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Report finds financial stress shaping health claims across all employee age groups

Report finds financial stress shaping health claims across all employee age groups

Employers are facing growing pressure on their benefits plans as financial stress shapes how employees access care, use coverage and experience health...

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Survey finds average pay increases for Canadian employees reach 3.3%, driven by performance

Survey finds average pay increases for Canadian employees reach 3.3%, driven by performance

The mean merit pay increase delivered to Canadian employees in March 2026 was three per cent, with average total increases (measuring all types of...

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Generic Ozempic could trim employer drug costs, but savings depend on plan design: expert

Generic Ozempic could trim employer drug costs, but savings depend on plan design: expert

Health Canada has approved two generic versions of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist medication Ozempic, a move that could ease cost pressures...

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Sonya singh

88% of global employers believe AI will require employees to develop new skills: survey

88% of global employers believe AI will require employees to develop new skills: survey

Nearly nine in 10 (88 per cent) of global employers agree artificial intelligence will require their workforce to develop new skills and rank human...

07.05.2026 4

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BMO supporting employee mental health through enhanced EAP, Indigenous CBT

BMO supporting employee mental health through enhanced EAP, Indigenous CBT

The Bank of Montreal is supporting employee mental health through an enhanced employee assistance program, an upcoming Indigenous cognitive...

07.05.2026 3

Benefits Canada

Sadie janes

Canadian DB pension plans return 0.4% in Q1 2026 amid geopolitical tensions: report

Canadian DB pension plans return 0.4% in Q1 2026 amid geopolitical tensions: report

The typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan posted a median return of 0.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new report by...

06.05.2026 3

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Benefitscanadastaff

Ontario pension plan assets grow to $916 billion, membership reaches 4.8 million: FSRA

Ontario pension plan assets grow to $916 billion, membership reaches 4.8 million: FSRA

Pension plan membership in Ontario increased year-over-year to 4.8 million in 2025 and David Bartucci, head of pension plan operations and regulatory...

06.05.2026 5

Benefits Canada

Bryan mcgovern

How employers can properly manage layoffs, employee relations during labour market pressure

How employers can properly manage layoffs, employee relations during labour market pressure

Canada’s labour market is under growing pressure and as employers move quickly to reduce costs, missteps in managing layoffs or employee relations...

06.05.2026 3

Benefits Canada

Sadie janes

CAP outcomes decreasing amid market volatility, geopolitical tensions: report

CAP outcomes decreasing amid market volatility, geopolitical tensions: report

Retirement income outcomes for capital accumulation plan members dipped in the first quarter of 2026, amid market volatility and ongoing geopolitical...

05.05.2026 5

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Mental-health issues costing Canadian employers $110 billion annually: report

Mental-health issues costing Canadian employers $110 billion annually: report

Canadian employers are shouldering more than $110 billion a year in costs related to employee mental health, driven by lost productivity, disability...

05.05.2026 4

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Benefitscanadastaff

OPB communicating long-term strategic direction through interactive online page

OPB communicating long-term strategic direction through interactive online page

The Ontario Pension Board is communicating its long-term strategic plan to members through a new interactive online page. The platform is designed to...

05.05.2026 9

Benefits Canada

Blake wolfe

Caisse buying France-based blood analysis firm, OMERS-backed IT company expanding to Australia through acquisition

Caisse buying France-based blood analysis firm, OMERS-backed IT company expanding to Australia through acquisition

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is purchasing France-based blood analysis firm Stago alongside partner Archimed Diagnostics. The deal...

04.05.2026 6

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Benefitscanadastaff

2026 Group Benefits Providers Report: A trio of takes on benefits technology

2026 Group Benefits Providers Report: A trio of takes on benefits technology

While artificial intelligence isn’t a novel concept in benefits administration, all sides of the industry are still considering best uses and areas...

04.05.2026 8

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Sadie janes

B.C. amending pension legislation, including auto-escalation for DC plans

B.C. amending pension legislation, including auto-escalation for DC plans

British Columbia’s provincial government is updating its pension standards to support retirement income security and flexibility, including the...

