The average Canadian defined benefit pension plan returned 4.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2025, up from 1.6 per cent in the second quarter, according to a new report by the Royal Bank of Canada Investor Services. This growth was driven by a broad-based mix of equity and fixed income contributions, the report […]
An article on one of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s wins in Benefits Canada’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards 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. Pratt & Whitney Canada’s winning well-being program centres around four pillars of […]
Alberta’s Local Authorities Pension Plan is lowering its 2026 contribution rates and providing members with a cost-of living adjustment due to the plan’s strong financial position. Contribution rates for both plan members and employers will decrease by roughly one per cent for next year, with surplus funds making up the difference, according to a press […]
Canada’s retirement income system ranked No. 24 out of 52 countries, earning a B grade with an overall score of 70.4 out of 100, according to a new report by Mercer and the CFA Institute. The annual study benchmarks retirement income systems across 65 per cent of the world’s population, using weighted scores for adequacy, […]
An article on recent private equity investments by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board 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. CPPIB increases stake in environmental services firm, receives approval for energy provider takeover 2. Solvency […]
Canadian public sector employees continue to outpace private sector workers in defined benefit pension plan membership, according to a new report by the Fraser Institute. It found 86.7 per cent of Canadian public sector workers were covered by a registered pension plan compared to only 21.8 per cent in the private sector, citing data from […]
An article on an arbitrator’s confirmation of the long-term disability exception to Ontario’s mandatory retirement rule 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. Ontario arbitrator confirms validity of LTD exception to mandatory retirement rule 2. Insurers […]
The Alberta Pensions Services Corp. has taken on the administration of the National Public Service Pension Transfer Agreement, a multilateral arrangement that enables the transfer of pensionable service and funds between participating public defined benefit pension plans across Canada. This agreement plays a vital role in supporting mobility within the public sector, allowing employees who […]
The median job tenure is nearly identical among employees across all generations, despite a prevailing myth that millennials and generation Z employees are more eager to switch jobs than their older colleagues, according to a new report by the National Institute on Retirement Security. The report cited data by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics […]
The value of the world’s 300 largest pension funds reached US$24.4 trillion in 2024, growing by 7.8 per cent to reach a new record sum, according to a new report from WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute. It found Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund replaced Norway’s Government Pension Fund as the leading investment organization by asset value […]