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How League is rethinking traditional workplace health benefits

How League is rethinking traditional workplace health benefits

This article was originally published on Benefits Canada‘s companion site, Canadian Business. Mike Serbinis isn’t a fan of the word “pivot.” It’s an overused term in…

  • By: Peter Nowak
  • March 16, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:13
Jobless Canadians wait more than a month to find out if eligible for EI

Jobless Canadians wait more than a month to find out if eligible for EI

Newly released figures show jobless Canadians are waiting days for answers to their employment insurance questions, and a month or more to find out if…

Canadian pension fund managers combine forces in Asciano bid

Canadian pension fund managers combine forces in Asciano bid

Three of Canada’s largest fund managers are part of a joint proposal by two bidders to buy and break up Asciano Ltd., an Australian rail,…

Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ shares plunge to lowest levels in years

Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ shares plunge to lowest levels in years

Valeant Pharmaceuticals shares plunged to their lowest level in years today after its fourth quarter earnings came in below expectations and it warned that the first quarter…

77% concerned about Ontario’s healthcare system: report

77% concerned about Ontario’s healthcare system: report

More than three-quarters (77%) of Ontarians are concerned about the sustainability of the province’s healthcare system, according to a new report. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s…

Sounding Board: Why Trudeau should support target benefit pensions

Sounding Board: Why Trudeau should support target benefit pensions

According to a recent Broadbent Institute study, “the value of retirement assets of those aged 55 to 64 without an employer pension is wholly inadequate.”…

  • By: Ron Olsen
  • March 15, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:09
U.S. Senate focuses on mental health

U.S. Senate focuses on mental health

The U.S. Senate focused on mental health legislation last week, introducing one new bill and releasing a draft of another, both of which would have an…

  • By: Staff
  • March 15, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:06
VW sued by big investors, including CalPERS pension fund

VW sued by big investors, including CalPERS pension fund

Institutional investors are suing automaker Volkswagen in a German court, seeking 3.25 billion euros ($3.57 billion) in damages over the company’s diesel emissions scandal. Attorney…

46% of Canadian millennials not taking full vacation provision

46% of Canadian millennials not taking full vacation provision

Almost half (46%) of Canadian millennials are not taking their full allotment of vacation days, significantly higher than the national average (36%), according to new…

  • By: Staff
  • March 15, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:43
Ottawa spent $2.2 million in fees for maternity, sickness benefits lawsuit

Ottawa spent $2.2 million in fees for maternity, sickness benefits lawsuit

Newly released figures show the federal government has spent more than $2.2 million in legal fees fighting a class-action lawsuit over maternity and sickness benefits. Most…

Mexican cartel recruits promising high wages and good benefits

Mexican cartel recruits promising high wages and good benefits

A public recruitment drive by a Mexican drug cartel using fliers promising high wages and good benefits reflects the expanding power of the gang, experts said…

AIMCo to get piece of US$219 million legal settlement

AIMCo to get piece of US$219 million legal settlement

A U.S. insurance company has agreed to pay US$219 million to end a class action lawsuit for allegedly making false and misleading statements about a…

Ontario will test idea of a guaranteed minimum income to ease poverty

Ontario will test idea of a guaranteed minimum income to ease poverty

A single paragraph buried in the Ontario budget could mean big changes in the lives of some of the province’s most impoverished residents by giving…

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