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2021 CAP Member Survey: How are CAP members faring during coronavirus?

Manulife giving extra days off to help employees recharge

Ontario optometrists’ services withdrawal may cause 'trickle-down effect' for benefits plans: consultant

North American employees switching employers for better pay, benefits: survey

Caisse investing in digital platform developer, medical company

Federal parties making mental-health services promises on campaign trail

Events

Register now for the 2021 DC Plan Summit!

The novel coronavirus sent shocks throughout the market and accelerated many global trends, changing the way companies operate indefinitely. At this year’s event, we will examine how the role of DC plans is being redefined against a backdrop of uncertainty, and how plan sponsors can remain on the front edge of change.

The 2021 DC Plan Summit will take place in a virtual format on Oct. 6, 2021.

Click here to learn more or find out if you are eligible to attend.

Lessons from the Desjardins Group pension plan on pivoting after economic turmoil
The Desjardins Group pension plan faced a reckoning following the 2008/09 financial crisis: its assets were down 40 per cent and it was watching other DB plans transitioning to DC arrangements.

Canadian employees taking less time off amid pandemic uncertainty: report
Midway through year one of the coronavirus pandemic, Humi noticed an interesting trend in data from its client database — Canadian employees had taken 40 per cent less vacation days in 2020 than in the year prior.