With the growth of the gig economy and the traditional workplace become increasingly flexible and informal, the way in which employees dress for work is…
A group of global institutional investors are urging companies to disclose how they manage their global workforces in order to increase shareholder transparency. The coalition…
The cost of multi-employer health plans in the United States has increased consistently over the past decade, rising at an average of 4.8 per cent per…
David Frum answers a few questions leading up to the Risk Management Conference.
Stephen Frank is the new president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association. Frank, who until recently was the association’s…
Ontario has announced the board of directors for the new financial services regulator it announced in last year’s fiscal update. Bryan Davies, Kathryn Bouey and Judith Robertson…
Former Sears Canada Inc. employees are already feeling the impact of the company’s restructuring proceedings as they receive letters informing them of cuts to severance payments and…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is acquiring Houston-based real estate investment trust Parkway Inc. for $1.6 billion. The CPPIB will own 100 per cent…
Microsoft Corp. is launching a new family caregiver benefit for all employees. To date, the benefit has rolled out in 22 countries, including in the United…
Workplace issues like missed deadlines or tardiness may mean employees are being careless or not managing their time well, but they could also be the…
China’s stock market took a huge step forward this month as U.S. index provider MSCI announced it would add A-shares (mainland Chinese shares) to its…
Employers still looking to engage employees in the spirt of Canada’s 150th anniversary can tie the event into their workplace volunteering programs. To coincide with Canada 150,…
Ontario will replace the temporary solvency funding exemption in place for specified multi-employer pension plans with a new target-benefit framework, the government announced Thursday. The…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
With the new year may come new resolutions — or at least topics to keep in mind — for capital accumulation plan sponsors. Ongoing compliance…
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…