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Postmedia threatens to lock out staff if new benefits, pension offer rejected

Postmedia threatens to lock out staff if new benefits, pension offer rejected

Postmedia Network Inc. has told Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Sun staff that it will lock out union employees starting Monday if they reject or refuse…

World’s first marijuana ETF reaches $1 billion AUM

World’s first marijuana ETF reaches $1 billion AUM

Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.’s marijuana life sciences index exchange-traded fund has reached $1 billion in assets under management. Indicated by the ticker symbol HMMJ,…

  • By: Staff
  • September 7, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 10:04
OPTrust and partners launch climate-focused strategic investment project

OPTrust and partners launch climate-focused strategic investment project

A group of financial institutions, including the OPSEU Pension Trust, is launching a climate-focused pilot project that will map potential future climate impacts on investment performance. The…

  • By: Staff
  • September 7, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:46
Rising cost of drugs, benefits plans top priorities for employers: survey

Rising cost of drugs, benefits plans top priorities for employers: survey

The escalating cost of drugs and benefits plans are among the top priorities for Canadian employers, according to a new survey by Aon. The survey, which polled nearly 200 Canadian plan sponsors…

  • By: Staff
  • September 7, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:15
Mindful Employer launches mental-health certification for Canadian workplaces

Mindful Employer launches mental-health certification for Canadian workplaces

Mindful Employer Canada is introducing a new certification program to provide tools and strategies to help organizations support and improve mental health and safety in…

  • By: Staff
  • September 7, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:02
Mercer adds two new executive roles

Mercer adds two new executive roles

Mercer is making some changes to its executive suite, with two newly created global roles. Martine Ferland, the company’s former president of Europe and Pacific and co-president of…

  • By: Staff
  • September 7, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:01
Editorial

Editorial: We are woman: A call for gender diversity, pay equity and workplace mentorship

I am woman. Hear me roar. It may seem a rather cliched way to open my first editorial for Benefits Canada, but it’s no exaggeration…

How the CMHC closed its DC pension and returned to a DB plan

How the CMHC closed its DC pension and returned to a DB plan

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is having déjà vu. After closing its defined benefit plan to new members in 2013 and introducing a defined…

Women in Canada’s pension, benefits industry discuss careers, pay equity and mentorship

Women in Canada’s pension, benefits industry discuss careers, pay equity and mentorship

Women made up nearly half (47.7 per cent) of Canada’s workforce in 2016, according to figures from Statistics Canada, marking a noteworthy rise on 1976’s…

Is it time for institutional investors to consider the cannabis sector?

Is it time for institutional investors to consider the cannabis sector?

As the Canadian cannabis industry blazes a path of growth in the run-up to October’s legalization, so does the number of related publicly listed stocks…

A primer on the parliamentary report on pharmacare and its impact on the benefits industry

A primer on the parliamentary report on pharmacare and its impact on the benefits industry

Universal pharmacare is an idea that has been kicking around for decades in Canada. Yet despite numerous studies calling for a universal single-payer pharmacare program…

  • By: Sonya Felix
  • September 7, 2018 March 11, 2021
  • 08:56
What are the ingredients of a successful wellness program?

What are the ingredients of a successful wellness program?

Canadian participation rates in workplace wellness programs are extremely low, with just 11 per cent of employees participating on a regular basis and 23 per…

  • By: Ryan Murphy
  • September 7, 2018 March 11, 2021
  • 08:55
Lessons from a workplace harassment investigation gone wrong

Lessons from a workplace harassment investigation gone wrong

Just six months after a City of Calgary employee started her job as a tractor-trailer driver, everything started to go wrong. Her foreman and indirect…

SHEPP appointing Paula Potter as CEO

The Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan is appointing Paula Potter as chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2026. She steps into the CEO role with…

  • By: Staff
  • May 29, 2026 May 28, 2026
  • 15:00

UPP reporting 5.2% investment return in 2025, net assets reach $13.5 billion

The University Pension Plan of Ontario is reporting a 5.2 per cent total fund net return for the year, pushing its net assets from $12.8…

  • By: Staff
  • May 28, 2026 May 29, 2026
  • 11:00

Institutional investors monitoring U.S. interest rate policy amid geopolitical uncertainty: expert

Despite an uncertain market landscape impacted by geopolitical volatility, institutional investors are staying the course with portfolio management, says Andrew Norelli, managing director and member…

30% of Canadian employees reporting decreased productivity due to hunger: survey

More than a quarter (30 per cent) of Canadian employees report decreased productivity due to hunger, according to a new survey by the National Payroll…

  • By: Staff
  • June 1, 2026 May 29, 2026
  • 09:00

Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on Telus Communications Inc.’s employee volunteering initiative was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources,…

  • By: Staff
  • May 29, 2026 May 28, 2026
  • 09:00

EY Canada highlighting importance of DEI through new platform

EY Canada’s ‘Shapers of the Future’ platform is highlighting how diversity, equity and inclusion is embedded in its workforce, leadership development and company culture. The…