Canadian pension risk transfer market reaches $6.8BN in 2025: report
The Canadian pension risk transfer market reached roughly $6.8 billion in 2025, down from a record $11 billion in 2024, according to a new report…
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on Derek Dobson’s departure from the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s pension plan was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
- By: Staff
- March 13, 2026 March 12, 2026
- 09:00
Sounding Board: How SERPs can support financial wellness, retirement readiness
The bankruptcy of the Hudson Bay Co. and subsequent loss of promised supplemental employee/executive retirement plan benefits to executives has caused many to rethink the…
- By: Roy W. Craik
- March 11, 2026 March 10, 2026
- 09:00
Ontario DB plans’ average solvency ratio stays flat at 124% in Q4 2025: FSRA
Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans reached a median pension solvency ratio of 124 per cent for the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a new…
- By: Staff
- March 9, 2026 March 5, 2026
- 15:00
CAAT CEO departing following leadership crisis, paying back $1.6 million vacation payout
Derek Dobson, chief executive officer and plan manager at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s pension plan, is departing the organization following a formal…
- By: Staff
- March 6, 2026 March 6, 2026
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on how legislative changes in Alberta are impacting employer-sponsored benefits plans was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the…
- By: Staff
- March 6, 2026 March 5, 2026
- 09:00
What can DC pension committees learn from DB plan governance?
Bell Canada’s defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans are both overseen by the same pension committee. The meeting cadences differ, but the committee leans…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- March 6, 2026 March 6, 2026
- 08:54
Communication key to reinforcing value of workplace retirement plans: report
Employers can reinforce the value of their workplace retirement plans by communicating to plan members about the importance of having money later versus money now,…
- By: Staff
- March 5, 2026 March 4, 2026
- 09:00
Estimated funded status of 100 largest U.S. DB pension plans reaches 84.7%: report
The funded status of the 100 largest U.S. defined benefit pension plans is projected to have reached 84.7 per cent as of Nov. 30, 2025,…
- By: Staff
- March 4, 2026 March 3, 2026
- 15:00
DB pension plan sponsors resuming de-risking plans in 2026: expert
While the Canadian pension de-risking market decreased in 2025, many plan sponsors that opted to not shed liabilities last year have simply delayed these plans…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- March 3, 2026 March 4, 2026
- 09:00
CWIPP returns 9.9% in 2025
The Canada-Wide Industrial Pension Plan is reporting a 9.9 per cent investment return in 2025, pushing total assets to $1.074 billion. The growth was driven…
- By: Staff
- March 2, 2026 March 4, 2026
- 15:00
OMERS returns 6%, improves funded status in 2025: report
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System earned a six per cent net investment return in 2025, generating $8.2 billion in net investment income, according to…
- By: Staff
- February 26, 2026 February 25, 2026
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the ongoing governance crisis at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s pension plan was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past…
- By: Staff
- February 20, 2026 February 19, 2026
- 09:00
Pension Awareness Day 2026: FSRA highlighting plan member education, retirement readiness
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is marking its fourth annual Pension Awareness Day today by encouraging employees to understand their employer-sponsored retirement plan…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- February 19, 2026 February 18, 2026
- 09:00
FSRA releases final guidance on Ontario’s target-benefit pension plan framework
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario’s supervisory guidance on the province’s target-benefit pension plan framework is now finalized. The guidance, which will be reviewed…
- By: Staff
- February 17, 2026 February 13, 2026
- 09:00
SHEPP’s Alison McKay to retire in June, board launches search for new CEO
The Saskatchewan Healthcare Employees’ Pension Plan is preparing for a leadership transition, with Alison McKay set to retire as chief executive officer on June 26,…
- By: Staff
- February 17, 2026 February 13, 2026
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the removal 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 13, 2026 February 12, 2026
- 09:00
Canadian pension risk transfer market declines 40% in 2025: report
After a record-setting 2024, the Canadian group annuity purchase market experienced a moderate slowdown in 2025, according to a new report by Normandin Beaudry. It…
- By: Staff
- February 12, 2026 February 11, 2026
- 09:00
Report finds solvency ratio of average DB pension plan increases to 109% in December
The funded status of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan increased on both a solvency and accounting basis during the month of December, according…
- By: Staff
- February 12, 2026 February 12, 2026
- 09:00
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…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- February 6, 2026 February 6, 2026
- 15:00
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
More than half of Canadian employees lack an employer-sponsored pension plan: survey
Just 48 per cent of working Canadians say they have an employer-sponsored pension plan, according to a new survey by IG Wealth Management. The survey,…
- By: Staff
- February 6, 2026 February 4, 2026
- 09:00
CAAT pension plan’s board chair suspended following senior executives’ departure
The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan has suspended its board chair Don Smith. The pension organization, which oversees more than $23 billion…
- By: Staff
- February 4, 2026 February 4, 2026
- 09:00
FSRA appointing Wing-Yee Wong as CFO
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is appointing Wing-Yee Wong as its chief financial officer, effective Feb. 2, 2026. Wong brings more than 20…
- By: Staff
- January 29, 2026 January 28, 2026
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
A survey of older Canadian employees by the National Institute on Ageing at Toronto Metropolitan University was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
- By: Staff
- January 23, 2026 January 22, 2026
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