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What are employees’ favourite health benefits?

When asked whether they’d take advantage of 13 possible wellness programs or policies, 41 per cent of employee respondents chose flexible working arrangements, the 2016…

Many employers unaware of ways to cut benefits costs: Sanofi survey

Many employers unaware of ways to cut benefits costs: Sanofi survey

Two-thirds (66 per cent) of employer respondents have increased their benefits spend over the past three years, according to the 2016 Sanofi Canada Healthcare Survey. The…

How psychologically healthy are your employees?

How psychologically healthy are your employees?

Just half (53 per cent) of employee respondents feel praised and recognized in their job, according to the 2016 Sanofi Canada Healthcare Survey. More than two-thirds (67 per…

Is massage therapy a worthwhile benefit?

Is massage therapy a worthwhile benefit?

Nearly half (43 per cent) of plan members have submitted at least one claim for massage therapy in the past year, according to the 2016 Sanofi…

Plan sponsors underestimate prevalence of chronic disease: Sanofi survey

Plan sponsors underestimate prevalence of chronic disease: Sanofi survey

Plan sponsors underestimate the prevalence of chronic disease in the workplace, according to the 2016 Sanofi Canada Healthcare Survey. While 59 per cent of employees…

Sanofi survey finds low awareness of health benefits plans

Sanofi survey finds low awareness of health benefits plans

Only 26 per cent of dissatisfied employees are aware of their workplaces’ health benefits plans, according to the 2016 Sanofi Canada Healthcare Survey. That number rises…

Sanofi survey finds gap in employer, employee views on benefits

Sanofi survey finds gap in employer, employee views on benefits

There’s a “noteworthy” gap between how plan sponsors view benefit plans and employees’ perspectives on them, according to a member of the advisory board for…

OMERS Ventures boosts funding to health benefits technology startup

OMERS Ventures boosts funding to health benefits technology startup

The venture capital investment arm of OMERS is boosting its presence in the benefits industry through its latest investment in Canadian technology startup League as it…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • June 14, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Sovereign pension plans investing heavily in real estate: study

Sovereign pension plans investing heavily in real estate: study

Real estate has become the main driver of increasing alternative allocations for sovereign investors, according to Invesco’s 2016 global sovereign asset management study. From 2012…

Have your say: Would you give up money and perks for better work-life balance?

Have your say: Would you give up money and perks for better work-life balance?

According to a study published by Citrix Canada, 45 per cent of employees would trade benefits or pay in order to work outside of the…

  • By: Staff
  • June 13, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 21:41
New minister appointed to oversee ORPP

New minister appointed to oversee ORPP

The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan has a new minister in charge following Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s cabinet shuffle today. Among the moves was the appointment…

  • By: Staff
  • June 13, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 12:19
Canadians want more work-life balance: survey

Canadians want more work-life balance: survey

If money were no object, 63 per cent of Canadians would keep working part time, and another 15 per cent would start freelancing, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • June 13, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:40
Do millennials really prefer perks to salary?

Do millennials really prefer perks to salary?

With millennial employees now ascendant in workplaces across the land, managers are grappling with how to hire, retain and engage them. Benefits Canada’s sister publication Canadian Business’ continuing…

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