The University Pension Plan of Ontario is welcoming two new plan participants. Wilfrid Laurier University is the sixth university to join the plan, along with Laurier’s eligible faculty and staff and affiliated organizations. The UPP also welcomed the staff of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Faculty Association. Read: Wilfrid Laurier Pension Plan members […]
A column by Hub International’s Ken MacDonald on his recent health-care journey 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. Expert panel: From burnout to brain tumour and back 2. Amazon supporting new Canadians with legal benefits […]
An article on how diversity, equity and inclusion strategies are changing 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. Is DEI dead, rebranding or undergoing a natural evolution? 2. Canadian employees’ well-being declines in 2024: report 3. […]
An article on the Benefits Alliance’s 2025 priorities 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. Pharmacare, access to virtual health care among priorities for Benefits Alliance in 2025 2. Costco defends its diversity policies as other U.S. companies […]
Members of the Wilfrid Laurier University Pension Plan have consented to join the University Pension Plan. With member consent secured, Wilfrid Laurier will submit a formal application to the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario for approval. Earlier this month, eligible members of the Victoria University General Pension Plan, along with the Trent University Staff […]
Two-thirds (67 per cent) of employers say there’s currently a shortage of skilled workers in their industry and 58 per cent anticipate a skilled labour shortage over the next five to 10 years, according to Benefits Canada’s 2024 Future of Work Survey. To reverse this trend, nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) of employers cited improving […]
An article on the impact of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation on financial markets 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. Financial markets resilient in wake of Trump tariffs threat, […]
Eligible members of the Victoria University General Pension Plan, along with Trent University’s Contributory Pension Plan for Employees represented by OPSEU Local 365 and the Trent University Staff Plan are joining the University Pension Plan, effective this month. “We are thrilled to welcome eligible members of the Trent Staff and Victoria University plans as UPP’s […]
The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board has released its sustainability disclosure standards that align with global sustainability disclosure guidelines, while addressing specific Canadian circumstances. The framework includes general requirements for disclosure of sustainability-related financial information (CSDS 1) and climate-related disclosures (CSDS 2). Ten of Canada’s largest pension plan sponsors and investment managers, representing more than $2.25 […]
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is reporting inflation adjustment of 2.61 per cent, providing plan members with full inflation protection in 2025. The adjustment is calculated at 100 per cent of the percentage increase in the 12-month average consumer price index for the period ending in October over the average for the same period […]