SSQ Financial Group rebrands as SSQ Insurance
It’s not just a new year for SSQ Life Insurance Co. Inc., as the company has a new name as well. It has rebranded as SSQ…
- By: Staff
- January 2, 2018 March 13, 2021
- 08:00
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Political uncertainty in an age of Trump
Coverage of the 2017 Risk Management Conference.
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- January 1, 2018 January 20, 2021
- 13:01
Don’t miss these important pension and benefits dates for 2018
With 2017 coming to a close and 2018 on the horizon, professionals in the pension, investment, benefits and human resources industries have a number of dates to…
- By: Staff
- December 29, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:30
Top 10 investment stories of 2017
When it comes to the most popular investment stories of the year, Benefits Canada‘s biannual top money managers’ rankings were at the top of the list…
- By: Staff
- December 29, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:29
Tips for preventing sexual harassment in the workplace
One summer, as a university student in the mid-1970s, Frances Gallop was working at a restaurant where the manager sexually harassed nearly every female employee.…
- By: Sara Tatelman
- December 28, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:40
Top 10 health and benefits stories of 2017
One of the biggest topics in the health and benefits industry in 2017 was the federal government’s new 18-month parental leave option. Three stories on this…
- By: Staff
- December 28, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:35
Sounding Board: Ontario’s Bill 148 adds administrative burdens, costs for employers
With the majority of the amendments in Bill 148 taking effect in Ontario in early December, it requires employers in the province to undertake a review of…
- By: Caitlin Russell and Pamela Hinman
- December 27, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:45
What do Canada’s provinces offer around bereavement leave?
Alberta is implementing it’s first job-protected bereavement leave as of Jan. 1, 2018. In addition to the death of an immediate family member or of a…
- By: Martha Porado
- December 27, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:00
Top 10 pension and retirement stories of 2017
Bankruptcy and its impact on company’s pension plans was a big story in 2017, with Sears Canada Inc. and Stelco Inc. grabbing the most headlines of the…
- By: Staff
- December 27, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:00
Quebec employers concerned about province’s plan to eliminate pension disparities
Quebec employers are expressing concern about the business impact of the province’s move to eliminate disparities in pension and supplementary group benefits plans. “It’s an…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- December 22, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 10:10
Why group life insurance policies require wet signatures
Enrolling new employees in life insurance policies can involve a number of steps for employers. Not only do they have to ensure workers understand their coverage options…
- By: Sara Tatelman
- December 22, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:50
What will the transition from private plans to OHIP+ look like?
As Ontario prepares to roll out its new pharmacare program for youth on Jan. 1, plan sponsors and members will be watching to see how the transition to…
- By: Ryan Murphy
- December 22, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:45
Creditor challenges regulator’s move to wind up Sears Canada pension plan
The Ontario financial regulator’s move to wind up the Sears Canada Inc. pension plan will be proceeding to a hearing after a creditor of the…
- By: Staff
- December 22, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:30
Ontario Teachers’ considers selling seniors’ residence operator, Ivanhoé Cambridge forms Australian student housing joint venture
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is considering selling Amica Senior Lifestyles in a deal that could be worth $5 billion, according to report by Bloomberg. The…
- By: Staff
- April 19, 2024 April 18, 2024
- 15:00
Unifor withdraws application to represent workers at two Vancouver-area Amazon facilities
Unifor is temporarily withdrawing its applications to represent workers at two Vancouver-area Amazon facilities, accusing the e-commerce giant of providing a “suspiciously high” employee count.…
- By: Staff
- April 19, 2024 April 19, 2024
- 15:00
Meridian focusing on flexibility, mentorship to promote gender equity, female leadership
Meridian Credit Union is focusing on flexibility and mentorship to promote gender equity and female leadership in the historically male-dominated financial industry. According to the…
- By: Sadie Janes
- April 19, 2024 April 18, 2024
- 09:00
Virtual-only meetings erode shareholder democracy: institutional investor group
A group of institutional investors is voicing concerns about the rise of virtual-only shareholder meetings they say risk eroding shareholder democracy. In an open letter…
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 19, 2024 April 19, 2024
- 11:30
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
A story on how Organon Canada is supporting women employees at every stage of their career was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top…
- By: Staff
- April 19, 2024 April 18, 2024
- 09:00
CAAT returns 9.5% for 2023, led by global, emerging market equities
The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan saw a net return of 9.5 per cent for 2023, with net assets of $20.1 billion,…
- By: Staff
- April 18, 2024 April 18, 2024
- 09:30