In a year marked by an ongoing trade war and threats of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump and against a backdrop of rising costs, Canadian employers are reconsidering their total rewards and talent management strategies. “A lot more attention is being paid to total rewards, such as how we’re paying people,” says compensation and […]
Being a Canadian carries obligations and responsibilities, the ability to respond to the immediate concerns of self, family and community, but also to take into account the decisions being made for the future, according to Lloyd Axworthy, former minister of foreign affairs and the current chair of the World Refugee and Migration Council. Speaking during […]
A record number of benefits plan members are dealing with extreme levels of daily stress, according to the 2025 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. The 27th edition of the survey, which polled 1,000 Canadian group benefits plan members and 500 plan sponsors earlier this year, found two in five (39 per cent) members said they experience […]
Amid geopolitical conflict and market volatility, the volume of risk transfers among Canadian defined benefit pension plan sponsors is down roughly 60 per cent in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, says Brent Simmons, senior vice-president and head of DB solutions at Sun Life Financial Inc. “The pullback that […]
It’s OK to ask for help is a lesson I’m learning very gradually. While I do lean heavily on my immediate family, particularly my parents, who have both been crucial in helping me survive — and thrive, I hope — as a solo parent to two young kids, I’m not usually a person who regularly […]
As employers and employees grapple with inflation, political turbulence and an economic slowdown, consultants are stepping up to offer support. That uncertainty also extends to broader business operations. Companies in the automotive and steel industries are particularly impacted by the tariffs, but many other sectors remain unsure of what the future holds more generally. The […]
Wealth services firm Aviso is maintaining its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts amid geopolitical uncertainty, trade wars and DEI rollbacks by other employers, says Sherri Evans, the company’s senior vice-president and head of service, operations, compliance and talent. “I said, ‘unequivocally yes.’ I think the thing they get wrong in the U.S. is when [DEI] […]
Amid ongoing geopolitical tension, the U.S. trade war and the rising cost of living, it’s important for employers to provide a psychological safe workplace, says Alan King, president and chief executive officer of consultancy Workplace Options. “There’s a level of uncertainty that comes when you hear and experience the things that are going on. But […]
After reaching new highs at the end of 2024, capital accumulation plan member outcomes have seen significant impacts following the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump and subsequent tariffs on Canadian imports, according to a new report by Eckler Ltd. The consultancy’s latest CAP income tracker found a typical male member retiring at the end of […]
The conventional assessment of global risk needs to consider the dynamic correlation between geopolitical and economical risks, said Radhika Desai, professor at the department of political studies and director of the geopolitical economy research group at the University of Manitoba, speaking during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Global Investment Conference in April. […]