An article on how legislative changes in Alberta are impacting employer-sponsored benefits plans was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. Alberta legislation allowing access to private health services through employer-sponsored benefits plans 2. 1 in 3 […]
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. […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec returned 9.3 per cent for 2025, below its benchmark portfolio’s 10.9 per cent return, according to the investment organization’s latest financial report. The investment organization’s five-year and 10-year annualized returns were 6.5 per cent and 7.2 per cent, compared to benchmarks of 6.2 per cent and 6.9 […]
Strong equity markets, supported by two additional U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts and continued momentum across sectors related to artificial intelligence, strengthened retirement income outcomes for capital accumulation plan members in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a new report by Eckler Ltd. The consultancy’s latest CAP income tracker found a typical male CAP […]
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario’s supervisory guidance on the province’s target-benefit pension plan framework is now finalized. The guidance, which will be reviewed no later than Feb. 2, 2031, outlines how the FSRA will oversee and apply Ontario’s target-benefit framework while supporting plan administrators in meeting their obligations, according to a press release. […]
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 […]
A proposed retirement plan tax credit for small- and medium-sized employers could reduce cost barriers to offering employer-sponsored retirement programs, according to a new report by the C.D Howe Institute. It noted more than nine million working Canadians lack access to a workplace retirement plan, with the gap most pronounced among employees of SMEs. As […]
An article on the suspension of the board chair at the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. CAAT pension plan’s board chair suspended following senior executives’ departure […]
Canadian benefits plan sponsors are anticipating an average medical trend rate of 8.3 per cent in 2026, up from 7.4 per cent in 2025, according to a new report by Aon. The report, which analyzed data from plan sponsors across 112 countries, found medical plan costs worldwide will rise by an average of 9.8 per […]
Nearly all (97 per cent) of fees paid by institutional investors go to active managers, virtually unchanged from 2023 (98 per cent), according to a new report by Callan. The report analyzed mandates run by more than 300 investment firms for nearly 180 institutional investors, representing US$784 billion in assets under management and $1.9 billion […]