iCBT – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:13:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 CAA Club Group’s enhanced health benefits, wellness app leads to award win https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/caa-club-groups-enhanced-health-benefits-wellness-app-leads-to-award-win/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 13:00:48 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145880 CAA Club Group’s commitment to supporting employee health and wellness led to a win in the Health/wellness program category for employers with more than 1,000 employees at Benefits Canada’s 2023 Workplace Benefits Awards on Oct. 20. “We were up against some strong competitors and we’re excited that the work we do in the wellness space […]

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]]> How BMO’s navigation guides are supporting employee well-being https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-bmos-navigation-guides-are-supporting-employee-well-being/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:58:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=141943 Navigating the care path for health-care issues can be overwhelming and confusing — so much so, it can act as a deterrent to people seeking help. In terms of mental-health support, the Bank of Montreal launched a digital navigation guide in May to point staff in the right direction. The tool, which is available to […]

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]]> Q&A with Great Canadian Entertainment’s Mikkaela Fernandez https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/qa-with-great-canadian-entertainments-mikkaela-fernandez/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:50:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=141757 The gaming and entertainment company’s new manager of benefits, retirement and wellness discusses improving benefits communication, transferring total rewards skills and her favourite Peloton workouts. Q: What new programs or initiatives are you looking to implement? A: I’d like to develop an ongoing education and communications strategy to promote our current benefits programs and categorize […]

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]]> 2022 Mental Health Summit: How health-care employers are supporting employees’ mental health post-pandemic https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/2022-mental-health-summit-how-health-care-employers-are-supporting-employees-mental-health-post-pandemic/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:59:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=130508 Working on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic day in and day out, health-care workers experienced significant mental-health challenges over the past two and a half years — and while the most acute phases of the pandemic may have passed, the sector is preparing for the psychological fallout. Employers in the sector have responded proactively […]

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]]> 2022 Mental Health Summit: Incorporating resilience skill-building into mental-health programs https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/2022-mental-health-summit-incorporating-resilience-skill-building-into-mental-health-programs/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:58:58 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=130511 While traditional therapy benefits and virtual-care options are now table stakes in benefits plans, there’s more employers can do to equip employees with the resources to manage their mental-health challenges and build resilience, said Rebecca Smith, director of group life and disability services at Medavie Blue Cross, during Benefits Canada’s 2022 Mental Health Summit in […]

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]]> 2022 Mental Health Summit: Health culture, performance indicators key to minimizing employee absence, disability https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/2022-mental-health-summit-health-culture-performance-indicators-key-to-minimizing-employee-absence-disability/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:50:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=130649 Since an organization’s most valuable asset is its people, the coronavirus pandemic made it clear that having healthy, happy employees on the job isn’t just valuable, it’s essential to profitability, said Valerie Fernandez, organizational health senior advisor at Beneva, during Benefits Canada’s 2022 Mental Health Summit in November. In addition, she noted health isn’t an individual […]

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]]> 2022 Tech Insights: How can employers support employees with moderate mental-health symptoms? https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/2022-tech-insights-how-can-employers-support-employees-with-moderate-mental-health-symptoms/ Tue, 10 May 2022 12:57:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120717 Benefits plans tend to support employees dealing with either mild or severe mental-health symptoms, but an entire middle category of plan members lack a treatment option geared toward their moderate symptoms. As such, plan sponsors should think about matching services with severity when they’re considering which mental-health programs to incorporate into their benefits plans, said […]

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]]> 2022 Group Benefits Providers Report: Virtual platforms reshaping public, private health-care landscape https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/2022-group-benefits-providers-report-virtual-health-platforms-reshaping-public-private-health-care-landscape/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:55:53 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=119439 Four months ago, my daughter woke up with a stye in one eye. While my 10-year-old was handling her infection like a champ, I wasn’t. All I could think was, “I need to get her to a doctor as fast as humanly possible.” But it had been almost two years since we visited her physician’s […]

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]]> How to help employees struggling with substance use amid the pandemic and beyond https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-to-help-employees-struggling-with-substance-use-amid-the-pandemic-and-beyond/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:53:04 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=119274 In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, people found different ways of coping, from baking sourdough bread to clapping for health-care heroes to drinking ‘quarantinis’ during Zoom happy hours. While the baking, clapping and drinking has tapered off for many, some employees have struggled with substance use as the pandemic drags on. But many […]

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]]> Bell Let’s Talk Day: Employers supporting staff amid pandemic stresses https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/bell-lets-talk-day-employers-supporting-staff-amid-pandemic-era-stresses/ Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:00:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=115430 This year, Canadian employers are marking Bell Canada’s Let’s Talk Day by addressing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the mental health of employees. The annual event, which began in 2010 to encourage discussions about mental health, is built on four pillars: mental-health research, workplace leadership, ending stigmas around mental health and advocating for mental-health […]

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