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Caisse, PSP Investments backing offshore wind farm investment deal, Oxford signing lease expansion for life sciences project

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board are supporting an investment deal in which alternative asset manager…

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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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on one of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s wins in Benefits Canada’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past…

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  • November 7, 2025 November 6, 2025
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Flight Centre wins award for holistic employee mental-health strategy

Flight Centre Travel Group’s all-encompassing approach to supporting employee mental health landed a win in Benefits Canada’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards in the Mental Health…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • November 7, 2025 October 27, 2025
  • 09:00

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…

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  • November 6, 2025 November 6, 2025
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Pratt & Whitney Canada awarded for data-driven approach to supporting employee mental health

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s holistic approach to employee mental-health support resulted in a win in the Mental Health Program category for employers with more than…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • November 6, 2025 October 29, 2025
  • 09:00

OPB appointing Joanna Carson as CFO

The Ontario Pension Board is appointing Joanna Carson as chief financial officer, effective Nov. 10. In the role, she’ll oversee the OPB’s corporate finance, procurement,…

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  • November 5, 2025 November 3, 2025
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Feds incentivizing institutional investors, supporting workers impacted by tariffs: budget

In its 2025 budget, the federal government announced several initiatives to incentivize institutional investors to back domestic infrastructure and business ventures. The budget proposed $1…

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  • November 5, 2025 November 6, 2025
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Flight Centre wins for wide-ranging support of employee well-being

Flight Centre Travel Group’s wide-ranging support of employee well-being earned it a tie for top honours in Benefits Canada’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards. The organization…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • November 5, 2025 October 29, 2025
  • 09:00

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: Canada must reshape its economy to respond to changing world order

Democratic nations are facing a host of monumental challenges, including a shifting world order, the rapid spread of misinformation, an aging population and a rapidly…

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…

2025 DC Investment Forum: A look at how DC plan sponsors can integrate private assets into target-date fund lineups

While integrating private assets into target-date funds can give plan members income-generating and diversification benefits at an attractive risk profile relative to traditional asset classes,…

2025 DC Investment Forum: Target-date fund equity allocations may not be keeping up with increased savings rates

The last 10 to 15 working years before retirement is a powerful and precarious time for defined contribution plan members, with roughly half of the…

2025 DC Investment Forum: Using private assets in DC plan portfolios as an inflation hedge

After a “Goldlilocks period” of low inflation and economic stability in the 2010s, the coming decades are expected to be marked by a higher cost…

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Mercer acquiring Montreal-based HR firm Hexarem

Mercer is acquiring Montreal-based human resources consulting firm Hexarem. Founded in 2013, Hexarem serves a diverse range of public and private sector clients across Canada,…

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  • November 4, 2025 November 4, 2025
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HBC returning former stores to landlords, including Ivanhoé Cambridge, Oxford Properties

Hudson’s Bay Co. is returning its former stores to landlords, effectively ending a British Columbia billionaire’s fight to take over the collapsed retailer’s leases. Franco…

Canadian pension funds earn top marks for transparency among global peers: report

Five of Canada’s largest pension funds earned high marks for their public reporting efforts, according to a new report from Top1000funds.com and CEM Benchmarking Inc.…

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  • November 4, 2025 November 3, 2025
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Admiral Insurance awarded for balanced, comprehensive approach to employee wellness

Admiral Insurance’s comprehensive approach to employee wellness led to a win (tied with one other employer) in the Health/Wellness Program category for employers with fewer…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • November 4, 2025 November 3, 2025
  • 09:00
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60% of U.S.-based DC pension plan sponsors want to retain assets in plan: survey

Roughly six in 10 (60 per cent) U.S.-based defined contribution pension plan sponsors say they want to retain assets in the plan, often by limiting…

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  • November 3, 2025 November 3, 2025
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Pratt & Whitney Canada’s winning well-being program centres around four pillars of health

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s extensive support for employee well-being was recognized with a win in the Health/Wellness Program category for employers with more than 1,000…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • November 3, 2025 October 27, 2025
  • 09:00

BCI-backed sustainability platform acquired by third party, Caisse-supported accounting platform gets strategic investment

A sustainability investments classification platform co-founded by the British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is being acquired by Net Purpose. The financial details of the transaction…

  • By: Staff
  • October 31, 2025 October 30, 2025
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