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

An article on Skip’s enhanced fertility and mental-health coverage 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. Skip delivering enhanced fertility, mental-health coverage

2. Caisse acquiring minority stake in private credit platform, Ontario Teachers’ joins funding round for AI firm

3. ESG considerations leading to higher private equity returns: BCI

4. Expert panel: Plan sponsors focusing on financial, mental health amid ongoing economic uncertainty

5. Laurentian Bank de-risking DB pension plans via $60 million annuity buy-in

CAAT pension plan board chair removed amid ongoing governance emergency

Don Smith, the recently suspended chair of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s board of trustees, has been removed from his position...

By: Bryan McGovern
February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
15:00

UPP pursuing industrial European real estate through joint venture, Caisse selling 11% in Quebec telecommunications operator shares

The University Pension Plan Ontario is creating a joint venture with Schroders Capital to invest in high-quality logistics and industrial real estate across northwestern Europe....

By: Staff
February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
15:00

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

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Federal government expanding RTO mandate for public employees

The federal government is expanding its return-to-office mandate for public employees. As of May 4, executives in the federal public service will be required to...

By: Staff
February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
15:00

Expert panel: Updated CAPSA guideline, AI tools among key topics for CAP sponsors in 2026

With the new year may come new resolutions — or at least topics to keep in mind — for capital accumulation plan sponsors. Ongoing compliance...

By: Pamela Chan Ebejer
February 6, 2026 February 4, 2026
09:00

More than half of Canadian employees lack an employer-sponsored pension plan: survey

Just 48 per cent of working Canadians say they have an employer-sponsored pension plan, according to a new survey by IG Wealth Management. The survey,...

By: Staff
February 6, 2026 February 4, 2026
09:00

Survey finds Canadian CEOs’ confidence in economy declining

While 61 per cent of global chief executive officers expect global economic growth to improve, only 47 per cent of Canadian CEOs agree, and confidence...

By: Staff
February 3, 2026 February 3, 2026
15:00

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