04.05.2026 10

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Benefitscanadastaff

CAAT returns 8.4% in 2025, net assets increase to $25.4 billion

CAAT returns 8.4% in 2025, net assets increase to $25.4 billion

The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan is reporting a return of 8.4 per cent in 2025. The investment organization’s net assets...

01.05.2026 10

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Benefitscanadastaff

CAPSA’s strategic plan focusing on regulatory harmonization, pension awareness

CAPSA’s strategic plan focusing on regulatory harmonization, pension awareness

The Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ 2026–2029 strategic plan is focusing on regulatory harmonization, pension supervision...

01.05.2026 9

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Sonya singh

Canadian institutional investors planning pullback from domestic equities: report

Canadian institutional investors planning pullback from domestic equities: report

Canadian institutional investors are planning a major pullback from domestic stocks, with assets expected to shift mainly into global passive equities...

30.04.2026 8

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Benefitscanadastaff

High-cost, weight management drugs reshaping Canada’s private drug plans: report

High-cost, weight management drugs reshaping Canada’s private drug plans: report

A new generation of ultra-high-cost therapies is reshaping benefits plan risk, while the arrival of generic glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist...

30.04.2026 10

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Benefitscanadastaff

CPP Investments relying on diversification to meet geopolitical uncertainty

CPP Investments relying on diversification to meet geopolitical uncertainty

At Canada Pension Plan Investments, the willingness to change your mind after meaningful world changes is just as important as the conviction of the...

30.04.2026 10

Benefits Canada

Bryan mcgovern

Institutional investors improving gender balance, but gaps persists: report

While institutional investors made modest improvements in gender balance in 2026, progress continued to lag at the chief executive level, according to...

29.04.2026 10

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Benefitscanadastaff

Q&A with EllisDon’s Connie Ellis

The construction services company’s director of mental health discusses bringing psychological health and safety to an industry she grew up in,...

29.04.2026 8

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Jennifer paterson

Language barriers limiting employee access to workplace benefits plans: expert

Language barriers are undermining employees’ access to workplace benefits, reducing enrolment and engagement and increasing the risk of errors and...

29.04.2026 10

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Sonya singh

Canada launching first sovereign wealth fund for large infrastructure projects

Canada is launching a sovereign wealth fund designed to help finance significant infrastructure projects. On Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney...

28.04.2026 10

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Benefitscanadastaff

Caisse investing in European energy producer, Ontario Teachers’ backing U.S. mineral royalty platform

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in a European power producer alongside EIG Global Energy Partners. The €450 million...

28.04.2026 20

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Benefitscanadastaff

Claims for fertility medications up 21% over last five years: report

Claims for fertility medications in Canadian workplace benefits plans have increased by 21 per cent over the past five years, according to a new...

28.04.2026 20

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Benefitscanadastaff

What B.C. employers need to know about modernizations of province’s employment standards branch

In what amounts to a major procedural overhaul, British Columbia has introduced legislation aimed at modernizing the way its Employment Standards...

28.04.2026 10

Benefits Canada

Julius melnitzer

Report finds typical DB pension plan’s funded status decreased on going concern, solvency basis in Q1 2026

The funded status of a typical Canadian defined benefit pension plan decreased on a going concern basis and solvency basis during the first quarter of...

27.04.2026 10

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Benefitscanadastaff

What can DC pension committees learn from DB plan governance?

Bell Canada’s defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans are both overseen by the same pension committee. The meeting cadences differ,...

27.04.2026 10

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Kelsey Rolfe

MrBeast employee fired after maternity leave, alleges years of harassment in new lawsuit

A former Beast Industries employee is suing MrBeast’s media production company after she was allegedly fired from her social media manager job upon...

24.04.2026 10

Benefits Canada

Claire savage and james pollard

Vestcor returns 8.67% in 2025, AUM grows to $24.4 billion

Vestcor Inc. is reporting a net investment return of 8.67 per cent for 2025. In its annual investment performance report, the New Brunswick-based...

24.04.2026 20

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Benefitscanadastaff

2026 Women’s Health & Wealth Summit: Panel: Employers urged to remove friction from plan design to support women’s financial health

Employers can remove friction from benefits and pension plan design by encouraging ease of use, communications and reducing decision fatigue,...

