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

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

2. Air Canada recognized for embedding DEI into every layer of organization

3. Who are the winners of the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards?

4. Canadian workers’ mental health declining in 2025 due to burnout, financial stress: report

5. WSIB wins award for innovative, generous benefits program

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

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Expert panel: Canadian institutional investment model needs a re-examination built on purpose

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Ontario Teachers’ appointing Feifei Wu as senior managing director, investment technology and applied intelligence

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