The Mental Health Commission of Canada has published its five-year strategic plan, which will span from 2017 to 2022, and encapsulates the “truly revolutionary” step…
Ontario plans tout ESG progress at responsible investment conference
CPPIB Credit Investments Inc. is investing $570 million in U.S.-based LongPoint Minerals. The investment by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board subsidiary will occur over two…
Halifax-based IWK Health Centre has introduced a range of new actions around its 3,200 employees’ mental, physical and financial well-being after winning in the health and…
While divestment has been a buzzword as some investors look to make a social statement, the new frontier will instead be impact investing as responsible investing becomes more mainstream,…
As concern about post-traumatic stress disorder mounts, Morneau Shepell is adding a trauma assist program to its employee and family assistance program. The new program,…
While discussions continue over new requirements around environmental, social and governance factors in Ontario, OPTrust has had provisions in place since 2007, says an official at the…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is acquiring a 44 per cent stake in the Australian life and pet insurance distributor Greenstone. Read:…
A significant minority (43 per cent) of Canadian office workers and managers work more than 40 hours each week to tackle work they didn’t have…
Is it time for the federal government to extend parental leave to 18 months? Under a proposal revealed during last year’s federal election campaign, the…
What does Canada do better than any other country? Play hockey? Let’s not go there. Run an effective, efficient and sustainable retirement income system for the…
The Mental Health Commission of Canada and HealthCareCAN are working together to explore how psychologically healthy healthcare workplaces are essential to patients’ health. The work is part of…
British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan have entered into a new multi-jurisdictional pension plan agreement. More than 1,100 plans will fall under 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…