24.04.2026 10

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Jordan tallis

IMCO joining global real estate network focused on climate risks

The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario recently joined the Global Real Estate Engagement Network, an industry coalition of institutional...

23.04.2026 10

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Benefitscanadastaff

How are institutional investors approaching derivatives?

The derivatives market is experiencing growing adoption among both institutional and retail investors as awareness and education about the asset class...

23.04.2026 10

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Bryan mcgovern

Expert panel: Employers rethinking compensation strategy in the AI era

In an increasingly automated world, the adoption of artificial intelligence adoption is rapidly reshaping the types and number of roles that...

23.04.2026 10

Benefits Canada

Darcy Clark

Federal pension reforms allowing frontline workers to retire after 25 years without penalty

With Bill C-15 receiving royal assent, the federal government is moving forward with pension reforms that allow thousands of frontline workers to...

22.04.2026 10

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Benefitscanadastaff

2026 DC Plan Summit: CAPSA’s updated guideline prompts CPP Investments to hone accountability, global governance

The Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ updated capital accumulation plan guideline led CPP Investments to sharpen...

22.04.2026 10

Benefits Canada

Bryan mcgovern

Only 27% of Canadian companies have a recognition champion: report

While 41 per cent of global organizations say they have a program for ‘recognition champions’ — employees who actively model and promote...

22.04.2026 10

Benefits Canada

Sadie janes

Global Risk Institute’s Sonia Baxendale to step down from CEO role

The Global Risk Institute’s Sonia Baxendale is stepping down as president and chief executive officer later this year after nearly eight years in...

21.04.2026 10

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Benefitscanadastaff

WISE Trust returns 8.1% in 2025

The Workplace Insurance and Safety Employee Trust is reporting a net annual return of 8.1 per cent for 2025, with the WSIB Employees’ Pension...

21.04.2026 20

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Benefitscanadastaff

A look at Australia’s approach to psychosocial risk management in the workplace

With the adoption of new regulations in 2022, Australia is leading the way in the global movement to enhance rules around psychosocial hazards in the...

21.04.2026 10

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Jennifer paterson

Feds launch consultations on improving employer-employee relations

The federal government is launching consultations on ways to improve labour relations to support Canada’s economy and communities. Jobs Minister...

20.04.2026 10

Benefits Canada

Alessia passafiume

Caisse reports $226 billion in climate action investments in 2025

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reporting $226 billion in climate action investments as at Dec. 31, 2025, towards a goal of $400...

20.04.2026 10

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Benefitscanadastaff

2026 DC Plan Summit: How the PEPP is adding flexibility with alternatives, decumulation option

By slotting alternative assets into portfolio offerings, Saskatchewan’s Public Employees Pension Plan is incorporating an element of the defined...

20.04.2026 20

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Bryan mcgovern

How employers can support neurodiverse employees during workplace meetings

Before Megan Pilatzke was diagnosed with autism, she wondered why she always felt drained when she got home from work. All day long, she laboured to...

17.04.2026 10

Benefits Canada

Cathy bussewitz

Asset owners reviewing portfolio resilience amid geopolitical shocks: expert

In uncertain times, asset owners may not necessarily be looking for new allocation opportunities from investment managers, says Jahangir Aka, founder...

17.04.2026 10

Benefits Canada

Bryan mcgovern

Ottawa Community Housing Corp. communicating employee benefits through monthly awareness campaigns

Ottawa Community Housing Corp. is educating employees about their benefits offerings through a new monthly communication campaign. The campaign, which...

17.04.2026 10

Benefits Canada

Blake wolfe

IMCO returns 7.4% in 2025 amid volatile global environment

The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is reporting a 7.4 per cent weighted average net return for its clients’ portfolios in 2025. As at Dec....

16.04.2026 10

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Benefitscanadastaff

Feds propose pension legislation amendments to improve flexibility, retirement security

The federal government is proposing amendments to pension regulations aimed at increasing flexibility for plan members and improving retirement...

16.04.2026 20

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Benefitscanadastaff

2026 DC Plan Summit: Designing decision supports that drive appreciation, informed action for DC plan members

For defined contribution plan members, the ultimate positive DC experience is understanding the plan provisions, knowing what decisions to make,...

16.04.2026 10

Benefits Canada

Jennifer paterson