Starseed Medicinal Inc. has reached an agreement to be the medical cannabis supplier for Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. The agreement is subject to Health Canada’s approval…
Only 40 per cent of Canadians who are classified as precarious workers have access to pension plans or registered retirement savings plans, compared to 85 per cent of…
More than a quarter (26 per cent) of Canadians say the financial cost of exercise can be prohibitive or necessitates compromising their budget, according to…
Accompass Inc. has appointed Chris Raposo as a consultant in its benefits and health practice. He joins the firm with 13 years of group benefits experience at…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s real estate arm is acquiring two parcels of land in Ontario, California. Ivanhoé Cambridge intends to develop…
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System’s infrastructure arm is taking on a 50 per cent stake in the BridgeTex Pipeline Co. for $1.438 billion. With the purchase, OMERS…
Canadian employers are offering additional benefits, flexible working opportunities and broadening their view of talent pools to fill job openings, according to a new survey…
SEI Investments Canada Co. has appointed Lucy Paglione as senior client portfolio manager. In the new role, Paglione will be responsible for managing relationships with the firm’s Canadian…
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. is adding a suite of target-date funds to its offerings in Canada. Franklin LifeSmart is expanding to four new funds, covering new increments 2025,…
The vast majority (87 per cent) of physicians said the knowledge that a patient has private drug coverage affects their prescribing behaviour, according to a survey by…
Air Canada is seeking finance ministry approval to form its own life insurance company as a gateway to the annuities market and a hedge against…
The Pension Investment Association of Canada has submitted its comments on the federal government’s unclaimed pension balances framework, noting the solution to the problem is the…
Private credit is a bit of a buzzword these days, according to Christian Stracke, managing director and global head of credit research at PIMCO. Despite…
The universe of defined benefit pension managers’ pooled funds posted a median return of 0.5 per cent before management fees during the first quarter of…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…