sites and two cultures, they also…
- By: Sonya Singh
- December 12, 2025 December 14, 2025
- 08:58
2025 CAP Suppliers Report: How are Canadian plan sponsors complying with the CAPSA’s updated guideline?
When the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities updated its capital accumulation plan guideline in September 2025, the Co-operative Superannuation Society Pension Plan conducted an…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 12, 2025 January 14, 2026
- 08:57
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
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
Government sending early retirement info to nearly 70,000 public employees
The federal government is in the process of sending letters with information on its planned early retirement program to almost 70,000 employees as it works…
- By: Catherine Morrison, the Canadian Press
- December 4, 2025 December 4, 2025
- 14:55
Quebec economic update: payroll deductions for QPP, modest financial relief to households
Quebec’s finance minister presented an economic update on Tuesday that offered modest savings to taxpayers, as he painted an optimistic picture of the province’s finances…
- By: Caroline Plante, the Canadian Press
- November 26, 2025 November 26, 2025
- 15:00