Caisse loans $60M to Quebec wind farm
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has loaned $59.5 million to the New Richmond wind farm in Gaspésie, Que. The farm’s 33 wind turbines…
- By: Staff
- July 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 10:22
Top Stories in Pensions
Plan sponsors concerned with staff’s retirement readiness: survey
More and more employers are worried about their staff members’ financial health, according to a Willis Towers Watson survey. Among the 122 Canadian employers polled, 58…
- By: Staff
- July 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 10:42
How to avoid legal liability for benefits communications
If your job description includes responsibility for communicating pensions and benefits to fellow employees, then you’ll already know that with each new communication comes potential…
- July 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:30
Median solvency ratio of Ontario pension plans rises 2%: FSCO
The median solvency ratio for Ontario’s defined benefit pension plans has risen two per cent, from 78 per cent to 80 per cent since Mar.…
- By: Staff
- July 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:30
Survey ranks Canada 10th for retirement security
Canada ranks 10th in a list of countries that provide the best retirement security, according to the latest global retirement index published today by Natixis…
- By: Jann Lee
- July 19, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Have your say: Are you planning to change the design of your pension or benefits plan?
With cost containment a key concern for sponsors of benefit and pension plans, are you planning on making changes to your plan design in the…
- By: Staff
- July 18, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 20:00
What are British pension plans’ top post-Brexit concerns?
The top post-Brexit concern among defined benefit pension plans is the need for employers and trustees to discuss funding impact, cited by 58 per cent…
- By: Staff
- July 18, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 10:55
When to tap into CPP and OAS benefits
When you reach the cusp of retirement, you’re no doubt aware the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security provide much of the financial bedrock…
- By: David Aston
- July 18, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 10:18
Sounding Board: A look at B.C. College Pension Plan’s reform efforts
With 25,000 members and $4 billion in assets, British Columbia’s College Pension Plan is by far the smallest of the province’s four multi-employer public sector…
- By: Weldon Cowan
- July 15, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:30
CPP expansion will do little to boost rate of return: report
The expanded Canadian Pension Plan will bring only a slightly higher rate of return for retirees — 2.5 per cent in the expanded plan compared…
- By: Jann Lee
- July 14, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 11:58
U.S. proposes modernizing annual return forms for pensions and benefits plans
The U.S. Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation are seeking public comments on proposed revisions to modernize and…
- By: Staff
- July 14, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:14
CPPIB, Wolf to pay $1.4B for ownership in Alberta pipeline
The Canada Pension Investment Board and Wolf Midstream Inc. have signed an agreement to acquire a 50 per cent ownership of a pipeline in northeastern…
- By: The Canadian Press
- July 14, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:05
Pension regulatory reform on the agenda as Ontario considers experts’ recommendations
More rule-making powers for a new regulator touted in a recent report to take over the duties of the Financial Services Commission of Ontario should…
- By: Michael Chen
- July 14, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 08:47
Survey finds Canadians estimate they need an average of $976,835 to retire
Canadian plan members reported a significant drop in the amount they believe they need to retire — from roughly $1.4 million in 2023, 2024 and…
- By: Sonya Singh
- April 2, 2026 April 1, 2026
- 09:00
Fewer plan members describing financial situation as better, worse than last year: survey
While the percentage of plan members who describe their personal financial situation as significantly or somewhat better than last year decreased from 42 per cent…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- April 1, 2026 March 31, 2026
- 09:00
Rising life expectancy increasing liabilities, service costs for pension plan sponsors: CIA
Methodology improvements are pushing the life expectancy of Canadian retirees and surviving spouses by roughly one year to age 65 as of Jan. 1, 2024,…
- By: Bryan McGovern
- March 26, 2026 March 26, 2026
- 11:00
Ontario proposing increase to PBGF’s monthly guarantee limit, cost reductions for pension plan administrators
In its 2026 budget on Thursday, the Ontario government proposed doubling the pension benefits guarantee fund’s monthly guarantee limit from $1,500 to $3,000 for all…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- March 27, 2026 March 27, 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
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
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
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
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