dental care – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Zayo, Unifor agreement includes pension, benefits gains https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/zayo-unifor-agreement-includes-pension-benefits-gains/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 13:00:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153782 The union representing 120 employees working across Canada for U.S. telecommunications company Zayo Group has ratified a four-year collective agreement that includes pension and benefits gains. Unifor Local 2000A was able to protect and maintain the company’s defined benefit pension plan; however, the employee contribution will increase from three per cent to 4.5 per cent. […]

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]]> Robinson Solutions, Unifor agreement includes pension, benefits gains https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/robinson-solutions-unifor-agreement-includes-pension-benefits-gains/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151331 The union representing more than 160 employees at facilities services provider Robinson Solutions in Oshawa, Ont. has ratified a three-year collective agreement that includes pension and benefits gains. The agreement includes enrolment in the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s DBplus pension plan with a two per cent employer contribution. As well, full-time employees will […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-69/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 14:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=150921 An article on how the federal government should ensure its new Canadian Dental Care Plan doesn’t displace existing employer-sponsored dental coverage was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the past week: 1. Tax credit could ensure national dental-care plan doesn’t displace employer-sponsored coverage: expert […]

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]]> Top 10 benefits stories of 2023 https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-10-benefits-stories-of-2023/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 14:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148992 A story on how plan sponsors and insurers are considering covering weight-loss drugs as part of a broader push towards more inclusive benefits was the most-read benefits story on BenefitsCanada.com this year. Here are the 10 most popular benefits news stories of the year: 1. How plan sponsors, insurers are considering coverage of weight-loss drugs amid rising […]

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]]> Magna, Unifor agreement includes multiple benefits gains https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/magna-unifor-agreement-includes-multiple-benefits-gains/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:00:27 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148370 After a five-day strike, the union representing 800 employees at Magna International Inc.’s Integram Seating factory in Windsor, Ont. has ratified a collective agreement that includes multiple benefits gains. The benefits gains include: vision coverage, from $250 every two years to $400; a rise in the basic annual dental maximum, from $1,600 to $1,900; an […]

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]]> Canadian insurers paid out record $114BN in health, retirement benefits in 2022: CLHIA https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/canadian-insurers-paid-out-record-114bn-in-health-retirement-benefits-in-2022-clhia/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144232 Canada’s life and health insurers paid out a record $114 billion in health and retirement benefits last year, up $11 billion since before the coronavirus pandemic and up 60 per cent from a decade ago, according to the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association’s annual fact book. “During a year when many households faced higher […]

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]]> Ford, Unifor agreement includes significant DC pension improvements, transition to DB plan https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/cap/ford-unifor-agreement-includes-significant-dc-pension-improvements-transition-to-db-plan/ Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:00:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143958 More than 5,600 Ford of Canada workers have voted in favour of ratifying a three-year collective agreement that includes improvements to the defined contribution and defined benefit pension plans. The agreement “fundamentally transforms pension plans,” said Lana Payne, Unifor national president, in a press release. Under the agreement, the DB plan’s basic monthly benefit rate […]

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]]> Half of plan members say coverage of certain benefits limits their ability to seek treatment: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/half-of-plan-members-say-coverage-of-certain-benefits-limits-their-ability-to-seek-treatment-survey/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:00:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143907 Half (51 per cent) of plan members say the coverage levels of at least one of their health benefits limit their ability to seek necessary treatment, jumping to 84 per cent among those with a major injury in the past 12 months, according to the 2023 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. It found this percentage increased […]

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]]> U of T, Unifor agreement includes retirement gains, gender affirmation coverage https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/u-of-t-unifor-agreement-includes-retirement-gains-gender-affirmation-coverage/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:00:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=139577 The union representing 89 employees at the University of Toronto has ratified a two-year agreement that includes retirement and benefits gains, including gender affirmation coverage. The agreement includes six retiring allowance packages equivalent to two months of base wages for employees who qualify for an unreduced pension in accordance with the University Pension Plan’s provisions. […]

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]]> Half of Canadian benefits providers include gender affirmation, fertility benefits in some plans: exclusive survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/half-of-canadian-benefits-providers-include-gender-affirmation-fertility-benefits-in-all-plans-exclusive-survey/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:00:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=136669 While gender affirmation and fertility benefits coverage still isn’t included in all group benefits plans, around half of Canada’s group benefits providers include gender affirmation coverage (50 per cent) or fertility benefits coverage (59 per cent) in some of their plan offers, according to an exclusive survey by Benefits Canada. The survey, which polled Canada’s […]

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