Private benefits plan sponsors’ spending on weight-management drugs has quadrupled since 2021, according to a new report by Telus Health. In 2024 alone, the category doubled in size, ranking No. 17 overall by eligible amount (up from No. 29 in 2023). Still, the category’s budget impact remains low. By the end of June 2025, the […]
Most Canadian employees support a hybrid approach to office work, with 80 per cent preferring some in-office time and only one in five favouring fully remote work, according to a new survey by Indeed. The survey, which polled more than 1,000 full-time Canadian employees, found a sharp shift from pre-pandemic office norms, with just 34 […]
A new report by the Mental Health Commission of Canada highlights the need for collaboration between the public and private sectors to address system challenges, drive innovation and deliver seamless, equitable mental-health and substance use health services for Canadians, says the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association. The report summarized a series of roundtable discussions […]
About three-quarters (73 per cent) of global institutional investors have a positive outlook for 2026, according to a new survey from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. The survey, which gathered responses from 1,270 investors, found 81 per cent of respondents think 2026 will be a particularly good year for private markets despite rising concerns about […]
An article on an Ontario Superior Court decision on the use of enforceable termination clauses in employment contracts was the most-read human resources story on BenefitsCanada.com this year. Here are the top 10 HR stories of 2025: 1. Ontario court rules employer’s termination clause enforceable due to clear language, entitlements 2. Quebec employment legislation introducing […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is entering a 50/50 €8 billion European data centre partnership with Australian firm Goodman Group. The new business partnership has an initial total capital commitment of €2.2 billion to develop a portfolio of data centre projects in Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Paris. According to a press release, construction on these […]
The total assets of the base Canada Pension Plan are projected to increase from $651 billion at the end of 2024 to $963 billion by 2030 and reach $2.9 trillion by 2050, according to an actuarial report from the federal government. The additional assets held in the CPP will grow to $1.4 trillion by 2050, […]
An article on the future of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero and its impact on institutional investors was the most-read investment story on BenefitsCanada.com this year. Here are the top 10 investment stories of 2025: 1. Unraveling of Carney-led GFANZ doesn’t spell end of global climate action: expert 2. Financial markets resilient in […]
Former employees of the now-shuttered Northern Pulp mill in Pictou, N.S., will see their pension fund made whole and fully wound up due to the recent purchase of the company’s woodland assets. The assets secured a buyer at auction for $235 million, which includes enough money to repay the $37 million owed to the union […]
A third of employed Canadian professionals plan to look for a new job in the first half of 2026, up from 26 per cent in July 2025, according to a new survey by Robert Half Canada Inc. The survey, which polled more than 1,400 workers and 350 unemployed job-seekers across Canada, found better benefits and […]