More than four out of five (83 per cent) Canadian workers are satisfied with their work, according to a study on the Canadian workplace by office supplies,…
The Canadian pension industry must go beyond the defined benefit versus defined contribution debate and focus on the model of the future, according to a…
A new study linking gender and responses to temperature could have an impact on workplace productivity. The study, which was published in the German-based, peer-reviewed scientific…
The Ontario government is launching a review of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board to ensure the province’s employees and their families remain supported and protected…
La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is contributing $75 million in the form of a subordinated private debt to Medavie Inc. Medavie operates Medavie Blue…
Workplace wellness programs don’t provide employees with significant measurable outcomes, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study,…
Mercer Canada has appointed new heads for its wealth practices in Toronto and Quebec. Todd Nelson is the firm’s new wealth leader for its Toronto…
The National Football League and the NFL Players Association are putting more resources in place for players’ pain management and behavioural health through new union agreements.…
Plan administrators are welcoming the increased clarity accompanying the amendment of Ontario’s Pension Benefits Act to allow for the electronic designation of beneficiaries and the re-issue…
The majority of U.S. employees feel they can’t share an idea, opinion or concern at work due to a fear of disrupting their role at…
Benefits plans tackle everything from retirement to rheumatoid arthritis, but should they help employees cross items off their bucket lists, too? In her research, Erica…
I was lucky enough to know my great-grandmother. I remember her living to the age of 94 — “incredible,” my family would say. But not…
EY Canada is adding online cognitive behavioural therapy to its benefits toolkit, at no cost to employees. The new program, which was introduced at the beginning…
Medavie Blue Cross is launching a pharmacogenetic testing pilot project to help group benefits plan members find ideal medication and dosing amounts. The project uses GeneYouIn…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is selling its stake in BluEarth Renewables Inc. to DIF Infrastructure V, a European independent infrastructure fund. The Ontario Teachers’ was…
PCL Construction Ltd. is encouraging its employees to talk about their mental-health journeys and take breaks when they need it during the month of May.…
The Canadian Mental Health Association is publishing a free resource to help employers develop new workplace impairment policies or update their existing ones. The guide’s goal…
The ways that Canadians partner up is changing, leading to questions about how different types of families access parental benefits. “When we think about Canada, and we…
Generally, when a pension plan goes through a solvency or hypothetical windup valuation, the actuaries will value some of the expected liabilities as commuted lump-sum…
Employees dealing with mental-health or other well-being issues spend more than a third of their time at the office being unproductive, according to new research by…
Sun Life has launched a three-month pilot project to test virtual independent medical exams, recognizing that when people are facing a mental-health issue, it can be challenging…
May’s mental-health week is the biggest of the year for Denis Trottier, KPMG Canada’s chief mental-health officer. “My role is very interesting. I have nothing…
Sun Life Investment Management is appointing Elaad Keren as senior managing director and head of mid-markets lending. In the new role, Keren is replacing Keith Cressman, who will…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is appointing Mark Evans as a director for a three-year term. Evans spent 15 years with Goldman Sachs Group…
It may not happen this year, or next year, or even the year after that. But sometime between now and 2025, Canadian employers will almost…