Archives May 2011

May 2011

Health/wellness

Growing EAPs in Canada was no easy task, but Warren Shepell’s rural upbringing taught him the value of perseverance. Shepell points to his education as…

According to the Canadian Cancer Society, 40% of Canadian women and 45% of Canadian men will develop cancer during their lifetime. Cancer remains the leading…

The Erie St. Clair Regional Cancer Program has designed a unique and innovative workplace health information/education and cancer screening referral program called Your Health Matters…

The treatment of cancer requires a multi-disciplinary approach. Comprehensive cancer centres and hospital-based clinics provide more than 90% of cancer care. Cancer Care Ontario is…

Cancer is a treatable and curable illness. A diagnosis of cancer doesn’t have to be a death sentence, and it isn’t necessarily a permanent illness.…

Drugs are an important part of cancer treatment, yet patients often have difficulty accessing coverage for the most effective medicines. The complexity of cancer drug…

In hospital lobbies across the country, volunteers sell quilts and other crafts stitched with symbolically coloured ribbons. Pink for breast cancer, blue for colon cancer,…

The Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (CCAC) is currently in the process of developing a Cancer Prevention in the Workplace program. It will provide individuals…

Capital accumulation plans

In December 2010, the Task Force on Financial Literacy produced its report, Canadians and Their Money: Building a brighter financial future. Not surprisingly, some of…

Large pension funds in Canada, in the U.S. and around the world have steadily increased their investment exposure to agriculture in recent years through farm…

Benefits Canada News

According to the Canadian Cancer Society, 40% of Canadian women and 45% of Canadian men will develop cancer during their lifetime. Cancer remains the leading…

Health benefits

Many of today’s employees work in an environment where companies fight to hire the best. In its February 2010 review of hiring trends, HRinfodesk.com (a…

Defined benefit pensions

Large pension funds in Canada, in the U.S. and around the world have steadily increased their investment exposure to agriculture in recent years through farm…

In the pension fund world, accounting rules sometimes attract more attention than actuarial valuations. That’s because, at least among DB pension plans in the private…

Michael Sabia talks about responsible investing and the Caisse’s IT business and operational models. Q: A few years ago, the Caisse de dépôtet placement du…

Michael Sabia was appointed president and CEO of the Caisse de dépôtet placement du Québec in March 2009, at the peak of the financial crisis.…