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Ontario Teachers’ to sell specialty insurer

Ontario Teachers’ to sell specialty insurer

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has announced it will sell its ownership in ANV Holdings BV to AmTrust Financial Services, a multinational insurance holding company headquartered in…

  • By: Staff
  • April 27, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 11:57
Bell Canada launches new mental-health support programs

Bell Canada launches new mental-health support programs

Bell Canada has launched two new support programs under its employee assistance program. Its new peer support referral program connects staff and their family to support…

Manulife names Charles Guay’s successor

Manulife names Charles Guay’s successor

Manulife has announced that Sue Reibel will succeed Charles Guay as executive vice-president and general manager of institutional markets for Manulife Canada. But the search is…

  • By: Staff
  • April 27, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:17
Have your say: Should Canadian pension funds be investing in Canadian infrastructure?

Have your say: Should Canadian pension funds be investing in Canadian infrastructure?

In its first federal budget last month, the Liberal government said it would seek additional funding from Canada’s pension funds as it looks to invest more…

59% of retirees worry about making retirement savings last: survey

59% of retirees worry about making retirement savings last: survey

More than half (59 per cent) of retirees are worried about making their retirement savings stretch for their remaining years, according to a new survey by…

  • By: Staff
  • April 26, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:08
California Uber drivers turn to Teamsters in push for benefits

California Uber drivers turn to Teamsters in push for benefits

Uber drivers are turning to the Teamsters in their bid for benefits. Teamsters Joint Council 7, a California transportation union that represents 100,000 employees in…

Bill Morneau on CPP reform, the ORPP and future tax changes

Bill Morneau on CPP reform, the ORPP and future tax changes

Finance Minister Bill Morneau has been busy promoting his first federal budget on both sides of the Atlantic. This week, he continues west to such…

CAAT reports 8.1% return in 2015

CAAT reports 8.1% return in 2015

The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) Pension Plan earned a net-of-fee annual return of 8.1% in 2015, outperforming its policy benchmark by 3.1%, but…

  • By: Staff
  • April 25, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:58
DC sponsors face bigger legal risks than they believe

DC sponsors face bigger legal risks than they believe

Many plan sponsors aren’t aware of the level of oversight required for their defined contribution pension plans and the legal risks that comes along with…

Caisse to commit $3 billion for proposed light-rail transit in Greater Montréal

Caisse to commit $3 billion for proposed light-rail transit in Greater Montréal

CDPQ Infra, a subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, has proposed a 67-kilometre electric light-rail transit system for the Greater Montréal area…

Who are Canada’s greenest employers?

Who are Canada’s greenest employers?

Dalhousie University, Perkins+Will Canada Architects, Veridian Corporation and Xerox Canada are among Canada’s greenest employers, according to a report published today by Canada’s Top 100 Employers to…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • April 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 11:28
2016 group benefits providers report shows strong growth for ASO

2016 group benefits providers report shows strong growth for ASO

Among the trends in the group benefits industry coming out of Benefits Canada‘s 2016 group benefits providers report is strong growth of the administrative services only option. Insurance…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • April 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 10:13
$20M benefits fraud, kickbacks case underway in Sudbury

$20M benefits fraud, kickbacks case underway in Sudbury

Kickbacks for health benefits billed to multinational industrial company Atlas Copco Canada Inc. are at the centre of a criminal trial underway in Sudbury, Ont., that’s…

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