While more than half (57 per cent) of Canadian women agree that International Women’s Day initiatives can have a meaningful impact in the workplace, 64 per cent believe employers treat the day as a celebration rather than an opportunity to assess how they support women, according to a new survey by Benchmark Benefits Solutions Inc. […]
London Drugs is supporting employee well-being through several mental-health training programs. Through a mobile app, the pharmacy chain offers employees group and individual learning sessions that focus on resilience in the workplace. Kristi Loewen, manager of employee relations, says the decision to offer the program was inspired by the challenges that employees faced during the […]
GreenShield Canada is acquiring Kii Health’s Canadian mental-health services segment. The acquisition encompasses Kii’s employee assistance program, student assistance program, cognitive behavioural therapy associates and internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy services. Read: 2025 Healthy Outcomes Conference: How payor, provider integration can improve plan member health outcomes In addition to expanding its mental-health offerings, GreenShield will also expand […]
Generation Z workers are facing greater mental-health difficulties and increasing rates of chronic disease compared to other age groups, according to a new report by Sun Life Financial Inc. The report, which drew data from more than 20,000 employers and more than three million plan members, found more than 50 per cent of gen-Zers’ long-term […]
Employers can appoint mental-health champions, use engaging communications and schedule learning sessions with their employee assistance programs to provide support during Blue Monday and year-round, says Chris Gory, employee benefits advisor at Orchard Benefits. It’s important to appoint a mental-health champion within the company to promote the EAP, notes Gory. Additionally, employers can create informative […]
An article on Skip’s enhanced fertility and mental-health coverage 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. Skip delivering enhanced fertility, mental-health coverage 2. Caisse acquiring minority stake in private credit platform, Ontario Teachers’ joins funding round […]
In 2025, many organizations took steps to address an uncertain economy while responding to changing pressures. Looking ahead to 2026, there are some trends and areas of priority that might feel awfully familiar to those of previous years. However, they’re showing up in different ways than in the more recent past. Cost sustainability Many organizations […]
The organization’s total rewards manager talks family-building benefits, supporting younger workers’ well-being and the joys of online chess. Q: What new programs or initiatives are you looking to implement? A: In alignment with our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we’re expanding our family-building and support programs to better meet the evolving needs of our […]
When a plan sponsor was seeing musculoskeletal issues come up in disability claims, it wanted to figure out if it could do more to support employees, according to Tamara Harduwar (pictured right), Manulife Canada’s director of health insights and outcomes for group benefits. During a session at Benefits Canada’s 2025 Healthy Outcomes Conference, she said […]
A recent New York Times feature highlighted the growing tension between workplace expectations and the unequal share of caregiving and domestic labour women continue to manage — a conversation that mirrors what Dr. Vera Kohut, family physician and medical director at Serefin Health, says she sees daily. “Work was built around the life pattern of […]