Private drug plan spending rose 5.4% in 2020: report
Private drug plan spending increased 5.4 per cent, according to Express Scripts Canada’s annual drug trends report. While up to a one per cent increase…
- By: Staff
- April 5, 2021 April 5, 2021
- 08:42
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Feds must quickly build national childcare system on existing format: report
The federal government should embrace “aggressive incrementalism” on their promised path toward a national childcare system and quickly build on what’s already there rather than…
- By: The Canadian Press, with files from staff
- April 1, 2021 April 1, 2021
- 15:00
Ontario Teachers’ investing in legal tech company, supporting franchise operator’s expansion
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is getting into the legal technology business after agreeing to a strategic investment in software provider Miratech. Miratech’s legal and…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- April 1, 2021 April 25, 2021
- 13:12
There’s more pandemic-era punches to come for institutional investors
Mike Tyson’s one liner “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth” comes to mind when I think of the predicament central…
- April 1, 2021 April 6, 2021
- 13:00
HOOPP CEO talks 2020 results, the pandemic and looking to the future
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan ended 2020 with a funded status of 119 per cent and posted a return of 11.42 per cent over the…
- By: Michael McKiernan
- April 1, 2021 April 1, 2021
- 13:00
High-cost drugs remain primary cost driver for Canadian public, private drug plans: PMPRB
High-cost drugs remain the primary cost driver for Canadian public and private drug plans, said the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board’s newly released 2019 annual…
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2021 April 25, 2021
- 09:00
Ontario Teachers’ reporting 8.6% net return for 2020
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is reporting a total-fund net return of 8.6 per cent for 2020, a year which has generated mixed financial results…
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2021 April 1, 2021
- 09:00
Employers should weigh human rights, health risks when drafting pandemic policies
Employers are facing a growing number of legal considerations as they continually adapt policies amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent webinar hosted…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- April 1, 2021 April 1, 2021
- 09:00
CPPIB selling 45% stake in software services provider
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling its approximately-45 per cent interest in GlobalLogic Worldwide Holdings Inc. to Hitachi Ltd., a deal expected to…
- By: Staff
- April 1, 2021 April 1, 2021
- 09:00
Dialogue going public amid strong appetite for virtual health-care offerings
When Dialogue Health Technologies Inc. made its Toronto Stock Exchange debut this week, there was no traditional market opening with staff packing a room cheering and…
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 31, 2021 April 16, 2021
- 09:38
58% of Canadian workers want hybrid-work arrangements post-pandemic: survey
A majority (58 per cent) of Canadian employees surveyed would like a hybrid-work arrangement that gives them the option to work from home or at…
- By: Staff
- March 31, 2021 March 31, 2021
- 09:00
Focusing on vision care benefits in year two of the pandemic
It’s easy for employers to focus less on table-stakes benefits offerings like vision care when there’s the the coronavirus pandemic to contend with. But, experts…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- March 31, 2021 April 24, 2021
- 09:00
Amazon vote could ‘light a fuse’ for more union pushes
Organizers in Bessemer, Ala., are pushing for some 6,000 Amazon.com Inc. warehouse employees to unionize on the promise it will lead to better working conditions,…
- By: The Canadian Press, with files from staff
- March 30, 2021 March 30, 2021
- 15:00
NHRIPP reporting 11.5% investment return in 2025, net assets reaching $3.5BN
The Nursing Homes and Related Industries Pension Plan is reporting an 11.5 per cent investment return in 2025. The Ontario-based target-benefit pension plan confirmed a…
- By: Staff
- May 19, 2026 May 19, 2026
- 11:00
CPP Investments joining €400M co-investment in French logistics firm, selling European non-performing loan portfolio
CPP Investments is participating in a €400 million co-investment deal in French logistics firm Proudreed, alongside funds managed by alternative asset investor Blackstone Inc. The…
- By: Staff
- May 15, 2026 May 15, 2026
- 15:00
Canadian institutional investors post 0.52% investment return in Q1 2026: report
Canadian institutional investors saw a median return of 0.52 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new report by CIBC Mellon.…
- By: Staff
- May 14, 2026 May 14, 2026
- 11:00
Manulife launches volunteer initiative to strengthen employee well-being, drive community action
Manulife’s new volunteer initiative is designed to strengthen employee well-being, build social connection and unite teams through purpose-driven community action. In addition to offering its…
- By: Benefits Canada
- May 19, 2026 May 13, 2026
- 09:00
Court decision in surplus pension case has no precedent for plan sponsors
A recent Ontario Superior Court decision related to surplus pension assets was a rubber stamp of the monitor’s recommendations, rather than a decision with precedential…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- May 19, 2026 May 13, 2026
- 09:00
ACPM asking feds for greater retirement savings pooling and portability
Allowing increased retirement savings pooling and portability can help improve efficiency, as well as pension plan member retention and continuity, according to a policy recommendation…
- By: Staff
- May 15, 2026 May 13, 2026
- 09:00