Can the global expansion last into 2020?
Investors are waiting for some of the conflicts causing global uncertainty to be resolved. But will they get their wish in 2020? “We’re entering the…
- By: Yaelle Gang
- January 2, 2020 February 23, 2021
- 09:05
Latest news in Benefits Canada Archive
AIMCo purchasing equity interest in TC Energy Coastal GasLink pipeline
The company behind the $6.2-billion Coastal GasLink pipeline in British Columbia says it’s made a deal to sell a 65 per cent equity interest in…
- By: The Canadian Press
- January 2, 2020 December 13, 2020
- 09:00
Elimination of B.C. medical services plan premiums good news for employers
British Columbians are ringing in the new year by joining all Canadians in not paying monthly rates for health care. Premiums under the province’s medical services…
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 31, 2019 November 12, 2020
- 07:00
Top 10 legal stories of 2019
Popular legal cases in 2019 covered age discrimination, bankruptcy proceedings, constructive dismissals and a range of other topics. Benefits Canada rounds up the industry’s most popular legal stories of…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 31, 2019 December 3, 2020
- 07:00
How Ontario Teachers’ is embracing a systematic approach to ESG integration
When the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan started to zero in on environmental, social and governance issues, it began by asking why these subjects were worth…
- By: Martha Porado
- December 30, 2019 November 12, 2020
- 07:00
Top 10 health and benefits stories of 2019
On the health benefits front, readers were focused on paid leave, legislative changes, medical cannabis and a range of other issues in 2019. Benefits Canada rounds up the industry’s most popular…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 30, 2019 November 12, 2020
- 07:00
Decumulation options, OCIO among pension trends for 2020
The holiday season is a time to reflect on the events of 2019 and how they may affect trends in the year to come. I…
- By: Gavin Benjamin
- December 30, 2019 November 30, 2020
- 07:00
Top 10 pension and retirement stories of 2019
Legislative changes and plan design were among the leading topics in the pension and retirement industry in 2019, with the top three most read stories tackling those topics.…
- By: Staff
- December 27, 2019 November 30, 2020
- 07:00
Tips for a healthy workforce in 2020
Looking ahead to 2020, all indicators point to technology playing a greater role in human resources practices given the rapid advances in artificial intelligence and emerging virtual…
- By: Linda Lewis-Daly
- December 27, 2019 November 12, 2020
- 06:30
The case for offering mental-health days
Mental health is a growing concern both in and out of the workplace, and employees with these issues often need days to deal with them. Paula…
- By: Alethea Spiridon
- December 24, 2019 November 12, 2020
- 07:15
Top 10 investment stories of 2019
In the investment space, readers were focused on the moves of the big public pension funds and real estate investment in 2019, with the top three most-read stories…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 24, 2019 November 12, 2020
- 07:00
What to expect for health benefits in 2020
Looking ahead to 2020, the big story for health benefits is often avoided because it isn’t easy to address. It’s the elephant in the room.…
- December 24, 2019 November 12, 2020
- 06:30
Best Buy fosters charitable giving during the holidays and beyond
Helping employees find meaningful ways to give back to their communities helps energize them, even during the busiest retail season of the year, says Chris Taylor, chief…
- By: Martha Porado
- December 23, 2019 November 11, 2020
- 09:30
Caisse investing in Quebec-owned hotel chain
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is investing in a $50-million equity raising round for a subsidiary of Quebec hotel operator Le Germain Hotels.…
- By: Staff
- December 23, 2019 November 11, 2020
- 09:15
B.C.’s DB pension solvency changes to take effect Dec. 31
Following similar moves in jurisdictions across Canada, British Columbia’s proposed changes to its defined benefit pension solvency funding requirements will take effect on Dec. 31.…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- December 23, 2019 November 30, 2020
- 09:00
A look at Wawanesa Mutual’s journey with OCIO
While an outsourced chief investment officer model may be the right option for a pension plan under particular circumstances, circumstances can change. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance…
- By: Martha Porado
- December 23, 2019 November 11, 2020
- 08:45
Federal government halting changes to employee stock options
The federal government is putting a pin in its changes to employee stock options, which were supposed to take effect on Jan. 1. In a…
- By: Staff
- December 20, 2019 November 12, 2020
- 15:30
Gallagher expands presence in Atlantic Canada with SBW Employee Benefits acquisition
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Sinclair Billard and Weld Ltd. and CJM Solutions + Inc., which do business under the name SBW Employee…
- By: Staff
- December 20, 2019 February 23, 2021
- 15:00
From rapid transit to residential real estate, a busy week for Canadian pension plan investors
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s subsidiary CDPQ Infra has concluded a work optimization agreement with NouvLR, the consortium building the Réseau express métropolitain, a…
- By: Canadian Investment Review
- December 20, 2019 November 12, 2020
- 09:20
My Take: Making it work, four days a week
When my husband got a new job in Pickering, Ont., it became clear that a four-hour return commute from our west-end neighbourhood on public transit…
- By: Martha Porado
- December 20, 2019 November 12, 2020
- 09:15
Affluence no guarantee of achieving retirement goals: report
More than half (56 per cent) of people in the world’s 10 fastest growing economies have retirement goals at roughly twice the size of what…
- By: Staff
- December 20, 2019 November 11, 2020
- 09:05
Sun Life takes majority stake in InfraRed Capital Partners
Sun Life Financial is set to take an 80 per cent stake in investment manager InfraRed Capital Partners. Headquartered in London, England, InfraRed manages global…
- By: Staff
- December 20, 2019 November 12, 2020
- 09:01
CAA Club Group adding virtual care to benefits plan
CAA Club Group is making virtual health care available to all its full- and part-time employees through its benefits plan. The program is a partnership…
- By: Staff
- December 20, 2019 November 11, 2020
- 09:01
Editorial: Weighing in on the pension of the future
About a year ago, Benefits Canada introduced a few new columns and features, including our Head to Head, where every month we choose a hot…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- December 20, 2019 March 4, 2021
- 09:00
Head to head: Is Canada’s pension future DB or DC?
This month’s Head to head considers the merits of both defined benefit and defined contribution plans as the country’s pension landscape becomes an increasingly diverse patchwork.…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 20, 2019 March 4, 2021
- 08:59