The Alberta Superintendent of Pensions has released four interpretive guidelines to explain various legislative requirements around workplace pension plans that are registered in the province.…
A briefing book prepared last fall for incoming Finance Minister Bill Morneau warns that Canada’s spending on public pensions is dramatically lower than many other…
Less than half of U.S. employees feel their company fosters an environment in which men are comfortable taking parental leave, according to a new survey…
Employers should start preparing as the federal government considers a new transgender rights bill, a lawyer suggests. The legislation, Bill C-16, would update the Canadian…
Is your benefits program, pension communications plan or mental-health strategy worth shouting about? Wrap up your nominations – for your organization or another worthy employer…
Automatically raising workplace pension contributions in tandem with the cost of living is unnecessary because Canadian retirees spend less money once they reach age 70,…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has launched espace cdpq, its new investment and development hub for entrepreneurs. The hub is aimed at…
As Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne clarifies and possibly softens her line on what her government is expecting around Canada Pension Plan reform, a new report…
Many working Canadians aged 50 and older are overly confident about their level of retirement preparation, a new study from Morneau Shepell has found. Their…
The City of Mississauga’s fire and emergency services has piloted a workplace mental-health risk assessment and consulting service as it moves towards implementing a mental-health…
Climate change and extreme weather events threaten business continuity and, by extension, cash flow across all business sectors. However, as damaging as floods, droughts, wildfires,…
Teachers' CEO on how they can help.
In Canada, many payers think about the price of medication alone and don’t consider the costs of productivity loss if employees don’t use a drug,…
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…