Three in five (60 per cent) plan members would choose an extra $10,000 in cash per year over their benefits plan, according to the 2025…
While there are no specific laws preventing workplace romance, company executives are often held to higher standards than frontline employees through employer policies — particularly…
U.S. employer health-care costs are projected to climb 9.5 per cent in 2026, pushing average plan costs above US$17,000 per employee, according to a new…
The New Brunswick Public Service Pension Plan is reporting a funded status of 136.5 per cent as at Dec. 31, 2024, and will provide a…
A record number of benefits plan members are dealing with extreme levels of daily stress, according to the 2025 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. The 27th…
A third (29 per cent) of Canadian workers say that they don’t have enough emergency savings to cover basic needs, according to Telus Health’s latest…
Real estate investment trusts are offering Canadian pension funds diversified commercial real estate exposure during uncertain period for overall real estate strategy, says John Worth,…
The Workplace Insurance and Safety Employee Trust is appointing Trevor Cartlidge as chief pension officer and vice-president of funding and innovation. In the new role,…
While just a quarter (24 per cent) of Canadian small- and medium-sized employers say they’ve seen an increase in employee absences due to mental-health issues…
The federal government is investing $29.9 million in the Service Employees International Union Healthcare’s retirement savings program to strengthen retirement security for Canada’s homecare workers.…
The financial health of working Canadians may finally be improving after years of decline, according to a new survey by the National Payroll Institute. The…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is completing the acquisition of an industrial facility in Houston alongside real estate investment advisor Sagard Real Estate. The financial…
The median job tenure is nearly identical among employees across all generations, despite a prevailing myth that millennials and generation Z employees are more eager…
Two of Canada’s largest pension funds are named in a US$4.6 billion class action by the employees of a New Zealand-based software company. About 200…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is reporting a total fund net investment return of 7.5 per cent for 2025, underperforming its benchmark return by 2.7…
Major Canadian banks and pension funds provided tens of billions of dollars to American contractors for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, an investigation…
In its 2026 budget, the Quebec government said it intends to enhance the appeal of voluntary retirement savings plans amid low uptake of the savings…
More than half (56 per cent) of plan members say email is the most effective way to communicate with them about their savings plans, according…
In its sophomore year under the Employee Savings Survey banner, Benefits Canada’s annual check in with plan members about their financial priorities and the condition of…