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Minimum wage goes up in several provinces

Minimum wage goes up in several provinces

Minimum wage earners in all three Prairie provinces, along with Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador are getting a pay hike today. Read: On-call shifts come…

CPPIB to invest $1 billion in energy infrastructure

CPPIB to invest $1 billion in energy infrastructure

Canada’s largest pension fund manager is committing $1 billion for energy infrastructure acquisitions in Western Canada, in partnership with a private Calgary-based firm with expertise…

Saying goodbye

Like many people in our industry, I remember where I was when the 2008 financial crisis hit. I’d been with Rogers for one year as…

Breakdown: As they said it

Canada’s officially in a recession, the loonie remains weak, and the debate about boosting the public pension system is still raging. What do decision-makers have…

Quick Hits

In October 2015's Quick Hits: Top 10 craziest interview behaviours, Health Byte, This Month in Numbers, and more...

  • By: Staff
  • October 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00
How to promote Healthy Workplace Month

How to promote Healthy Workplace Month

October is Canada's Healthy Workplace Month.

  • By: Staff
  • October 1, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00
Canadian seniors outnumber kids for first time ever

Canadian seniors outnumber kids for first time ever

Canada's seniors have edged out the number of children under the age of 14, according to the latest population figures that experts say contain further…

Investors ditch emerging markets

Investors ditch emerging markets

Global investors are estimated to have sold US$40 billion worth of emerging market assets in the third quarter of 2015, according to the Institute of…

  • By: Staff
  • September 30, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00
B.C. introduces new pension standards

B.C. introduces new pension standards

The British Columbia government is announcing new standards for workplace pension plans, creating options that could be activated even before an employee retires.

CIBC to set target numbers for women on board, in executive roles

CIBC to set target numbers for women on board, in executive roles

CIBC plans to set formal targets this year for the number of women on its board of directors and in executive officer positions, the bank's…

NYC mayor urges pension funds to sell coal stocks

NYC mayor urges pension funds to sell coal stocks

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is proposing that the city's pension funds divest from coal.

  • By: Staff
  • September 29, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 14:14
National pharmacare not needed: study

National pharmacare not needed: study

A national single-payer pharmacare program is unnecessary and will be costly for Canadian patients and taxpayers, a study says.

  • By: Staff
  • September 29, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 12:07
Workers don’t consider the financial impacts of becoming disabled

Workers don’t consider the financial impacts of becoming disabled

An RBC Insurance survey finds 67% of employees aren't discussing the financial impacts of becoming disabled, Advisor.ca reports.

  • By: Staff
  • September 29, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:48

Survey finds 56% of Canadian workers reporting reduced productivity due to financial concerns

More than half (56 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’re less productive at work due to financial concerns, according to a new survey by…

  • By: Staff
  • September 27, 2024 September 27, 2024
  • 15:00

Caisse buying 25% stake in U.K. electricity firm, investing in forestland portfolio

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is acquiring a 25 per cent stake in U.K.-based First Hydro Co. alongside Brookfield Asset Management and…

  • By: Staff
  • September 27, 2024 September 26, 2024
  • 15:00

Canadians with employer-sponsored health benefits 20% more likely to seek care when needed: survey

Canadians with an employer-provided benefits plan are 20 per cent more likely to seek care when needed and 25 per cent more likely to report…

  • By: Staff
  • September 27, 2024 September 26, 2024
  • 09:00

HOOPP’s Jeff Wendling retiring in 2025

Jeff Wendling, president and chief executive officer at the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, will be retiring in 2025 after more than 25 years with…

  • By: Staff
  • September 26, 2024 September 26, 2024
  • 11:00

How are Canadian DB pension plan sponsors making use of surplus funds amid positive funded status environment?

With many Canadian defined benefit pension plans in a strong funded position, plan sponsors, particularly those with unionized workforces, are increasingly discussing the use of…

Gov’t seeking feedback on solvency reserve accounts for federally regulated DB pension plans

The federal government is currently seeking recommendations about its plan to introduce solvency reserve accounts for federally regulated defined benefit pension plans. Under the government’s…

  • By: Staff
  • September 26, 2024 September 24, 2024
  • 11:00