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OSFI touts progress of pension priorities, including PRPPs

OSFI touts progress of pension priorities, including PRPPs

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions has laid out its progress on a number of pension responsibilities in its 2016-17 report on plans and…

  • By: Staff
  • November 13, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
iA Financial Group appoints new chief operating officer

iA Financial Group appoints new chief operating officer

iA Financial Group has appointed Denis Ricard as chief operating officer. In the new role, Ricard assumes full responsibility for all of the organization’s group and individual insurance operations in both Canada and the…

  • By: Staff
  • November 10, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 14:00
CPP fund delivers ‘modest return’ of 2.5% in second quarter

CPP fund delivers ‘modest return’ of 2.5% in second quarter

The Canada Pension Plan fund returned 2.5 per cent after all costs during the second quarter of fiscal 2018. It ended the second quarter with net assets of…

  • By: Staff
  • November 10, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:22
MPs pension contributions achieve parity with government as rates rise to 19.5%

MPs pension contributions achieve parity with government as rates rise to 19.5%

Pension arrangements for politicians have long been controversial, but at least in the case of members of Parliament, they’ve begun footing an equal share of…

Ontario proposes five days of paid leave for workers dealing with domestic violence

Ontario proposes five days of paid leave for workers dealing with domestic violence

Ontario is planning to allow workers to take five days of paid leave as part of its package of labour law changes. While the government…

  • By: Ryan Murphy
  • November 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 17:00
Housing costs, not avocado toast, to blame for millennials’ retirement struggles

Housing costs, not avocado toast, to blame for millennials’ retirement struggles

Too much avocado toast isn’t the reason younger Canadians have a hard time getting a start on their retirement savings. Canadian millennials are “literally working and…

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OPTrust to divest from tobacco industry in 2018

Safe tobacco consumption not possible says CEO O'Reilly

  • November 9, 2017 January 20, 2021
  • 13:14
Top Economists Discuss Canada’s Future

Top Economists Discuss Canada’s Future

Keynote session for the DB Investment Forum.

New app helps Canadians compare drug costs, find alternatives

New app helps Canadians compare drug costs, find alternatives

The Reformulary Group Inc. has launched an app for its DrugFinder service that allows all Canadians to search the company’s curated list of medications. Previously…

  • By: Staff
  • November 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:58
U.S. pension industry ‘safe from Rothification’ for now

U.S. pension industry ‘safe from Rothification’ for now

The U.S. pension industry has avoided a major shakeup posed by the potential “Rothification” of the tax rules around retirement savings, a pension expert said…

  • By: Glenn Kauth
  • November 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:40
YMPE to rise by $600 in 2018

YMPE to rise by $600 in 2018

The Canada Revenue Agency has announced an increase of $600 to the year’s maximum pensionable earnings under the Canada Pension Plan for 2018. Contributors who…

  • By: Staff
  • November 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 10:03
OPTrust to divest from tobacco industry in 2018

OPTrust to divest from tobacco industry in 2018

The OPSEU Pension Trust is divesting from all equity and fixed-income investments in public companies that derive a majority of their revenue from the production or…

  • By: Staff
  • November 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:24
Quebec smelter employees reject proposal for two-tiered pension plan

Quebec smelter employees reject proposal for two-tiered pension plan

Unionized employees at a Quebec-based aluminum smelter are rejecting a proposed change that would move them to a two-tiered pension arrangement from a defined benefit plan. The Syndicat des Métallos/United…

  • By: Staff
  • November 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00

CAAT pension plan board chair removed amid ongoing governance emergency

Don Smith, the recently suspended chair of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan’s board of trustees, has been removed from his position…

UPP pursuing industrial European real estate through joint venture, Caisse selling 11% in Quebec telecommunications operator shares

The University Pension Plan Ontario is creating a joint venture with Schroders Capital to invest in high-quality logistics and industrial real estate across northwestern Europe.…

  • By: Staff
  • February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
  • 15:00

Average Canadian DB pension plan returns 0.6% in Q4 2025: report

The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 0.6 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2025, down from 4.4 per cent in the previous…

  • By: Staff
  • February 5, 2026 February 4, 2026
  • 09:00

Federal government expanding RTO mandate for public employees

The federal government is expanding its return-to-office mandate for public employees. As of May 4, executives in the federal public service will be required to…

  • By: Staff
  • February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
  • 15:00

Expert panel: Updated CAPSA guideline, AI tools among key topics for CAP sponsors in 2026

With the new year may come new resolutions — or at least topics to keep in mind — for capital accumulation plan sponsors. Ongoing compliance…

Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on the suspension of the board chair at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com…

  • By: Staff
  • February 6, 2026 February 5, 2026
  • 09:00