HOOPP reaches 500K-member milestone
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan has surpassed 500,000 members, including more than 300,000 active members, giving it one of the highest active-to-retired ratios among…
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ACPM sharpening focus on flexible pension plan design in 2026
As pension regulators narrow their priorities heading into 2026, the Association of Canadian Pension Management is placing greater emphasis on flexible pension plan design, with…
- By: Sonya Singh
- January 8, 2026 January 7, 2026
- 09:00
Median solvency ratio of Canadian DB pension plans reaches 132% in 2025: report
The median solvency ratio among Canadian defined benefit pension plans was 132 per cent as of Dec. 31, 2025, an increase of seven per cent…
- By: Staff
- January 7, 2026 January 6, 2026
- 15:00
Tourism Kingston supporting employee financial wellness with group RRSP offering
Tourism Kingston is supporting employee financial well-being and retirement readiness with a new group registered retirement savings plan. The program, provided by the Empire Life…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- January 7, 2026 January 6, 2026
- 09:00
Solvency ratio of average DB pension fund increases to 107.4% in November: report
The funded status of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan increased on a solvency basis but decreased on an accounting basis during the month…
- By: Staff
- January 6, 2026 January 5, 2026
- 09:00
Ontario Teachers’ appointing Jenny Hammarlund as executive managing director, real estate
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing Jenny Hammarlund as executive managing director of real estate, effective Jan. 5. Hammarlund will be based in London…
- By: Staff
- January 5, 2026 January 5, 2026
- 15:00
Quebec adopts VPLA legislation
The Quebec government has adopted regulations allowing defined contribution pension plans and voluntary retirement savings plans to offer variable payment life annuities. The regulatory changes…
- By: Staff
- January 5, 2026 December 24, 2025
- 09:00
Half of Canadian employers now offering financial planning services: survey
Half (50 per cent) of Canadian employers are now offering financial planning services and 42 per cent are providing financial literacy resources, according to a…
- By: Sadie Janes
- December 23, 2025 December 22, 2025
- 09:00
Top 10 pension stories of 2025
An article on the federal government’s official rebuttal to a 2023 report that argued Alberta is entitled to more than half the assets of the…
- By: Staff
- December 23, 2025 December 18, 2025
- 09:00
Alberta Next panel recommends referendum to quit CPP
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s hand-picked panel re-examining the province’s relationship with Ottawa says it’s time to hold a province-wide referendum on quitting the Canada Pension Plan.…
- By: Lisa Johnson, the Canadian Press
- December 22, 2025 December 22, 2025
- 15:00
Base CPP assets expected to reach $963 billion by 2030: report
The total assets of the base Canada Pension Plan are projected to increase from $651 billion at the end of 2024 to $963 billion by…
- By: Staff
- December 19, 2025 December 23, 2025
- 15:00
Top 10 investment stories of 2025
An article on the future of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero and its impact on institutional investors was the most-read investment story on…
- By: Staff
- December 19, 2025 December 18, 2025
- 09:00
Northern Pulp pension fund to be made whole, fully wound up after auction sale
Former employees of the now-shuttered Northern Pulp mill in Pictou, N.S., will see their pension fund made whole and fully wound up due to the…
- By: Staff
- December 18, 2025 December 18, 2025
- 15:00
Amazon Canada’s new estate planning benefit key to financial wellness win
Amazon Canada’s commitment to unique financial wellness offerings led to a win at Benefits Canada‘s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards on Oct. 18. The technology company was…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- October 28, 2024 November 6, 2024
- 09:00
Admiral Insurance’s benefits program awarded for balancing innovation, sustainability
Admiral Insurance’s award-winning benefits program is demonstrating how employers can use versatility to strike a fine balance between finding innovative solutions and maintaining plan sustainability. The…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- October 25, 2024 November 6, 2024
- 09:00
How Ontario pay transparency legislation will impact employers
As Ontario prepares to introduce pay transparency legislation, it’s important for employers to consider how much information they want to share in job postings, says…
- By: Sadie Janes
- December 4, 2023 December 1, 2023
- 09:00
34% of global employees expect to work during retirement: survey
Roughly a third (34 per cent) of global employees say they expect to work at least part time after retiring, a percentage that increases to…
- By: Staff
- December 15, 2025 December 15, 2025
- 09:00
ICPM making key appointments to management team
The International Centre for Pension Management is making two new appointments to its management team, effective immediately. Adrian Trollor will move into the role of…
- By: Staff
- December 12, 2025 December 12, 2025
- 15:00
2025 CAP Suppliers Report: How are Canadian plan sponsors complying with the CAPSA’s updated guideline?
When the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities updated its capital accumulation plan guideline in September 2025, the Co-operative Superannuation Society Pension Plan conducted an…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 12, 2025 December 22, 2025
- 08:57
How Waterloo Regional Health Network leadership unified retirement benefits under the HOOPP to ensure equity across its workforce
When Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital merged in April 2025, leaders weren’t just bringing together two sites and two cultures, they also…
- By: Sonya Singh
- December 12, 2025 December 14, 2025
- 08:58
Alberta moves to insulate AIMCo from liability, companies from greenwashing allegations
Alberta is moving to insulate its Crown investment corporation from potential legal liabilities and protect companies in the province from lawsuits accusing them of greenwashing.…
- By: Lisa Johnson, the Canadian Press
- November 28, 2025 November 28, 2025
- 09:00
Quebec economic update: payroll deductions for QPP, modest financial relief to households
Quebec’s finance minister presented an economic update on Tuesday that offered modest savings to taxpayers, as he painted an optimistic picture of the province’s finances…
- By: Caroline Plante, the Canadian Press
- November 26, 2025 November 26, 2025
- 15:00
Financial Literacy Month: Wealthsimple helping women build financial confidence
Wealthsimple Inc. is marking Financial Literacy Month with a two-part series of information sessions on how women can build financial confidence. The sessions cover estate…
- By: Sonya Singh
- November 21, 2025 November 20, 2025
- 09:00
Arc’teryx marking Financial Literacy Month with info sessions on employee savings plans
During Financial Literacy Month, Arc’teryx Equipment is hosting a series of information sessions on the company’s savings plans, geared toward the outerwear company’s diverse employee…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- November 19, 2025 November 18, 2025
- 09:00
Editorial: Looking at the good, bad and ugly of artificial intelligence
It’s difficult to avoid feeling overwhelmed by the hype around artificial intelligence and its many applications in our day-to-day lives. I was a kid during…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- November 14, 2025 January 7, 2026
- 09:00