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Trudeau says feds will create EI like benefit for gig, contract workers

Trudeau says feds will create EI like benefit for gig, contract workers

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government plans to move out-of-work Canadians into the employment insurance system and provide parallel support for millions set to…

Caisse appoints Marc-André Blanchard as EVP, head of CDPQ global

Caisse appoints Marc-André Blanchard as EVP, head of CDPQ global

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is appointing Marc-André Blanchard as executive vice-president and head of CDPQ Global, effective Sept. 8, 2020. In…

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  • July 31, 2020 November 11, 2020
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iA Financial Group appoints Éric Jobin as EVP, group benefits and retirement solutions

iA Financial Group appoints Éric Jobin as EVP, group benefits and retirement solutions

iA Financial Group is appointing Éric Jobin as executive vice-president of group benefits and retirement solutions. Jobin had been in the role, on an interim…

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  • July 31, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
Climate risk goes beyond the ‘E’ in ESG: webinar

Climate risk goes beyond the ‘E’ in ESG: webinar

Climate change has accelerated the risk of expensive natural disasters, but these risks still aren’t being adequately taken into consideration in investment decisions. “Climate risks oftentimes are…

BCI posts 3% gain for fiscal 2020

BCI posts 3% gain for fiscal 2020

The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. rounded out its fiscal year with a three per cent return, slightly underperforming its 3.3 per cent benchmark. In…

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  • July 31, 2020 November 11, 2020
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Are private equity managers balancing fundraising and deployment?

Private equity fundraising slowed in the second quarter of 2020, reaching only US$116 billion, its lowest quarterly point since the first quarter of 2018, according…

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  • July 31, 2020 December 6, 2020
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Retroactive pay, pension, insurance increases in new agreement for postal workers

Canada Post Corp. employees and some retirees are receiving retroactive wage increases, as well as adjustments to their disability and life insurance and pensions, through two new…

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How can pension plan sponsors manage factor exposure in equity portfolios?

While factor behaviour tends to be consistent in market crashes and corrections, individual factor performance varies over the medium term. As such, institutional investors should…

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  • July 31, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 07:56
New report highlights financial considerations of delaying CPP payments

New report highlights financial considerations of delaying CPP payments

A retiree faces a 50 per cent probability of receiving more income by delaying Canada Pension Plan payments, according to a new report by the…

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  • July 30, 2020 November 30, 2020
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Most RBC, TD employees to work from home until at least 2021

Most RBC, TD employees to work from home until at least 2021

Royal Bank of Canada and TD Bank Group say most of their staff will work from home until next year to further stop the spread…

Caisse, Sun Life, investing in telemedicine provider

Sun Life Financial is entering into a strategic commercial partnership and making a $32.7 million equity investment in Canadian telemedicine provider Dialogue. Through the deal,…

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  • July 30, 2020 December 6, 2020
  • 14:26
Fees, terms can make all the difference in private equity partnerships, finds study

Fees, terms can make all the difference in private equity partnerships, finds study

What makes the fees and terms of one private equity deal better than another? A new study by Callan examined 90 private equity partnerships to…

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  • July 30, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:15
Sun Life, Caisse investing in Canadian telemedicine provider

Sun Life, Caisse investing in Canadian telemedicine provider

Sun Life Financial is making an equity investment of $32.7 million in Canadian telemedicine provider Dialogue, with the two entities forming a strategic commercial partnership.…

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  • July 30, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 08:45

CAAT pension plan board chair removed amid ongoing governance emergency

Don Smith, the recently suspended chair of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s board of trustees, has been removed from his position…

UPP pursuing industrial European real estate through joint venture, Caisse selling 11% in Quebec telecommunications operator shares

The University Pension Plan Ontario is creating a joint venture with Schroders Capital to invest in high-quality logistics and industrial real estate across northwestern Europe.…

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  • February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
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Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 0.6% in Q4 2025: report

The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 0.6 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2025, down from 4.4 per cent in the previous…

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  • February 5, 2026 February 4, 2026
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Federal government expanding RTO mandate for public employees

The federal government is expanding its return-to-office mandate for public employees. As of May 4, executives in the federal public service will be required to…

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  • February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
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Expert panel: Updated CAPSA guideline, AI tools among key topics for CAP sponsors in 2026

With the new year may come new resolutions — or at least topics to keep in mind — for capital accumulation plan sponsors. Ongoing compliance…

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

An article on the suspension of the board chair at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com…

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  • February 6, 2026 February 5, 2026
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