Aon Hewitt has appointed Robert Leblanc to lead the sales effort in Canada for its outsourced chief investment officer business. Leblanc, who will be based…
The southern Alberta division of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires has changed its defined contribution pension provider and structure in a bid to offer its 1,600 employees a…
Employers are being encouraged to engage employees in the 65th annual Mental Health Week, from May 2-8, an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health…
Only 13 per cent of global employees are highly engaged and highly satisfied with their workplace, according to new research by office furniture manufacturer Steelcase. The…
With Bill 132, Ontario’s Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act, receiving royal assent at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in March, there are key details for…
A growing number of pension plan administrators are dealing with with the onerous task of tracking down missing plan members who have retired, according to speakers…
U.S.-based yogurt-maker Chobani is handing out shares worth up to 10 per cent of the company to its 2,000 full-time employees. In a letter sent…
OMERS private equity, the private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, has agreed to sell baked goods company Give and Go Prepared…
There’s a solid business case for supporting employees juggling work and caregiving responsibilities, participants at an event in Toronto heard on Wednesday. “Those employers are…
One-fifth (21 per cent) of employer respondents to a recent survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans provide financial or retirement education programs in the workplace…
Private equity venture taps bedbank trend.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and European private equity firm Cinven have announced an agreement to acquire Hotelbeds Group, a global provider of travel…
The cost of employee health-care benefits around the globe is increasing, driven by the higher cost of hospital and inpatient services, medical technology and the overuse…
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…