How employers can address mental-health issues
Benefits Canada’s 2014 Mental Health Summit explores how employers can address these issues in a proactive, holistic way
- By: Rachel Stuckey
- February 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Top Stories in News
Ontario launches cancer risk assessment tool
The Government of Ontario is making it easier to reduce cancer risk through a new online tool that helps pinpoint cancer risk and provides a…
- By: Staff
- February 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 10:54
Equitable Life, Rexall launch drug-savings program
Equitable Life of Canada is partnering with Rexall to launch a pilot program to mitigate the impact of high-cost specialty drugs for plan sponsors.
- By: Staff
- February 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:05
CalPERS getting US$301 million from S&P settlement
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System is poised to receive about US$301 million in damages from Standard & Poor's (S&P) and parent company McGraw-Hill Financial,…
- By: Staff
- February 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:03
Employees want flexible, tech-friendly workplaces
Millennials are not that different from other generations when it comes to what they want in the workplace.
- By: Staff
- February 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Smoking rate falls to new low
The overall smoking rate in Canada in 2013 was 15%, the lowest national smoking rate ever recorded, finds the 2013 Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs…
- By: Staff
- February 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 08:58
BNY Mellon to service Ontario’s green bond
BNY Mellon has been appointed fiscal agent, registrar, principal paying agent and transfer agent by the Province of Ontario for the issuance of its first…
- By: Staff
- February 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 08:55
Support employees affected by cancer
Feb. 4 is World Cancer Day, which is a day to raise awareness about all aspects of the disease.
- By: Staff
- February 4, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
3 ways to improve Canada’s retirement system
A greater focus and planning are required around three fundamental issues to ensure a more secure retirement system in Canada, says a report.
- By: Staff
- February 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 12:00
How the ORPP could change savings habits
By 2017, all Ontario employees could have access to the Ontario Registered Pension Plan.
- By: Staff
- February 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:48
Falling oil prices affect HR strategies
Given the recent plunge in the price of oil, a Mercer study finds energy companies in Canada, the United States and Mexico are making changes…
- By: Staff
- February 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:47
Canadians want to work during retirement
For many people, retirement no longer marks the official end to their working lives, but rather the starting point for fulfilling the dreams they want…
- By: Staff
- February 3, 2015 September 13, 2019
- 11:46
CPPIB making Australian infrastructure investment
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will make a A$525-million (C$516-million) infrastructure investment in Australia.
- By: Staff
- February 3, 2015 December 4, 2020
- 08:49
Ontario Teachers’ reinvesting in wealth management advisor, BCI selling Louisiana electric utility
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is co-leading an investment partnership with Integrum Holdings LP and Lightyear Capital LLC in wealth management advisory firm Allworth Financial.…
- By: Staff
- May 11, 2026 May 11, 2026
- 15:00
Expert panel: Canadian institutional investment model needs a re-examination built on purpose
It’s that time of the year when the larger Canadian public pension funds share their 2025 results. Every year, this reporting period leads to comparisons…
- By: Eduard van Gelderen
- May 7, 2026 May 7, 2026
- 11:00
Ontario Teachers’ appointing Feifei Wu as senior managing director, investment technology and applied intelligence
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Feifei Wu as senior managing director of investment technology and applied intelligence, effective immediately. In the role, Wu…
- By: Staff
- May 7, 2026 May 6, 2026
- 11:00
57% of Canadian employees with chronic conditions have missed work, reduced hours: survey
More than half (57 per cent) of Canadian employees with a chronic condition have missed work, reduced hours or taken time off due to their…
- By: Staff
- May 11, 2026 May 8, 2026
- 09:00
Report finds financial stress shaping health claims across all employee age groups
Employers are facing growing pressure on their benefits plans as financial stress shapes how employees access care, use coverage and experience health outcomes across life…
- By: Staff
- May 8, 2026 May 8, 2026
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on British Columbia’s updated pension standards, including the introduction of auto-escalation for defined contribution pension plans, was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past…
- By: Benefits Canada
- May 8, 2026 May 7, 2026
- 09:00