The Public Sector Pension Investment Board’s net assets under management reached $116.8 billion at the of the 2016 fiscal year. Its investments generated a return…
Nearly half (44 per cent) of working Canadians between 20 and 64 years old have worked for an employer that supports their volunteering in some…
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has loaned $59.5 million to the New Richmond wind farm in Gaspésie, Que. The farm’s 33 wind turbines…
Fanatical users of Pokémon Go are eager to catch all of the monsters they can, even if it means looking for a Charmander under a colleague’s…
Sun Life Financial has appointed Brigitte Parent as senior vice-president of group benefits. Parent joined the organization in 1995 and has extensive experience on the Canadian and…
More and more employers are worried about their staff members’ financial health, according to a Willis Towers Watson survey. Among the 122 Canadian employers polled, 58…
An independent arbitrator has granted the union representing about 23,000 general support services workers at Alberta Health Services a three-year contract that includes a boost…
Two-thirds (66 per cent) of U.S. employers have experienced a return on investment on their efforts to boost employee health and performance, according to a…
The median solvency ratio for Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans has risen two per cent, from 78 per cent to 80 per cent since Mar.…
Investors tend to rely too heavily on fixed income to pad returns. While it’s true we’ve been spoiled for 30 years – falling yields have…
CAA South Central Ontario has launched a new online wellness program, Getting to Your Gold, which provides employees with access to coaching from Canadian Olympians.…
Less than half (44 per cent) of working Americans say their current job affects their overall health, according to research published by National Public Radio,…
What are the latest trends in prescription drug claims in Canada? In the latest edition of Benefits Canada’s sister publication, Pharmacy Practice Plus, Angele Paquette took…
The Nursing Homes and Related Industries Pension Plan is reporting an 11.5 per cent investment return in 2025. The Ontario-based target-benefit pension plan confirmed a…
CPP Investments is participating in a €400 million co-investment deal in French logistics firm Proudreed, alongside funds managed by alternative asset investor Blackstone Inc. The…
Canadian institutional investors saw a median return of 0.52 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new report by CIBC Mellon.…
The Empire Life Insurance Co. is introducing mental-health first-aid training for leaders across its organization. Provided by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, the training…
Manulife’s new volunteer initiative is designed to strengthen employee well-being, build social connection and unite teams through purpose-driven community action. In addition to offering its…
A recent Ontario Superior Court decision related to surplus pension assets was a rubber stamp of the monitor’s recommendations, rather than a decision with precedential…