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CPPIB, Wolf to pay $1.4B for ownership in Alberta pipeline

The Canada Pension Investment Board and Wolf Midstream Inc. have signed an agreement to acquire a 50 per cent ownership of a pipeline in northeastern…

Pension regulatory reform on the agenda as Ontario considers experts’ recommendations

Pension regulatory reform on the agenda as Ontario considers experts’ recommendations

More rule-making powers for a new regulator touted in a recent report to take over the duties of the Financial Services Commission of Ontario should…

Almost half of working-age Canadians not saving for retirement: report

Almost half of working-age Canadians not saving for retirement: report

Nearly half (48 per cent) of working-age Canadians are not saving for retirement, according to a global report by HSBC. The report, which surveyed more…

  • By: Staff
  • July 13, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:36
Caisse to increase stake in water treatment company Ovivo

Caisse to increase stake in water treatment company Ovivo

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and German investment company SKion will acquire the water treatment company Ovivo for $4 in cash per…

  • By: Staff
  • July 13, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:45
IBM ordered to pay $23M to staff in connection to pension change

IBM ordered to pay $23M to staff in connection to pension change

IBM has been ordered to pay more than $23 million to 451 active and retired employees of its plant in Bromont, Que., a decade after…

Starbucks increases health benefits, stock plan and pay for U.S. employees

Starbucks increases health benefits, stock plan and pay for U.S. employees

Starbucks is launching an online health benefits platform, doubling its annual stock award program and raising base pay by at least five per cent for…

Women 80% more likely to be in poverty after retiring than men: study

Women 80% more likely to be in poverty after retiring than men: study

The average income for American women age 65 and older is 25 per cent lower than for American men in the same age group, according…

  • By: Staff
  • July 13, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:36
iA Financial Group acquires BMO Group Retirement Services

iA Financial Group acquires BMO Group Retirement Services

Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Group (iA Financial Group) has acquired BMO Group Retirement Services Inc., which provides recordkeeping and administrative services for group…

  • By: Staff
  • July 12, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 16:09
Report urges Canada to beef up IP protection for biologics

Report urges Canada to beef up IP protection for biologics

Intellectual property protection for biologic medicines in Canada falls far behind that in other countries, a new report from the Fraser Institute has found. Biologics’…

Global alternative assets under management reach $6.2 trillion: report

Global alternative assets under management reach $6.2 trillion: report

Total global assets under management by the top 100 alternative investment managers reached US$6.2 trillion in 2015, according to research by Willis Towers Watson. Its…

  • By: Staff
  • July 12, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:55
Have your say: Who do you agree with in the Canada Post labour dispute?

Have your say: Who do you agree with in the Canada Post labour dispute?

With labour negotiations at Canada Post Corp. centred on a proposal to close its defined benefit pension plan in favour of a defined contribution component for new…

  • By: Staff
  • July 12, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:05
Addressing the challenge of chronic disease

Addressing the challenge of chronic disease

What’s it like for employees to work with an autoimmune condition and what do they need from their employers? Benefits Canada’s June 22 Chronic Disease…

  • By: Staff
  • July 11, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 12:30
Plan sponsors get a primer on autoimmune conditions

Plan sponsors get a primer on autoimmune conditions

With the growing prevalence of chronic diseases, plan sponsors got a primer on autoimmune conditions, treatment options and the impact they can have on employees…

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

Tax credit could spur SMEs to offer workplace retirement plans: report

A proposed retirement plan tax credit for small- and medium-sized employers could reduce cost barriers to offering employer-sponsored retirement programs, according to a new report…

  • By: Staff
  • February 9, 2026 February 5, 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…