Aurora Cannabis Inc. is rolling out a new employee benefits plan that includes coverage of medical marijuana. The plan, which will be administered by Sun…
La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is teaming up with global investment manager AMP Capital Investors Ltd. to provide more than $657 million in…
While the federal government’s proposed amendments to Canada’s patented medicines regulations are aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs, they risk limiting patient access to new, innovative…
Cambridge Associates is adding Jasmine Richards as senior investment director and manager of diversity. The role, based in Boston, will involve leading the firm’s search to identify institutional-quality…
In a meeting in Saint Andrews, N.B., on Friday, provincial and territorial premiers met to discuss ways to improve health care for Canadians, including the…
After several months of negotiations between Nova Scotia’s East Coast Credit Union and Unifor, 44 employees have voted in favour of strike action over the proposed closure…
With an eye toward dismantling the barriers many Canadians face in accessing prescription drugs, the federal government is launching an online consultation process on national pharmacare. The…
Despite the Trump administration’s ongoing trade antics, U.S. markets appear to have calmed their jitters compared to the first quarter of 2018, but there are…
SSQ Life Insurance Co. Inc. is partnering with Allianz Global Benefits to grow its group insurance business across Canada. “This type of collaboration is a first…
The long search for the perfect failsafe provision in employment agreement termination clauses may be over with the Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in…
Two-thirds (63 per cent) of North American employers offer financial education to their staff and a further 19 per cent are considering doing so, according to a…
Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate investment arm of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, in partnership with Texas-based international real estate firm Hines Interests Ltd.…
Climate Action 100+ is ramping up its action on climate change by highlighting a further 61 companies for institutional investors to focus on. The group…
The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan posted a median return of 3.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2024, according to a new…
This Mental Health Week and beyond, employers can support employee mental health using digital toolkits, mental-health coaching and by providing adequate coverage, says Marie-Chantal Côtè, senior…
The federal government has begun imposing financial sanctions on the Canada Life Assurance Co. after months of outcry from public servants, retirees and their families who…
Environmental, social and governance standards have helped investors generate positive annualized returns, with environmental investments leading the pack globally, according to a new study from…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling 2.78 per cent of its stake in India-based supply chain and logistics operator Delhivery Ltd. The total…
The funded ratio of U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plans declined to 98.5 per cent in fiscal 2023 from 99.4 per cent in 2022, according…