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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
  • 15:00

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

An article on Arc’teryx Equipment’s win at Benefits Canada‘s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the…

  • By: Staff
  • October 31, 2025 October 30, 2025
  • 09:00
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How Blue Jays fandom is boosting employee morale, connection in the workplace

The Toronto Blue Jays’ World Series run is giving Canadians more than thrilling baseball games — it’s boosting morale and creating a sense of connection…

  • By: Sonya Singh
  • October 31, 2025 October 31, 2025
  • 09:00
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More than half of Canadians fear outliving savings in retirement: survey

Nearly six in 10 (59 per cent) Canadians fear they’ll outlive their retirement savings, according to a new survey by the Canada Pension Plan Investment…

  • By: Staff
  • October 30, 2025 October 30, 2025
  • 15:00

B.C. pension plan sponsors’ assets increase 10% to $237.6 billion in 2024: report

While the total number of pension plans in B.C. declined to 610 in 2024, overall membership increased by four per cent to 1.34 million members,…

  • By: Staff
  • October 30, 2025 October 28, 2025
  • 11:00

Paving the future of sustainability disclosure in Canada at the CSSB

The chair of the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board wants to ensure institutional investors are well represented at the discussion table when shaping voluntary climate disclosure…

Amazon’s Jane Standing wins Benefits Canada’s HR/Benefits Professional of the Year award

Jane Standing’s innovation and commitment to employee well-being earned her recognition as the Human Resources/Benefits Professional of the Year at Benefits Canada’s 2025 Workplace Benefits…

  • By: Sonya Singh
  • October 30, 2025 October 29, 2025
  • 09:00

Fengate Asset Management a winner for blending hybrid flexibility and wellness

Fengate Asset Management was a winner at Benefits Canada’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards for its Future of Work strategy, which combines hybrid flexibility with a…

  • By: Sonya Singh
  • October 30, 2025 October 28, 2025
  • 09:00
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Solvency ratio of average DB pension fund increases to 107.4% in September: report

The funded status of a typical defined benefit pension plan in Canada increased on both a solvency basis and on an accounting basis in September,…

  • By: Staff
  • October 29, 2025 October 28, 2025
  • 15:00

Fidelity Canada awarded for ‘no strings attached’ retirement contribution program

Fidelity Canada’s financial wellness program was recognized during Benefits Canada’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards for its ‘no strings attached’ approach to contributions in employees’ group…

Lawsuit accuses CPPIB of failing to properly manage climate risk

Canada’s largest pension fund is being sued by four young Canadians who claim the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is failing to properly manage climate-related…

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LAPP lowering contribution rates, providing increased COLA in 2026

Alberta’s Local Authorities Pension Plan is lowering its 2026 contribution rates and providing members with a cost-of living adjustment due to the plan’s strong financial…

  • By: Staff
  • October 28, 2025 October 24, 2025
  • 09:00

WSIB wins award for innovative, generous benefits program

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s win in the Drug/Benefits Plan Innovation category at Benefits Canada’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards can be attributed to innovation,…

Air Canada recognized for embedding DEI into every layer of organization

Air Canada took home the DEI Program award at Benefits Canada’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards for embedding diversity, equity and inclusion into every layer of…

  • By: Sonya Singh
  • October 27, 2025 October 24, 2025
  • 09:00
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Canadian workers’ mental health declining in 2025 due to burnout, financial stress: report

The majority of Canadian employees (70 per cent) say their productivity has declined due to worsening mental health, according to a new report by Telus…

  • By: Staff
  • October 27, 2025 October 24, 2025
  • 09:00
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B.C. government proposes unpaid leave for ‘catastrophic’ illness, injury

The British Columbia government has proposed changes to the province’s Employment Standards Act to allow up to 27 weeks of unpaid leave each year for people facing a…

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Caisse entrusts Quebec firm with real-estate management services, 407 toll highway sees 26% increase in net income

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is granting operational management of its office buildings in Quebec to real estate services firm Canderel. This…

  • By: Staff
  • October 24, 2025 October 31, 2025
  • 15:00
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on Nova Scotia’s updated workplace harassment legislation was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources,…

  • By: Staff
  • October 24, 2025 October 23, 2025
  • 09:00

Arc’teryx Equipment awarded for tech-forward benefits communications strategy

Arc’teryx Equipment was recognized with the Benefits Plan Communications award at Benefits Canada’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards for its engaging year-round and technology-savvy benefits reminders…

Canadian businesses missing out on benefits of climate transition plans: expert

Canadian companies are falling behind in their competitiveness by not preparing credible climate transition plans, according to a new report from Business Future Pathways. The…

Coordination, collaboration at core of HOOPP’s winning absence management program

The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan was a winner at Benefits Canada’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards for its absence management program, which excels because the…

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Average funded ratio of Canadian DB plans rises to 134% in Q3 2025: report

The average funded ratio of the typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan rose four per cent in the third quarter of 2025 to 134 per…

  • By: Staff
  • October 23, 2025 October 22, 2025
  • 09:00

AI threatening to push young workers out of entry-level jobs

Throughout her university career, Jacqueline Silver assumed her computer science degree would guarantee her a job. Finding out she was wrong was a demoralizing experience.…

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HBC pension surplus at centre of class action from former Simpsons employees

Some former Hudson’s Bay Co. employees have filed a class-action lawsuit seeking a share of the defunct retailer’s pension surplus. The court filing was made…