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Bank of Canada keeps key rate target on hold, trims growth expectations for 2020

The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate target on hold at 1.75 per cent and forecasting a slower-than-expected start for the Canadian…

Hand sanitizers, flu shots touted as employers’ defence against flu

Hand sanitizers, flu shots touted as employers’ defence against flu

As this winter’s flu outbreak intensifies, small U.S. business owners are trying to keep their companies from being overwhelmed by employee absences. At Gold Medal…

Unifor head arrested in union blockade over pension dispute

Unifor head arrested in union blockade over pension dispute

Unifor national president Jerry Dias and 13 other union members were arrested Monday night in Regina after the union blockaded the Federated Co-operatives Ltd. refinery…

Ontario raises threshold for pension plans requiring audited financial statements

Ontario raises threshold for pension plans requiring audited financial statements

Pension plan sponsors in Ontario are celebrating a small win. The government is changing the rules so plans with less than $10 million in assets…

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Caisse part of construction manufacturing group acquisition

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is joining forces with the Marcel Dutil family’s Placements CMI and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ to…

  • By: Staff
  • January 22, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 08:35
Oxford Properties, AIMCo planning mixed-use development in Ontario

Oxford Properties, AIMCo planning mixed-use development in Ontario

Oxford Properties Group, the real estate investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, and the Alberta Investment Management Corp. are planning to develop…

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  • January 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 16:00
Younger Canadians more likely to want employer-provided virtual health care: survey

Younger Canadians more likely to want employer-provided virtual health care: survey

About three-quarters (72 per cent) of working Canadians said they’d perceive their employer in a more positive light if it offered virtual care or telemedicine,…

  • By: Staff
  • January 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15

Mark Machin becomes new chairman of FCLTGlobal

FCLTGlobal, a not-for-profit institute focused on developing research and tools to encourage long-term investing, is appointing Mark Machin, chief executive officer of the Canada Pension…

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  • January 21, 2020 December 13, 2020
  • 10:40
Ontario appeal court rules former IMAX exec may exercise stock options in reasonable period

Ontario appeal court rules former IMAX exec may exercise stock options in reasonable period

The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that a wrongfully dismissed employee could take advantage of the stock options and restricted share units that vested…

Cadillac Fairview hosts indoor puppy parks on Blue Monday

Cadillac Fairview hosts indoor puppy parks on Blue Monday

Cadillac Fairview Corp. let the dogs out at four of its downtown Toronto office towers to cheer up its employees on Blue Monday, known as…

SEI names new director of investment strategy in Canada

SEI names new director of investment strategy in Canada

SEI Investments Canada Co. is appointing Kendra Kaake as director of investment strategy for its institutional group in Canada. With more than 20 years of…

  • By: Staff
  • January 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 08:30
Caisse part of Quebec-based construction manufacturing group acquisition

Caisse part of Quebec-based construction manufacturing group acquisition

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is joining Placements CMI and Fonds de solidarité FTQ to take on equal ownership of multiple assets from private…

  • By: Staff
  • January 21, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 08:15
How can employers help employees combat Blue Monday?

How can employers help employees combat Blue Monday?

The third Monday of January, known as Blue Monday, is considered the saddest day of the year, but some Canadian employers are trying to make it a…

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
  • 15:00

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
  • 09:00

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
  • 15:00

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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