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Employers are facing growing pressure on their benefits plans as financial stress shapes how employees access care, use coverage and experience health...
The mean merit pay increase delivered to Canadian employees in March 2026 was three per cent, with average total increases (measuring all types of...
Health Canada has approved two generic versions of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist medication Ozempic, a move that could ease cost pressures...
Nearly nine in 10 (88 per cent) of global employers agree artificial intelligence will require their workforce to develop new skills and rank human...
The Bank of Montreal is supporting employee mental health through an enhanced employee assistance program, an upcoming Indigenous cognitive...
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...
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...
Canada’s labour market is under growing pressure and as employers move quickly to reduce costs, missteps in managing layoffs or employee relations...
Retirement income outcomes for capital accumulation plan members dipped in the first quarter of 2026, amid market volatility and ongoing geopolitical...
Canadian employers are shouldering more than $110 billion a year in costs related to employee mental health, driven by lost productivity, disability...
The Ontario Pension Board is communicating its long-term strategic plan to members through a new interactive online page. The platform is designed to...
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is purchasing France-based blood analysis firm Stago alongside partner Archimed Diagnostics. The deal...
While artificial intelligence isn’t a novel concept in benefits administration, all sides of the industry are still considering best uses and areas...
British Columbia’s provincial government is updating its pension standards to support retirement income security and flexibility, including the...
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...
The Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ 2026–2029 strategic plan is focusing on regulatory harmonization, pension supervision...
Canadian institutional investors are planning a major pullback from domestic stocks, with assets expected to shift mainly into global passive equities...
A new generation of ultra-high-cost therapies is reshaping benefits plan risk, while the arrival of generic glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist...
At Canada Pension Plan Investments, the willingness to change your mind after meaningful world changes is just as important as the conviction of the...
While institutional investors made modest improvements in gender balance in 2026, progress continued to lag at the chief executive level, according to...
The construction services company’s director of mental health discusses bringing psychological health and safety to an industry she grew up in,...
Language barriers are undermining employees’ access to workplace benefits, reducing enrolment and engagement and increasing the risk of errors and...
Canada is launching a sovereign wealth fund designed to help finance significant infrastructure projects. On Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney...
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in a European power producer alongside EIG Global Energy Partners. The €450 million...
Claims for fertility medications in Canadian workplace benefits plans have increased by 21 per cent over the past five years, according to a new...
In what amounts to a major procedural overhaul, British Columbia has introduced legislation aimed at modernizing the way its Employment Standards...
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...
Bell Canada’s defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans are both overseen by the same pension committee. The meeting cadences differ,...
A former Beast Industries employee is suing MrBeast’s media production company after she was allegedly fired from her social media manager job upon...
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...
Employers can remove friction from benefits and pension plan design by encouraging ease of use, communications and reducing decision fatigue,...
The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario recently joined the Global Real Estate Engagement Network, an industry coalition of institutional...
The derivatives market is experiencing growing adoption among both institutional and retail investors as awareness and education about the asset class...
In an increasingly automated world, the adoption of artificial intelligence adoption is rapidly reshaping the types and number of roles that...
With Bill C-15 receiving royal assent, the federal government is moving forward with pension reforms that allow thousands of frontline workers to...
The Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ updated capital accumulation plan guideline led CPP Investments to sharpen...
While 41 per cent of global organizations say they have a program for ‘recognition champions’ — employees who actively model and promote...
The Global Risk Institute’s Sonia Baxendale is stepping down as president and chief executive officer later this year after nearly eight years in...
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...
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...
The federal government is launching consultations on ways to improve labour relations to support Canada’s economy and communities. Jobs Minister...
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...
By slotting alternative assets into portfolio offerings, Saskatchewan’s Public Employees Pension Plan is incorporating an element of the defined...
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...
In uncertain times, asset owners may not necessarily be looking for new allocation opportunities from investment managers, says Jahangir Aka, founder...
Ottawa Community Housing Corp. is educating employees about their benefits offerings through a new monthly communication campaign. The campaign, which...
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....
The federal government is proposing amendments to pension regulations aimed at increasing flexibility for plan members and improving retirement...
For defined contribution plan members, the ultimate positive DC experience is understanding the plan provisions, knowing what decisions to make,...