With getting the right prescription the first time an essential step to achieving better health outcomes, a number of digital innovations may help plan members,…
When it comes to areas such as preventative services and medication reviews, pharmacies are in a good position to provide support to plan members with…
Non-adherence to medication has serious consequences for both plan members and sponsors, but for some patients with chronic conditions, using a mail-order pharmacy may improve…
Diversified pooled pension fund managers posted a median return of 4.4 per cent before management fees for the third quarter of 2016 and a median…
Pension decisions shouldn’t be made in a vacuum. For plan members to make the best decision they have to understand more than just the details…
Rogers Communications Inc. practised what it preached last year when it rolled out a digital communications strategy to share the details of its move to…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has invested US$375 million in a Chinese private investment vehicle. Owned by CapitaLand, Raffles City China Investment Partners III will…
When employees at Edmonton-based utilities company EPCOR Utilities Inc. get sick, they simply call the company’s reporting line where a case manager offers to connect…
While text messaging has become a relatively common practice in today’s workplace, some employers are still hesitant about receiving notice of an absence through text…
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada has published a revised version of its instruction guide for the preparation of actuarial reports for…
Sun Life Institutional Investments (Canada) Inc. has launched a new short-term private fixed income fund for institutional investors. The fund, which will provide access to…
Canada’s retirement system maintained its score of a B on the 2016 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, indicating a sound structure, many good features and…
McKesson Canada is combining wellness and philanthropy by donating $10,000 to the Paralympic Foundation of Canada on behalf of employees following a corporate wellness challenge. 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…