2025 Future of Work Summit: Employers, employees not seeing eye to eye on AI
More than half (55 per cent) of employees say artificial intelligence would be positive for their organizations, up from 46 per cent in 2024, while…
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Benefits data, organizational resiliency among key areas of focus for employers in 2026: expert
It’s important for employers to examine benefits data to tailor their offerings and focus on organizational resiliency to be successful in the year ahead, says…
- By: Sadie Janes
- January 15, 2026 January 14, 2026
- 09:00
2025 Future of Work Summit: Rebuilding workplace connections is key in hybrid, remote working arrangements
With many companies mandating returns to onsite offices, a disconnect has been gradually building in how employers are approaching remote and hybrid work versus their…
- By: Sadie Janes
- January 14, 2026 January 14, 2026
- 09:00
Expert panel: Plan sponsors focusing on financial, mental health amid ongoing economic uncertainty
In 2025, many organizations took steps to address an uncertain economy while responding to changing pressures. Looking ahead to 2026, there are some trends and…
- By: Kim Siddall
- January 13, 2026 January 12, 2026
- 09:00
97% of working mothers will stay longer at company that meaningfully supports them: survey
Nearly all (97.5 per cent) of working mothers say they would stay longer at a company that meaningfully supports working motherhood, according to a new…
- By: Staff
- January 12, 2026 January 12, 2026
- 15:00
2025 Future of Work Summit: Employers cite upskilling, employee well-being as top HR priorities
Flexible work arrangements and upskilling have become critical to give employers a competitive edge and allow them to attract and retain top talent, according to…
- By: Sadie Janes
- January 12, 2026 January 12, 2026
- 09:00
Skip delivering enhanced fertility, mental-health coverage
Skip is enhancing its fertility and mental-health coverage, as well as its focus on menopause, to help employees stay engaged and feel supported throughout their…
- By: Sadie Janes
- January 9, 2026 January 9, 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
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 January 9, 2026
- 15:00
Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan embracing hybrid work arrangement amid increasing employee satisfaction, happiness
The Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan is continuing to embrace a hybrid working arrangement for employees following positive feedback gathered through internal surveys. In the…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 22, 2025 December 19, 2025
- 09:00
Benefits, pay driving employees’ job search plans in 2026: survey
A third of employed Canadian professionals plan to look for a new job in the first half of 2026, up from 26 per cent in…
- By: Staff
- December 18, 2025 December 16, 2025
- 09:00
Postpartum depression medication to have limited impact on benefits plans: expert
While Health Canada’s approval of the first drug to specifically treat postpartum depression represents a clinical milestone in women’s mental health, one benefits expert says…
- By: Sonya Singh
- December 18, 2025 December 17, 2025
- 09:00
Cascades appointing Emmanuelle Migneault as CHRO
Cascades Inc. is appointing Emmanuelle Migneault as its chief human resources officer, effective Jan. 5, 2026. Migneault currently serves as vice-president of excellence and has…
- By: Staff
- December 17, 2025 December 17, 2025
- 15:00
Employers maintaining DEI practices as concept evolves: webinar
Employers aren’t abandoning their diversity, equity and inclusion practices — rather, DEI itself is merely diverging, said Ammara Naeem, client experience director at Top Employers…
- By: Sadie Janes
- December 15, 2025 December 17, 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
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
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
Higher wages, toxic workplaces shaping employee attraction, retention in 2026: experts
While the majority of employees who plan to leave their current roles are doing so for higher pay or better benefits, a significant percentage are…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 11, 2025 December 10, 2025
- 09:00
CIBC appointing Yvonne Dimitroff as CHRO
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is appointing Yvonne Dimitroff as executive vice-president and chief human resources officer, effective Jan. 1, 2026. In the role,…
- By: Staff
- December 9, 2025 December 5, 2025
- 15:00
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
Just 53% of gen Z workers believe they’ll get a raise in 2026: survey
While eight in 10 (82 per cent) Canadian generation Z employees believe they merit a raise next year, just 53 per cent anticipate they’ll receive…
- By: Staff
- December 3, 2025 December 3, 2025
- 09:00
67% of global employees experiencing fertility challenges say employer isn’t supportive: survey
Despite growing awareness of reproductive health, two-thirds (67 per cent) of global employees who have experienced fertility challenges say their workplaces don’t offer support for…
- By: Staff
- December 2, 2025 December 1, 2025
- 09:00
Employers shifting use of DEI metrics in executive compensation strategies: report
Global employers are shifting their approach toward the use of diversity, equity and inclusion metrics in their executive compensation plans amid growing politicization of DEI,…
- By: Staff
- December 1, 2025 November 28, 2025
- 09:00
RBC appointing Rosemary Hatnay as vice-president, total rewards delivery
The Royal Bank of Canada is appointing Rosemary Hatnay as vice-president of total rewards delivery. She previously worked at Scotiabank, where she held a series…
- By: Staff
- November 24, 2025 November 24, 2025
- 15:00
Survey finds caregiving pressures affecting Canadian employees’ mental health, retirement plans
Canadian employees with caregivering responsibilities are facing rising levels of stress, lost income and workplace strain, according to a new survey by virtual-care platform Maple…
- By: Staff
- November 24, 2025 November 21, 2025
- 09:00