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How employers can support neurodiverse employees during workplace meetings

Before Megan Pilatzke was diagnosed with autism, she wondered why she always felt drained when she got home from work. All day long, she laboured to…

Federal pension reforms allowing frontline workers to retire after 25 years without penalty

With Bill C-15 receiving royal assent, the federal government is moving forward with pension reforms that allow thousands of frontline workers to retire after 25…

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  • April 17, 2026 April 17, 2026
  • 15:00
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on what steps employers should consider before announcing a return-to-office mandate was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the…

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  • April 17, 2026 April 16, 2026
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Ottawa Community Housing Corp. communicating employee benefits through monthly awareness campaigns

Ottawa Community Housing Corp. is educating employees about their benefits offerings through a new monthly communication campaign. The campaign, which started in January, ties the…

Asset owners reviewing portfolio resilience amid geopolitical shocks: expert

In uncertain times, asset owners may not necessarily be looking for new allocation opportunities from investment managers, says Jahangir Aka, founder of Aka & Associates.…

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IMCO returns 7.4% in 2025 amid volatile global environment

The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is reporting a 7.4 per cent weighted average net return for its clients’ portfolios in 2025. As at Dec.…

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  • April 16, 2026 April 15, 2026
  • 09:00
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TTC Pension Plan appointing Marie Desrochers as vice-president of strategy, enablement

The Toronto Transit Commission Pension Plan is appointing Marie Desrochers as vice-president of strategy and enablement. Prior to joining the TTC Pension Plan, Desrochers held…

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  • April 15, 2026 April 14, 2026
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Gaps in health-care system driving workplace strain among Black women: report

Gaps in Canada’s health-care system are contributing to workplace strain among Black women, exposing a disconnect in how employers design and deliver benefits, according to…

Feds propose pension legislation amendments to improve flexibility, retirement security

The federal government is proposing amendments to pension regulations aimed at increasing flexibility for plan members and improving retirement security. The proposed changes would allow members…

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  • April 15, 2026 April 14, 2026
  • 09:00
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U.S. employers report rising confidence in employee retirement readiness: survey

A third of U.S. plan sponsors say they’re very or extremely confident in their participants’ ability to retire at their target age, up from just…

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  • April 14, 2026 April 14, 2026
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OPB returns 7% in 2025, net assets increase to $36.6 billion

The Ontario Pension Board’s net assets totaled $36.6 billion at the end of 2025, compared to $34.1 billion at the end of 2024. The pension…

Canadian women have higher salary expectations than men, yet apply to lower-paying jobs: report

While women set their average upper salary expectations 34 per cent higher than men ($162,492 versus $121,488), they often apply to jobs with a lower…

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  • April 14, 2026 April 14, 2026
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Caisse pursuing European logistics market with joint venture, backing technology company funding plan

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is establishing a new joint venture with Prologis Inc. to pursue opportunities in the European logistics space.…

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  • April 13, 2026 April 13, 2026
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62% of Canadian employees feeling burned out: survey

Six in 10 (62 per cent) Canadian employees say they’re burned out at work, up from 47 per cent in 2024, according to a new…

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  • April 13, 2026 April 10, 2026
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Coverage of the 2026 DC Plan Summit

Now, more than ever, defined contribution pension plan sponsors have their work cut out for them. The 2026 DC Plan Summit, which was hosted at…

2026 DC Plan Summit: What’s next for pension plan member advice in the evolution of human, digital and AI?

Workplace financial advice has evolved significantly over the past 15 years, moving from in-plan investment advice to more broad financial planning, said Marc-Antoine Morin, assistant…

2026 DC Plan Summit: Reimagining workplace retirement and financial resilience for gen Z

As generation Z’s behaviours, motivators and stressors evolve in real time, a joint research project from Canada Life and Deloitte Canada is aiming to help…

2026 DC Plan Summit: Tackling key retirement risks to achieve better outcomes with DC plans

Canadians’ outlook on retirement has dropped over the last decade, with 82 per cent having a positive attitude 10 years ago compared to 71 per…

2026 DC Plan Summit: Unveiling member perceptions, motivations in workplace savings plans

While more than half (52 per cent) of workplace savings plan members count on the plan as their main source of retirement income, both men…

2026 DC Plan Summit: A practical communications blueprint for a record-keeper transition

During a recent transition between record keepers, KPMG in Canada focused on keeping communications with employees human and simple, including what to say, when to…

2026 DC Plan Summit: Canadian insights on financial stress, retirement and investment preferences

Understanding retirement savers’ views, concerns and points of stress related to their financial lives allows the industry to build investment solutions and craft communications strategies…

2026 DC Plan Summit: What’s helping and hindering DC plan members’ investment decisions?

On balance, Canadians believe they’re meeting their ambitions, including investment- and financial-related goals, said Michael Keaveney, client portfolio manager in total investment solutions at CIBC Asset…

2026 DC Plan Summit: Panel: Generational divide, plan intricacies complicating member communications strategies

A workforce that’s sprawled across the country is pushing Simon Cabral (pictured centre), former director of global defined contribution plans at Scotiabank, to employ a…

2026 DC Plan Summit: Designing decision supports that drive appreciation, informed action for DC plan members

For defined contribution plan members, the ultimate positive DC experience is understanding the plan provisions, knowing what decisions to make, feeling confident about making well-informed…