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

An article announcing the winners of Benefits Canada‘s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.

Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week:

1. Who are the winners of the 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards?

2. OMERS launching new resources guide to support members’ retirement security

3. Canada’s retirement system ranks No. 17 out of 48 countries, has room for improvement: report

4. Peel Region enhancing communication strategy with online employee service centre

5. Colliers lands award win for individualized, interventional approach to absence management

Bank of Canada to stay course on policy in 2026, unless trade shock risk increases: expert

The Bank of Canada is facing an increasingly uncertain 2026 despite experts agreeing on its current policy path. Etienne Bordeleau-Labrecque, vice-president and portfolio manager at...

By: Bryan McGovern
January 29, 2026 January 29, 2026
11:00

Coverage of the 2025 Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum

Running for 20 years, Benefits Canada’s 2025 Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum is the industry’s most popular drug benefits conference. This year, attendees...

By: Benefits Canada
January 28, 2026 January 20, 2026
08:00

2025 Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum: Preserving private drug plan coverage in Canada

As Canada navigates the evolving drug coverage landscape, private drug plans remain a cornerstone of access, innovation and economic growth. Indeed, private drug plans are...

By: Suzanne Lepage
January 28, 2026 January 14, 2026
07:58

2025 Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum: The rising impact of chronic skin conditions on drug plans

As dermatological treatments move up the ranking of conditions with the highest paid drug claims, they’ve become increasingly significant for private drug plan sponsors, according...

By: Suzanne Lepage
January 28, 2026 January 14, 2026
07:57

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BCI appointing Jon Salon as executive vice-president, global head of private equity

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is appointing Jon Salon as executive vice-president and global head of private equity, effective Feb. 2, 2026. Salon first...

By: Staff
January 30, 2026 January 30, 2026
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Advice, personalization becoming foundational employee expectations for retirement: webinar

Retirement advice and personalization are becoming foundational expectations for employees, not optional enhancements, said Rachel Weker, retirement strategist at T. Rowe Price Group Inc., during...

By: Sadie Janes
February 2, 2026 January 30, 2026
09:00

Report finds benefits costs increasing for Canadian plan sponsors due to U.S. tariffs

Canadian benefits plan sponsors are anticipating an average medical trend rate of 8.3 per cent in 2026, up from 7.4 per cent in 2025, according...

By: Staff
February 2, 2026 January 30, 2026
09:00

FSRA appointing Wing-Yee Wong as CFO

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is appointing Wing-Yee Wong as its chief financial officer, effective Feb. 2, 2026. Wong brings more than 20...

By: Staff
January 29, 2026 January 28, 2026
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