Canadian small- and medium-sized employers lose an average of 31 working days annually due to stress, according to a new survey by One Picture on behalf of Xero Ltd. The survey, which polled 300 Canadian employers with less than 200 employees, found they spend an average of nine hours a week feeling stressed, concerned or […]
As a 44-year-old — part of what’s come to be known as the ‘elder’ or ‘geriatric’ millennial demographic — it’s probably no surprise that I value sleep and rest over late nights on the town. A little boring, maybe, but I’ll take the peace and quiet if it means not feeling terrible the next day […]
Among the 21 million Canadians in the workforce, eight million are women over the age of 40. “We have a large workforce that’s going through the journey of menopause,” said Shawna O’Hearn, co-director and founder at Menopause Society of Nova Scotia, in a session sponsored by Astellas during Benefits Canada’s 2025 Healthy Outcomes Conference. A 2023 […]
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s holistic approach to employee mental-health support resulted in a win in the Mental Health Program category for employers with more than 1,000 employees at Benefits Canada’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards. In November 2020, the organization launched a comprehensive mental-health strategy that can detect employees at risk of health issues and support […]
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s extensive support for employee well-being was recognized with a win in the Health/Wellness Program category for employers with more than 1,000 employees at Benefits Canada’s 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards. The company’s well-being program addresses employee wellness across four pillars: mental, physical, financial and social health. This all-encompassing approach helped the company […]
As effective weight management drugs come to market, it’s time to move beyond outdated approaches to obesity care and towards holistic treatment strategies, said Marie-Hélène Dugal, national pharmacy strategy lead for Medavie Blue Cross, during Benefits Canada’s 2025 Toronto Benefits Summit. Obesity is a progressive, relapsing and complex chronic disease characterized by abnormal and excessive […]
When Lisa, a 46-year-old marketing manager, started experiencing perimenopause, her career took a hit. Dealing with brain fog, sleep disruption and hot flashes, she shifted to a four-day workweek, cutting her income by 20 per cent, and also started to contemplate an early retirement. Her doctor dismissed her symptoms as just a part of aging […]
It’s been nearly two years since I slept through the night — my 15-month-old daughter is still waking up to nurse and I wasn’t sleeping consistently in the nine months before her birth due to typical pregnancy symptoms. I’m very tired, the kind of fatigue you just take for granted and roll into your overall […]
Even though humans spend a third of their lives asleep, it’s often taken for granted, but people are waking up to how sleep — or lack of sleep — is affecting their health and well-being. “All of medicine has been focused on how we do when we’re awake, but now we’re trying to pick up […]
Women face unique health challenges throughout their lives — across most age groups, women experience higher rates of chronic diseases compared to men, said Neda Nasseri, pharmacist and product director of drug benefits at Desjardins Insurance, during a session supported by Pfizer Canada at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum. Historically, […]