Why you should hire an onsite counsellor
The cumulative cost of mental illness is estimated to reach $2.5 trillion by 2041, according to a report by the Centre for Addiction and Mental…
- By: Brooke Smith
- March 14, 2025 March 12, 2025
- 09:00
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on a series of court cases dealing with remote working arrangements in Quebec was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here…
- By: Staff
- March 14, 2025 March 13, 2025
- 09:00
Fewer than 5% of global employers completely prohibiting remote working: survey
While more than two-thirds of global companies say they’ve implemented a formal policy requiring employees to be in the office for a minimum number of…
- By: Staff
- March 13, 2025 March 12, 2025
- 15:00
HOOPP reports 9.7% return in 2024, net assets increase to $123BN
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan is reporting a 9.7 per cent return as at Dec. 31, 2024, with net assets increasing to $123 billion,…
- By: Staff
- March 13, 2025 March 12, 2025
- 11:00
Sounding Board: The positive impact of pension plans on financial markets, society
Pension plans play an important economic role by distributing billions of dollars annually to retirees, who then spend this money in the economy while enjoying…
- By: Riel Michaud-Beaudry
- March 13, 2025 March 12, 2025
- 09:00
Private benefits plan sponsors’ prescription drug costs up 12.9% in 2023: report
Between 2018 and 2023, prescription drug expenditures in private drug plans grew at a compound annual growth rate of 7.1 per cent, according to a…
- By: Staff
- March 13, 2025 March 12, 2025
- 09:00
Canadian government bond yields decrease in February due to U.S. tariff threat: report
Canadian government bond yields declined further in February based on the impact to growth from tariff policy from the U.S. on Canadian exports materializing, according…
- By: Staff
- March 12, 2025 March 12, 2025
- 15:00
Coronavirus pandemic normalized remote work, but is it here to stay?
When the World Health Organization declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, companies across Canada scrambled to shift their employees to home setups. For the…
- By: Sammy Hudes, the Canadian Press
- March 12, 2025 March 11, 2025
- 09:00
How the coronavirus pandemic continues to shape benefits plans
In the five years since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus pandemic, Canadian benefits plan sponsors have adapted their offerings and continue to apply…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- March 11, 2025 March 11, 2025
- 09:00
Ottawa launching $6.5 billion business aid package, EI changes amid Trump tariffs
The federal government has put together a $6.5-billion aid package and is making temporary changes to the employment insurance program to support Canadian businesses and…
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 11, 2025 March 10, 2025
- 09:00
Institutional investors navigating new challenges, global uncertainty in post-pandemic era
While the coronavirus pandemic is in the world’s rearview mirror, institutional investors are continuing to navigate a post-recovery period rife with uncertainty. Indeed, five years…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- March 11, 2025 March 10, 2025
- 09:00
Rio Tinto appointing Ayman Alvi general manager, benefits
Rio Tinto Group is appointing Ayman Alvi as general manager of benefits. Alvi was previously vice-president of global pension and benefits at Scotiabank. Prior to…
- By: Staff
- March 10, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 15:00
Ontario Teachers’ leads US$175M investment round for AI firm, sells seniors’ residence operator
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s venture growth arm is leading a US$175 million Series F investment round for artificial intelligence, data and analytics software company…
- By: Staff
- March 10, 2025 March 6, 2025
- 15:00
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…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
- 15:00
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.…
- By: Staff
- 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…
- By: Staff
- 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…
- By: Staff
- 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…
- By: Pamela Chan Ebejer
- February 6, 2026 February 4, 2026
- 09:00
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…
- By: Staff
- February 6, 2026 February 5, 2026
- 09:00