The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has invested US$250 million in MISA Investments Ltd., the parent company of Viking Cruises. Viking Cruises operates 61 river…
Mercer has named two new principals in Western Canada. Kim Skeath recently joined the firm as a principal in the Vancouver office and is the Western Canada lead…
Last month, pharmaceutical company Mylan made headlines after hiking U.S. EpiPen prices by more than 500 per cent to more than US$600 for a pack…
In an age when work-life balance is synonymous with healthy company culture, flexible vacation policies have become a standard for the enlightened workplace. Many employers are now…
Benefits Canada is pleased to announce the list of finalists for the 2016 Workplace Benefits Awards. Employers on this year’s list have shown innovation, creativity…
When employers cover specialty medications, staff members, other companies, the overall economy and the health-care system all benefit, the Conference Board of Canada found in…
Alternative asset managers are exploring a broader set of performance fee and management arrangements designed to improve the alignment of their interests with investors, according…
More than half (56 per cent) of Canadian pre-retirees aged 50 or older don’t have a retirement savings plan, according to research commissioned by the…
Citing changing expectations around health care, League Inc. founder Michael Serbinis called for Canada to embrace the changes needed to encourage innovation in employee benefits…
About 50,000 registered nurses working in Ontario’s hospital sector will see changes to their health benefits and attendance management policies, as well as wage increases…
As Unifor moves ahead in its contract negotiations with the Detroit Three, the union said part of the conversation will be around the automakers’ pension…
Say you were going to tear down the old employer-employee relationship and rebuild it from scratch. You’d probably still offer money for labour, whether based…
The federal government’s bid to expand the Canada Pension Plan is being put under the microscope, including an examination of the impact it could have…
Among working generations of Canadians, employees aged 20 to 29 have the lowest general well-being, reporting a score of 46.9 out of 100, according to…
Roughly seven in 10 (73 per cent) Ontario Pension Board plan members believe environmental, social and governance factors should play a critical role in the…
Ontario will do away with sick note requirements for short absences as part of a larger effort to ease the administrative burden on doctors. The…
The Workplace Insurance and Safety Employees Trust generated a net return of 7.9 per cent in 2023, with net assets reaching $4 billion, up from…
Renowned American businessman and investor Charlie Munger once said, “You have to keep learning if you want to become a great investor. When the world…
The funded ratio of the average Canadian defined benefit pension plan, excluding the effect of asset smoothing, reached 124 per cent as at March 31,…