An NDP private member’s bill that proposes raising the retirement benefit payments made to the families of deceased Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police…
Just four in 10 respondents would be likely to return to a job they left, with men (44 per cent) more likely than women (36…
Participation in the labour force by women in Canada has increased since 1997 and now surpasses the United States by a significant margin, according to…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board has lost its appeal of a decision ordering it to pay more than $1 million to a former senior investment employee. The…
If you’re still trying to figure out how to submit a claim through a smartphone app, you may not want to hear this. There has…
The Ontario government announced last week it is investing $199,970 to support the Paramedic Association of Canada in developing a new mental-health standard for paramedics.…
Flexible working is hugely important for Canadian employees, a survey from Regus Canada has found. Sixty-one per cent of respondents would turn down a job that offered…
The Financial Institutions Commission of British Columbia has appointed Michael Peters as acting superintendent of pensions as part of an interim leadership team. The regulatory…
Fiera Capital Corp. has appointed Julie Lalonde as executive vice-president, retail markets and strategic investment partnerships in its Canadian division. In the new role, which is…
New workers who are members of the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association (CPAA) will be joining a defined contribution pension plan after a labour arbitrator ruled…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is coming under criticism for a plan to outsource 108 technology jobs. The move will outsource 35 bargaining unit positions,…
Benefits Canada‘s most recent cover story looked at the hazy regulatory environment around medical marijuana and the uncertainty over whether group benefits plans should cover…
What do you get when you look to transfer 9,000 members, with more than $1.3 billion in assets, from one defined contribution pension plan to…
Three-quarters (74 per cent) of Canadians aged 24 to 44 say the conventional approach to retirement — halting work at age 65 to enjoy a…
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,…
The Public Service Alliance of Canada recently filed a policy grievance against the Treasury Board for its management of the transfer of the Public Service…
In its 2024 budget on Tuesday, the federal government announced a new working group dedicated to encouraging increased domestic investments by Canadian institutional investors. Former…
In its 2024-25 annual plan, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is focusing on assessing and mitigating systemic and high-priority risks in the province’s…
Data centres are becoming an important asset for institutional investors seeking to diversify their real estate portfolios. The data centre asset class was valued at…