An article on the impact of Canadian pension income on federal and provincial tax revenues was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. Canadian pension income adding $24.5BN to federal coffers in 2025: report 2. So long foosball, hello […]
While global pension plan sponsors’ assets grew by 10 per cent to reach US$63.1 trillion in 2023, this value is still five per cent lower than in 2021, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. It found this growth was largely attributed to gains in equity markets last year […]
Workplace pension income will add $24.5 billion to federal coffers and $16.8 billion to the provinces in 2025, according to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. It found pension income for seniors across Canada is adding $16.9 billion in additional income tax revenue and $2.3 billion in commodity tax revenue, while […]
An article on employees’ views of employer-sponsored benefits plans was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. Survey finds seven in 10 Canadian workers dissatisfied with their employer’s benefits plan 2. Claims for obesity, diabetes medications up in 2023: […]
While nine in 10 (85 per cent) employers that reported decreased employee productivity over the past year cited burnout as a major problem, investing in retirement benefits appears to have a positive impact on these issues, according to a new survey by the Angus Reid Group on behalf of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan. […]
The average funded position of defined benefit pension plans in Ontario was 121 per cent in the third quarter of 2024, down just two per cent from the previous quarter, according to a new report by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario. It attributed this decrease to a drop in discount rates from the previous […]