At $45 million per year, antidepressant claims are “the biggest spend in our drug portfolio,” Peter Gove, health innovation leader at Green Shield Canada, told…
Employers may not always be able to see their employees’ mental-health challenges but they can see the results in the workplace. What are some of…
Major depression is more likely to be a heterogeneous group of disorders rather than a single condition, Dr. Sidney Kennedy, professor of psychiatry at the…
Lakeside Process Controls Ltd. had gone eight years without a disability claim, but the company took notice when it saw three mental health-related short-term disability…
On any given week, thousands of Canadians won’t make it into work due to a mental-health problem or illness. “[Mental health is] the No. 1…
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec will be creating a $5-billion investment platform with DP World Ltd., a global port and terminal operator based…
New Brunswick’s auditor general noted in her annual report last week that she’s pleased with recent progress to resolve the province’s audit issues, including accounting…
One-quarter (25 per cent) of employers feel their employees have a poor overall understanding of their defined contribution pension or group registered retirement savings plan,…
Despite employers struggling to retain millennials, only 10 per cent have done anything to integrate them with co-workers from other generations, according to a new…
Benefits are now available for a new kind of employee dependant – fur babies. Digital benefits platform League’s lifestyle spending account is traditionally used for…
Mercer Canada has appointed Todd McLean as partner and office leader, based in its Vancouver office. McLean, who joins Mercer with more 25 years of…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has promoted Jo Taylor to senior managing director, international, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Taylor, who joined Ontario Teachers’ in 2012,…
Montreal, December 1, 2016 – Transcontinental Media G.P., a subsidiary of Transcontinental Inc. (TSX: TCL.A TCL.B), is pleased to announce today the acquisition of all…
Organon Canada’s ‘HER Professional Journey’ initiative is addressing women’s unique health experiences, including fertility, parental leave and menopause, so they can feel supported and empowered…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting $53 billion in low-carbon assets, including $15 billion in Quebec, representing an overall increase of…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is expanding the role of its wholly owned subsidiary Reventus Power as its dedicated global offshore wind platform. The…
An academic says environmental, social and governance terminology should evolve alongside understanding of the concept, while a consultant favours a focus on substance over form.…
A growing wave of opposition to environmental, social and governance factors has turned life in the sustainable finance industry into something of a roller coaster…
As an institutional investor, Asif Haque knows the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Pension Plan has a responsibility to meet the rising challenge of…