Top 5 HR, pension and benefits stories of the week

A story on the maximum pensionable earnings under the Canada Pension Plan for 2022 took the top spot over the past week on BenefitsCanada.com.

Here are the five most popular news stories of the week:

1. CPP maximum pensionable earnings rising to $64,900 in 2022

2. T. Rowe Price buys Oak Hill Advisors, Franklin Templeton buys Lexington Partners

3. What are Canadian employees’ top concerns about returning to the workplace?

4. Employees feeling less connected to work, colleagues amid shift to remote working: survey

5. Starbucks Canada perking up benefits, pay amid ‘critical staffing shortages’

Editorial: Mental-health support from a corporate, national and gendered perspective

This year marks Benefits Canada’s fifth annual Mental Health Issue, an initiative introduced in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic as employers ramped up their...

By: Jennifer Paterson
March 6, 2026 March 6, 2026
09:00

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

An article on how legislative changes in Alberta are impacting employer-sponsored benefits plans was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the...

By: Staff
March 6, 2026 March 5, 2026
09:00

Head to head: Are employers responsible for employee mental health in an uncertain economic environment?

In these uncertain times, there are strategic opportunities to implement mental-health polices, programs and services that provide tangible benefits for both employers and employees. Rebecca...

By: Benefits Canada
March 6, 2026 March 6, 2026
08:59

How Pratt & Whitney’s winning mental-health program supports employees, strengthens leadership

Known as ‘Inspire,’ Pratt & Whitney Canada’s health and well-being program has evolved since its launch in November 2020, growing with employees’ changing needs, using...

By: Sadie Janes
March 6, 2026 March 6, 2026
08:56

Today's top stories

CAAT CEO departing following leadership crisis, paying back $1.6 million vacation payout

Derek Dobson, chief executive officer and plan manager at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s pension plan, is departing the organization following a formal...

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

BMO supporting women’s health through conferences, resources

The Bank of Montreal is supporting women’s health through information sessions and an enhanced resource hub. The bank is hosting its latest women’s health conference...

By: Blake Wolfe
March 6, 2026 March 5, 2026
09:00

How employers can improve women’s financial security, close gender pension gap

Employers can improve women’s financial security by recognizing gender differences and improving pension contribution and benefits structures, says Kadie Philp, commissioner and chief administrative officer...

By: Sadie Janes
March 6, 2026 March 5, 2026
09:00

40% of women say they aren’t satisfied with employer’s benefits plan: survey

While more than half (57 per cent) of Canadian women agree that International Women’s Day initiatives can have a meaningful impact in the workplace, 64...

By: Staff
March 5, 2026 March 5, 2026
15:00

Top 5 HR, pension and benefits stories of the week

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