Several of the regulations under Ontario’s new framework for defined benefit pension plans are coming into effect today. “It’s the most comprehensive we’ve seen certainly…
SurveyMonkey Inc. is introducing health benefits, improved time-off policies and transportation subsidies for its contract employees and those who work with the company through third-party commercial…
The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan is looking to launch a new defined benefit pension plan that will be available to workplaces…
As part of its plan to address environmental, social and governance factors, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has released its first stewardship investing report.…
Whatever the fate of Sears Holdings Corp.’s operations in the United States, the company’s American pensioners are likely to emerge better off than their Canadian…
For the first quarter of 2018, diversified pooled fund managers saw a median return of minus 0.7 per cent before management fees, according to new data…
When RBC Insurance Services Inc. began offering pharmacogenetic testing to its group benefits plan sponsors and began a clinical study of the issue in relation…
Sun Life Financial Inc. has received top marks from Forrester Research Inc. for the digital functionality of its life insurance business. The research and advisory firm evaluated the websites of…
Companies are falling short when it comes to having comprehensive policies on substance use, according to a new report by the Canadian Centre on Substance…
Ontario passed pay transparency legislation on Thursday, making it the first province to do so. Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, the province will require all job postings…
As Ontarians prepare for the upcoming provincial election campaign, the province’s auditor general is raising the stakes in her dispute with the government about its…
Employers expect technological changes and the availability of talent to have the biggest impact on the workplace in the next five years, according to new…
The iA Financial Group is introducing a new group health and wellness product that allows employers to create a customized program to manage health-related issues within their…
As of July 1, 2018, new provisions under Ontario’s Pension Benefits Act will allow the sponsors of defined benefit pension plans to obtain a discharge…
The Canada Infrastructure Bank has appointed Annie Ropar as its chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, effective June 1. In her duties as chief…
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp., along with AEA Investors, has agreed to purchase Springs Window Fashions from Golden Gate Capital. The company, headquartered in Middleton, Wis.,…
Wellington Management Co. LLP has opened its first Canadian office in downtown Toronto. On Wednesday, the Boston-based investment management firm announced the opening of its…
More than half of Canadian business executives expect a substantial portion of the jobs at their companies won’t exist in five years, according to a…
The University of Toronto, University of Guelph and Queen’s University are proposing to combine their respective pension schemes into one jointly sponsored defined benefit plan.…
In last week’s report on pharmacare, the House of Commons’ standing committee on health recommended a significant departure from the current mix of private drug…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has announced several senior executive appointments, all of which will be effective June 1, 2018. Leading the credit investments…
In the wake of Monday’s tragedy in Toronto that left 10 people dead and 14 injured, Morneau Shepell Ltd. has opened its crisis support line…
The infrastructure arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has entered an agreement to sell its stake in Airports Worldwide Inc., a portfolio of airport…
Less than half of working Canadians have disability coverage provided through their workplace benefits, according to a survey by RBC Insurance Services Inc. The survey,…
France-based insurance company April has acquired Benecaid Health Benefits Solutions Inc. The acquisition will allow the Lyon, France-based company to expand and diversify the Canadian side…