Conference Coverage – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:02:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 How employers can prioritize women’s health in benefits plans https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/how-employers-can-prioritize-womens-health-in-benefits-plans/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:00:11 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152763 Amid a wave of frank and open discussions about women’s health, more plan sponsors are beginning to review their benefits and human resources policies with an eye to providing better support. It’s something that a group of health-care experts, speaking during a panel discussion at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Chronic Disease at Work conference in February, […]

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]]> Coverage of the 2024 Chronic Disease at Work conference https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/coverage-of-the-2024-chronic-disease-at-work-conference/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:00:10 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151833 For nearly 10 years, Benefits Canada’s Chronic Disease at Work conference has examined the current trends in chronic disease in Canada and what they mean for plan sponsors. On Feb. 8, insurers and health-care professionals shared their insights into several chronic conditions impacting Canadian employees, including Alzheimer’s disease, inflammatory bowel disease, menopause and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Here’s […]

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]]> A closer look at menopause-inclusive workplaces https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/how-employers-can-create-menopause-inclusive-workplaces/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:59:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152709 Employers can support employees going through menopause by improving their workplace culture, communication and accommodation policies and employee benefits, said Janet Ko, president and co-founder of the Menopause Foundation of Canada, during Benefits Canada’s 2024 Chronic Disease at Work conference in February. She said menopause came a barrage of symptoms that “blindsided” her and disrupted her […]

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]]> Plan members with Alzheimer’s still have plenty to offer the workplace: patient advocate https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/plan-members-with-alzheimers-still-have-plenty-to-offer-the-workplace-patient-advocate/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:58:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152657 After her husband Mike Kessler was diagnosed with mild Alzheimer’s disease in 2021, Karen Kessler admitted she would hover around him. The Windsor, Ont. couple implemented many strategies in place to manage Mike’s diagnosis, and Karen remembers believing he would need plenty of help. “I was doing everything, I was carrying the load, and quite […]

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]]> What employers need to know about pulmonary arterial hypertension https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/what-employers-need-to-know-about-pulmonary-arterial-hypertension/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:57:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152726 Employees with pulmonary arterial hypertension can experience significant impacts to their quality of life and workplace experience, said John Granton, a respirologist with the University Health Network in Toronto, during a session at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Chronic Disease at Work conference in February. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a very rare condition, affecting less than 10,000 Canadians. It’s […]

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]]> How plan sponsors can support employees with inflammatory bowel disease https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/how-plan-sponsors-can-support-employees-with-inflammatory-bowel-disease/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:56:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152663 With the increased availability of treatments for inflammatory bowel disease, patients can achieve longer periods of remission, said Vipul Jairath, a gastroenterologist at the London Health Sciences Centre and professor of medicine at Western University, during Benefits Canada’s 2024 Chronic Disease at Work conference in February. IBD involves an underlying pathological process that creates inflammation […]

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]]> 2023 Defined Benefit Investment Forum: Can institutional investors expect a recession in 2024? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-defined-benefit-investment-forum-can-institutional-investors-expect-a-recession-in-2024/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149933 The “most widely anticipated recession in history” could arrive in 2024, said Eric Lascelles, chief economist at RBC Global Asset Management, during the keynote session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Defined Benefit Investment Forum in December. “This is still an environment in which higher rates are exerting quite a profound drag on economic growth, […]

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]]> Coverage of the 2023 Defined Benefit Investment Forum https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/coverage-of-the-2023-defined-benefit-investment-forum/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:00:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=150321 On Dec. 6, the Canadian Investment Review hosted its annual Defined Benefit Investment Forum. With the close of a year marred by financial fragility and global discontent, leaders from Canada’s defined benefit pension plan sponsor community gathered to shed light on the challenging economic landscape of 2023 and make informed predictions about the hurdles and opportunities ahead. Here’s what […]

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]]> 2023 Defined Benefit Investment Forum: How exposure to multi-family real estate can optimize risk-adjusted returns https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-defined-benefit-investment-forum-how-exposure-to-multi-family-real-estate-can-optimize-risk-adjusted-returns/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:58:34 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=150741 Multi-family real estate is set up for long-term sustained returns given the extreme dislocation between housing supply and demand in Canada and record-high federal immigration targets, said Michael Tsourounis, managing partner and head of real estate at Hazelview Investments, during the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Defined Benefit Investment Forum in December. He noted while Canada […]

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]]> 2023 Defined Benefit Investment Forum: How quality investing can help plan sponsors navigate uncertain markets https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-defined-benefit-investment-forum-how-quality-investing-can-help-plan-sponsors-navigate-uncertain-markets/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:57:36 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=150452 A quality investing strategy has some of the same benefits of a well-made pair of sneakers, said Ranjit Sufi, managing director and head of institutional services for Aristotle Capital Management, during a fireside chat at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2023 Defined Benefit Investment Forum in December. For Sufi, the importance of quality dates back to […]

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