Benefits Canada News
By the numbers: A look at Canadian pension plans
- By: Staff
- May 6, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:14
Top Stories in Pensions
Plan sponsors considering options amid market volatility
It’s been a bumpy year on global stock markets and at least some plan sponsors appear to be fastening their seatbelts in anticipation of more…
- By: Caroline Cakebread
- May 6, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:11
Top 40 Money Managers: Why pension funds are turning to non-core infrastructure
“These Canadians own your town,” Fortune magazine declared in December 2015, referring to the massive infrastructure and real estate investments Canadian pension funds have made…
- By: Yaldaz Sadakova
- May 6, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:10
Exclusive survey: Employers’ attitudes towards the ORPP
While the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan has provoked some apprehension about a potentially negative impact on defined contribution pension plans, a Benefits Canada survey of…
- By: Glenn Kauth
- May 6, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:09
How to prepare employees for the psychological impact of retirement
While at a previous job with a school board, Karla Kochan would often see teachers quickly scale back their retirement plans after they had stopped…
- By: Glenn Kauth
- May 6, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:07
How to avoid legal pitfalls of pension innovation
Canada’s workplace pension system is going through a recalibration due in part to an aging population and demographic shifts, declining coverage and unpredictable financial markets.…
- By: Ari Kaplan
- May 6, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:02
Do Canadian pension fund managers earn too much?
Pension funds should hire highly qualified candidates to manage investments even if it means paying them handsome six-figure salaries, pension expert Keith Ambachtsheer said at…
- By: Jann Lee
- May 5, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:44
Benefits Canada News
CPP return for future retirees just 2.1%: study
Canadian employees born after 1971 can expect to receive a rate of return of just 2.1 per cent on their Canada Pension Plan contributions, according to a…
- By: Michael Chen
- May 5, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 05:30
Defined benefit pension solvency rises in April: survey
The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans stood at 86.1 per cent at the end of April, an increase of 2.4 percentage…
- By: Staff
- May 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Canadian pension funds rank poorly on climate change: report
Canadian pension funds are falling behind their international peers when it comes to climate change risk management, according to an annual report released yesterday. “Climate…
- By: Sara Tatelman
- May 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 11:39
Employers urged to beware litigation risk in converting pension plans
As the drive towards target-benefit pension plans continues to make headway in Canada, litigation risk for their sponsors is on the rise. The jurisprudence is…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- May 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 11:01
Time for investment industry to yield in battle over GST on fees
In the 25-year history of the goods and services tax, its application to investment fees has been the subject of a series of battles between the…
- By: Greg Hurst
- May 3, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:19
Corps of Commissionaires increases take up with DC plan change
The southern Alberta division of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires has changed its defined contribution pension provider and structure in a bid to offer its 1,600 employees a…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- May 2, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:26
52% of U.S. private sector workers with employer-sponsored retirement plans say they contribute: survey
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…
- By: Staff
- April 29, 2024 April 29, 2024
- 15:00
Chipotle expanding benefits offering to focus on career development, student debt
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…
- By: Sadie Janes
- April 26, 2024 April 26, 2024
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
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…
- By: Staff
- April 19, 2024 April 18, 2024
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
A story on how private payers are implementing preferred pharmacy networks to reduce benefits plan costs was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here…
- By: Staff
- May 3, 2024 May 2, 2024
- 09:00
Public meeting in Edmonton attracts hundreds amid talk of province’s CPP withdrawal
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…
- By: Staff
- April 30, 2024 April 29, 2024
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pensions and investment stories of the week
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.…
- By: Staff
- April 26, 2024 April 25, 2024
- 09:00
Just a third of U.K pension plan members feel they’ve saved enough to retire: survey
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,…
- By: Staff
- April 26, 2024 April 25, 2024
- 09:00
Ontario court sides with IBM in pension benefits rectification case
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…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- April 24, 2024 April 23, 2024
- 09:00
Clear, flexible regulations needed for target-benefit plans: report
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…
- By: Staff
- March 19, 2024 March 18, 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
Desjardins using budget workshops, interactive game to support employee financial wellness
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…
- By: Sadie Janes
- November 24, 2023 November 23, 2023
- 09:00
2023 Healthy Outcomes Conference: A closer look at the mental, physical, financial risk factors facing plan members
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…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- November 20, 2023 November 15, 2023
- 07:58