PepsiCo Canada is baking flexibility into its retirement savings benefits to support employees’ financial security amid the rising cost of living. To help employees reach their retirement savings goal, the food and beverage company is matching employees’ bonuses up to 3.5 per cent, with the employer contribution automatically directed into their defined contribution pension plan. […]
OVERVIEW SPEAKERS DELEGATES SPONSOR INFORMATION SEATING PLANS VENUE INFORMATION SURVEY PDF PRESENTATIONS CONTACT US Canadian Leadership Council on Drug Plan Partnerships May 7, 2024 | Vantage Venues, Toronto Speakers Denise Balch Project manager, Simplify Prior Authorization Initiative; principal consultant, Crosslinks; and president, Connex Health Amine M. Bouchaib Director, patient access, Novo Nordisk Canada Inc. Martine […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Speaker Danny Ip, director, investment risk and analytics, TTC Pension Plan Danny Ip is the director of investment risk and analytics at the Toronto Transit Commission Pension Plan. He leads the implementation of sophisticated ex-ante risk analyses, including stress testing and stochastic projections, for understanding and managing the risk […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS LOCATION SPONSOR INFORMATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Speaker Philippe Lagacé, principal, health and benefits, Mercer Marsh Benefits Philippe Lagacé is a principal in the health and benefits practice at Mercer Marsh Benefits. He helps his clients navigate their benefits costs through a dynamic analysis of benefits plan levers, including plan design, funding arrangements, […]
OVERVIEW SPEAKERS DELEGATES SPONSOR INFORMATION SEATING PLANS VENUE INFORMATION SURVEY PDF PRESENTATIONS CONTACT US Canadian Leadership Council on Drug Plan Partnerships May 7, 2024 | Vantage Venues, Toronto May 7, 2024 8:00 – 9:00 AM: Breakfast (St. Andrew’s Lounge) 9:00 – 9:05 AM: Introduction (St. Andrew’s Hall) Facilitators: Francesca Allman, director of sales, Benefits Canada Suzanne Lepage, […]
While the coronavirus pandemic may be in the rearview mirror for most employers, the Ontario-based Workplace Safety and Insurance Board knows all too well that the shadow pandemic that emerged from the health crisis is still impacting employees in the workplace. At a time when some employers are considering cutting back on mental-health benefits, the […]
During Canada’s unprecedented 2023 wildfire season, 6,500 individual fires burned more than 18.4 million hectares of land — and wildland firefighters bore the brunt of it all. “The working conditions are extremely dangerous and they’re getting more dangerous as fires become larger and more intense, and, in many cases, are going through communities,” says Bert […]
Employer-sponsored retirement plans that offer matching contributions can help younger workers retire earlier and with more money, according to a new report by Mercer Canada. The report based its findings on a sample worker aged 30 earning $70,000 and with $30,000 of personal debt, using five per cent of their income to either pay down […]
The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit pension plans increased two per cent in the first quarter of 2024, according to a report by Mercer. The report, which tracks more than 450 DB pension plans, found the median solvency ratio grew to 118 per cent, as at March 29, 2024, from 116 per cent […]
A new generation of glucagon-like peptide-1 drugs approved for the treatment of obesity will soon be available in Canada, presenting an opportunity for plan sponsors to meet members’ health and wellness needs. It’s important for employers to consider meeting with their insurer now to find out how the rollout of these drugs will affect their […]