Acquiring Minds
There’s been a significant increase in merger and acquisition activity in Canada over the past few years. What is the impact on pension and benefits…
There’s been a significant increase in merger and acquisition activity in Canada over the past few years. What is the impact on pension and benefits…
U.S. money managers are looking for a piece of the action in Canada. It was supposed to be a mass exodus—at least, that’s what the…
How employers can—and should—adopt diversity as a business and talent strategy. With the recent economic surge in the West and the cresting wave of baby…
Employees might be at work, but might only be there in body—not in mind. Presenteeism (in which an employee shows up for work but…
Impressions of a soft-spoken commissioner with substance. It was a brisk December afternoon when I walked into the office tower in downtown Toronto. I rode…
Created in late 2006, the Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions is scheduled to submit its report this summer. Benefits Canada sat down with the head…
New research suggests that DB plan sponsors are finally ready to go global. With the demise of the Foreign Property Rule in 2005 came predictions…
Major legal issues in 2007 included the use of surplus in hybrid plans, the protection of pensions in employer insolvencies and pension reform in Quebec.…
Delving deeper into disability management issues can help employers reduce costs and employees overcome barriers that may prevent their return to work. Most employers understand…
U.S. companies are switching gears toward lower-cost, consumer-driven benefits strategies that include HSAs. Will Canadian companies come along for the ride? The shift from employer-sponsored…
