Co-operators Life Insurance Co. has enlisted group benefits provider Medavie Blue Cross to administer its existing and future group benefits policies in Quebec. The partnership…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is one of three equity investors funding Quebec-based IPL Inc.’s acquisition of California-based Macro Plastics Inc. for US$150…
Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board spent 33 per cent less on prescription drugs in 2015 than it did in 2010. The board has claimed the…
Modern defined benefit pension plans provide the retirement income security Canadians want with the stable and predictable costs that employers desire. And, with recent changes,…
Canadian employees continue to find it difficult to disconnect from the office when they’re on vacation, according to new research by staffing firm Accountemps. The…
The percentage of global institutional investors reporting an existing smart beta index allocation has reached a new peak of 46 per cent, up from 36…
Ontario’s Ministry of Labour released a report today that makes 173 recommendations on provincial workplace standards, including employees’ entitlements to benefits. The report suggests numerous…
While Ontario’s proposed solvency changes for defined benefit pension plans may help plan sponsors with funding obligations, they may put plan members in a more precarious…
Canadian employers are beginning to offer season-specific benefits as summer draws near, but what’s being offered doesn’t line up with what employees are looking for,…
Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans will have to fund themselves on a solvency basis only if their funded status falls below 85 per cent, the government…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is defending itself against what it calls “baseless allegations” by the Boeing Co. as the U.S. Department…
The federal government’s plan to extend employment insurance parental benefits to 18 months is “misguided” and “sets a bad precedent,” according to a number of…
Kevin Hendershot has joined Mercer as a principal at its Toronto office. Hendershot’s previous experience includes client management roles at Accenture, Allstream Inc. and Microsoft Corp. “Kevin is…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is among a group of investors providing up to €750 million in financing to Vantage Data Centers.…
CGI Group Inc. is promoting Mental Health Awareness Month for employees through multiple initiatives, including an event to share experiences and a new leadership tool.…
An article on the value that deferred profit-sharing plans can offer to small- and medium-sized employers was the most-read article on Benefits Canada.com this week.…
Amid a challenging private market fundraising landscape, the flow of co-investment deals increased dramatically in 2023, according to a report by alternative investment management and…
Institutional investors are limiting portfolio diversification through overexposure to a selected group of U.S. technology stocks, says Alec Murray, senior vice-president and head of equity…
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is selling more than US$1 billion worth of private equity funds to Ardian, a France-based independent private equity investment…