A case centred on the ability to access actuarial documents filed with the Ontario pension regulator may soon be heading to the Ontario Court of…
A legal battle between six disabled veterans and the federal government could finally come to a close this fall. The case, which was launched in…
After a long, tense summer in which lockouts and strike action were threatened, Canada Post finally came to an agreement with the Canadian Union of…
As equities remain stable and bond markets uncertain, the median solvency ratio for Canadian defined benefit pensions moved very slightly, from 85.3 per cent on…
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The stop-gap deal between Canada Post Corp. and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers includes maintaining the defined benefit pension plan for all current and…
With the provision of defined benefit pensions on the decline and the subsequent growth in defined contribution plans, Canada’s retirement savings landscape is in a…
What does it mean for an employer to consider the preferences of a religious group, such as Muslims, in laying out investment options in a…
Canada’s Income Tax Act is generally not a place people turn to for easy answers, so figuring out whether benefits provided to employees are taxable…
Throughout 2012, Ted Menzies, then the federal minister of state for finance tasked with the development of pooled registered pension plans, consistently proclaimed they were…
After more than nine months of bargaining, Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers reached a tentative deal last night. The new agreements…
The replacement income level generated by capital accumulation plans has increased over the past four months, according to Eckler Ltd.’s capital accumulation plan income tracker.…
Pensions may be the hot-button issue of the ongoing labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, but union representatives argue a gender pay…
While more than two-thirds (69 per cent) of private sector workers in the U.S. have access to an employer-sponsored retirement savings plan, just half (52…
In anticipation of 25 per cent to 35 per cent growth in Canada by the end of 2024, restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is making…
A story on how Organon Canada is supporting women employees at every stage of their career was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top…
Hundreds of Albertans turned out for a meeting in Edmonton last week to hear officials from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board discuss the state…
An article on how employers are enhancing their benefits packages to boost talent attraction and retention was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
An Ontario Superior Court ruling that allowed IBM Canada Ltd. to retrospectively rectify drafting errors that created unintended additional pension benefits for employees on disability…
Only a third (31 per cent) of U.K. pension plan members say they have sufficient retirement savings, down slightly from 32 per cent in 2022,…
Clear and flexible regulations that reflect the nature and diversity of target-benefit plans would allow these plans to thrive, according to a new report from…
The Ontario Pension Board is working closely with employers to receive updated salary information from public sector workers that may have been impacted by the…
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…
Desjardins Insurance is marking Financial Literacy Month with a series of budgeting workshops for employees and an interactive game to help improve financial literacy. The…
Many plan members are experiencing risk factors related to poor mental, physical and financial well-being, but often don’t know they can turn to their benefits…