A pension dashboard that consolidates all of an individual’s pension and retirement information using pre-populated data would make it significantly easier for Canadians to access and understand their retirement savings, according to a new report by the C.D. Howe Institute. “Canada’s current retirement landscape offers numerous savings vehicles, giving individuals more choices than in the […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing $200 million in Boralex as part of a financing deal completed alongside Fondaction. The investment partner will contribute $50 million to the unsecured subordinated loan transaction with a maturity date of June 27, 2033. The Caisse has been a significant shareholder in the renewable energy […]
An article on the impact of rising benefits costs 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. 73% of employers say rising benefits costs a top issue in 2025: survey 2. 50% of Canadian gen-Zers prefer roles […]
Canadian capital accumulation plan members are increasingly allocating their investments to target-date funds, according to a new report by Sun Life Financial Inc. The report analyzed 8,600 employer-sponsored CAPs in Sun Life’s database, representing 7,500 plan sponsors and 1.5 million plan members. It found two-fifths (42 per cent) of CAP members opted for TDFs, representing […]
The average Canadian employer is planning to increase their salary budget by 3.5 per cent in 2026, according to a new survey by WTW. The survey, which polled more than 29,000 employers across 157 countries, found the majority of companies said they’re planning an increase of between 3.2 per cent and 3.6 per cent. Notably, […]
Alberta’s Public Service Pension Plan is reporting a 14.8 per cent investment return in 2024, pushing its assets under management to $21 billion as at the end of the year. Over a four-year period, the plan’s portfolio returned 8.5 per cent. However, it underperformed its benchmark by 0.3 per cent in 2024, primarily driven by […]
The median solvency ratio of Canadian defined benefit plans improved throughout the second quarter of 2025, reaching 126 per cent as at June 30, according to a new report by Mercer. It noted the average DB plan started the second quarter with a solvency ratio of 122 per cent, which declined to 121 per cent […]
More than two-fifths (44 per cent) of U.S. Black retirees said they left the workforce earlier than planned due to a health issue or disability, compared to 32 per cent of non-Black retirees, according to a new report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute. The survey — which polled more than 2,700 American workers and […]
Roughly three-quarters (73 per cent) of Canadian employers say the rising cost of benefits is the No. 1 issue influencing their benefits strategy this year, up significantly from 40 per cent in 2023, according to a new survey by WTW. The survey, which polled more than 145 employers across the public and private sectors, found […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is entering a private agreement to give AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. the option to repurchase the seven million common shares held by the investment organization. The shares held by the Caisse will be repurchased at a price of $90.87 per share, for a total consideration of roughly $636 […]