The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is acquiring a 13 per cent indirect equity interest in natural gas firm Sempra Infrastructure Partners for roughly US$3…
Nearly half (47 per cent) of U.S. employees rate their overall well-being positively, up from 44 per cent in 2024, according to a new survey…
An article on an arbitrator’s confirmation of the long-term disability exception to Ontario’s mandatory retirement rule was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
Employers can mitigate the impact of seasonal influenza on the workplace by taking a proactive approach through flexible work policies and supporting preventative measures such…
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. participated in 2,225 global meeting voting sessions during the 2025 proxy season, according to its new stewardship report. As…
Canadian asset owners are increasingly evaluating allocations to the U.S. amid currency volatility, valuation weighed against expected returns in the jurisdiction, says Anya Levine, head…
Balancing benefits plan sustainability against meeting the evolving needs of employees continues to keep Canadian plan sponsors up at night. “I think since COVID we’ve…
Canada’s life and health insurers paid out a record $143.3 billion in health and retirement benefits last year, up from $128 billion in 2023, according…
The market value of assets held by Canadian trusteed pension funds reached $2.5 trillion at the end of the first quarter 2025, representing an 8.7…
An Ontario arbitrator has confirmed the validity of the long-term disability exception to the mandatory retirement rule. When Ontario eliminated mandatory retirement in 2006, the…
As more Canadian employers introduce return-to-office mandates, remote work opportunities remain a sought-after perk by plan members, according to the 2025 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey.…
The chief executive officer at the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan delivered one of the clearest signals to the Canadian market that the Maple 8…
A fifth (22 per cent) of plan sponsors said their organization has seen an uptick in benefits fraud, either by plan members, service providers or…
The funded status of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan decreased on a going concern basis and solvency basis during the first quarter of…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in a European power producer alongside EIG Global Energy Partners. The €450 million commitment to…
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario recently joined the Global Real Estate Engagement Network, an industry coalition of institutional investors focused on addressing financially material…
A former Beast Industries employee is suing MrBeast’s media production company after she was allegedly fired from her social media manager job upon returning from maternity leave…
An article on Ottawa Community Housing Corp.’s benefits communication strategy was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human…
In an increasingly automated world, the adoption of artificial intelligence adoption is rapidly reshaping the types and number of roles that organizations seek. AI is…