BASF Canada Inc. is enhancing its compassionate and bereavement policies for about 550 non-unionized employees across Canada. Effective Jan. 1, 2017, the chemicals company will…
The solvency ratio of Canadian pension plans increased significantly between the third and fourth quarters of 2016, according to Mercer’s latest pension health index. The median…
If employees don’t take their medications as required, their non-adherence can affect not only themselves but also their employer. Non-adherence involves many issues, Chris Goguen,…
Toromont Industries Ltd., a construction equipment business with about 3,500 employees, has been on a long journey to revamp its drug plan after it noticed…
With the cost of health benefits projected to rise by another eight per cent in 2017, plan sponsors have yet another incentive to find ways…
There was a solid interactive element to Benefits Canada’s Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum as participants took part in a live-polling session on…
With the cost of health care rising, employers would do well to consider the productivity impacts of illness on their business, participants at Benefits Canada’s…
Fund takes over big stake in Howard Energy Partners.
This year, Canadian health spending will increase by 2.1 per cent, the Canadian Institute for Health Information predicts. The amount, which includes public, insurer and individual…
Morneau Shepell Ltd. has acquired Solareh, a national health and wellness services provider based in Montreal that offers employee assistance programs. The acquisition represents less…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. has agreed to acquire a 28 per cent ownership stake in San Antonio, Texas-based Howard Energy Partners from EnLink Midstream…
The Newfoundland and Labrador government is introducing two new annual pension fees in 2017, one to be paid by pension plan administrators and another to…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has re-appointed Bill Chinery and John Murray to its board for two-year terms commencing Jan. 1, 2017, as well as…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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,…