What services can pharmacists provide and what are some of the new technologies and solutions available to help improve health outcomes? Benefits Canada’s Pharmacy Solutions in Drug Plan Management forum explored pharmacists’ evolving role in helping plan members get the best health outcomes from the drugs they take. Below are some of the highlights of […]
Amid controversy over the cost of its two defined benefit plans for members of city council, a Calgary city councillor has voluntarily decided not to participate in them. “After consulting with my partner and family, I have declined the pension and transition allowance offered to me as a city councillor,” Coun. Jeromy Farkas wrote on […]
Ontario has published new proposed rules around marijuana use that includes a workplace ban on smoking both the medical and recreational varieties. In response to the federal government’s plan to legalize marijuana in July 2018, Ontario’s proposal is informed by its experience in managing tobacco and alcohol, as well as lessons from other jurisdictions that have […]
A vast majority (94 per cent) of U.S. employers provide some type of flexible working arrangement for their employees, according to a new survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Among the options, telecommuting is the most popular, with 74 per cent of respondents offering it. However, 60 per cent of those that offer […]
Sixty per cent of Canadians have experienced workplace harassment, according to a new report released by the federal government The report, released on Thursday, summarizes the government’s findings of its consultations around harassment and sexual violence in the workplace. The consultation took two forms: an online survey and a series of roundtable meetings with stakeholders, including […]
A new report on income security in Ontario is recommending that the provincial government expand the provision of essential health benefits to all low-income people and modernize income and asset rules to ensure people can save for the future, according to a new report by the income security reform working groups. A substantial component of Ontario’s […]
TD Asset Management Inc. has appointed Scott Colbourne as managing director of global active fixed income. Prior to the appointment, Colbourne was co-chief investment officer at Sprott Inc. He also worked at TD Asset Management earlier in his career, as a vice-president and director on the fixed-income team, as well as holding the role of senior portfolio manager […]
Morneau Shepell Ltd. has further boosted its presence in the employee assistance program business in Quebec with the acquisition of Pro Health Group Inc. Pro Health, based in Quebec City, offers employee, family and manager assistance programs, as well as wellness and other mental-health services. The latest move follows Morneau Shepell’s recent acquisitions of two other […]
Canadian defined benefit pension plans experienced a modest third quarter, according to separate reports by BNY Mellon Asset Management Canada Ltd. and Northern Trust Corp. The 87 plans included in BNY Mellon’s tracking service saw a 0.55 per cent return in the third quarter of 2017. Those tracked by Northern Trust saw a negative 0.7 per cent […]
Representative counsel for Sears Canada Inc.’s retirees has sent a letter to the monitor, FTI Consulting Inc., and all parties involved in the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act proceedings asserting their first priority claim against the company’s estate on behalf of pension members. In the letter sent recently, Andrew Hatnay, a partner at Koskie Minsky LLP, wrote that […]