Three-quarters (75 per cent) of plan members described their fi­nancial health as excellent (eight per cent), very good (22 per cent) or good (45 per cent), about the same as last year (74 per cent), according to the 2026 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey.

By contrast, the survey found a quarter (24 per cent) of plan members reported their financial health as poor (19 per cent) or very poor (five per cent), virtually un­changed from last year (25 per cent).

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Poor self-reported financial health was more common among plan members with household incomes of less than $60,000 (41 per cent), respondents in Atlantic Canada (36 per cent) and those who said their workplace doesn’t have a wellness culture (35 per cent). Employees aged 18 to 34 (30 per cent) and those aged 35 to 54 (27 per cent) were almost twice as likely to describe their financial health as poor than workers aged 55 and........

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