2024 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-101/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:00:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160594 An article on how the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ updated capital accumulation plan guideline will impact plan sponsors and members was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. How CAPSA’s updated CAP guideline will impact plan sponsors, […]

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]]> Benefits use, plan sustainability top of mind for major Canadian employers: 2024 BCHS report launch https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/benefits-use-plan-sustainability-top-of-mind-for-major-canadian-employers-2024-bchs-report-launch/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:00:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160407 The 2024 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey highlighted the perfect storm plan sponsors are facing: trying to strike the right balance between competitive benefits and plan sustainability. It’s something that resonates with the benefits leads of three major Canadian employers, who said during Benefits Canada’s report launch event that benefits utilization and meeting the needs of a […]

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]]> Work still to be done to address mental-health risks in the workplace: 2024 BCHS report launch https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/work-still-to-be-done-to-address-mental-health-risks-in-the-workplace-2024-bchs-report-launch/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160404 Benefits plan sponsors’ efforts to reduce stigma around mental-health challenges and encourage employees to bring their whole selves to work are bearing fruit, said benefits and wellness experts during Benefits Canada’s launch event for the 2024 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. The survey found three-quarters of plan members and 87 per cent of plan sponsors agreed […]

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]]> Plan sponsors encouraged to use benefits for preventative health care: 2024 BCHS report launch https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/plan-sponsors-encouraged-to-use-benefits-for-preventative-health-care-2024-bchs-report-launch/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160402 Canadian benefits plan sponsors are increasingly seeking to balance providing competitive benefits against plan sustainability issues, said expert panellists during the launch event for the 2024 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey last week. Andrea Belvedere (pictured right), assistant vice-president of health benefits and solutions at Sun Life, said plan sponsors are starting to ask more questions […]

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]]> Plan members’ financial strain a call to action for plan sponsors: 2024 BCHS report launch https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/plan-members-financial-strain-a-call-to-action-for-plan-sponsors-2024-bchs-report-launch/ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160368 Canadian health benefits plan members are increasingly feeling financially strained, according to the 2024 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey — a finding that experts say should be a call to action to employers to include more financial wellness supports in benefits plans. Personal finances has remained plan members’ top stressor for the past two years, with […]

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]]> Workplace wellness culture influencing job satisfaction, perception of benefits plan: 2024 BCHS https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/workplace-wellness-culture-influencing-job-satisfaction-perception-of-benefits-plan-2024-bchs/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:00:23 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160235 While three-quarters (76 per cent) of benefits plan members agreed their employer’s workplace culture or environment encourages health and wellness, plan sponsors were more enthusiastic, with 87 per cent agreeing, according to the 2024 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. While 24 per cent of plan members disagreed their workplace culture encourages health and wellness, that percentage rose […]

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]]> Majority of employers feel it’s challenging to provide benefits in today’s economic climate: 2024 BCHS https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/majority-of-employers-feel-its-challenging-to-provide-benefits-in-todays-economic-climate-2024-bchs/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:00:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160233 A large majority (80 per cent) of Canadian employers feel it’s extremely (36 per cent) or somewhat challenging (44 per cent) to provide benefits in today’s economic climate, according to the 2024 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. However, three-quarters (77 per cent) of plan sponsors indicated their health benefits plan was extremely or very important to […]

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]]> 38% of plan members experiencing loneliness, isolation, social disconnection: 2024 BCHS https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/38-of-plan-members-experiencing-loneliness-isolation-social-disconnection-2024-bchs/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:00:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160231 Nearly two-fifths (38 per cent) of benefits plan members are experiencing a general sense of loneliness, isolation and social disconnection, according to the 2024 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. This result increased significantly among those with self-reported poor mental health (76 per cent), those who had divorced or separated in the past year (74 per cent), […]

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]]> Editorial: Evolution and impact https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/editorial-evolution-and-impact/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 13:00:26 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158569 After several years of development, two long-awaited national health-care initiatives are finally taking shape, raising questions about their impact to employer-sponsored benefits plans. In May, the Canadian Dental Care Plan was officially rolled out, providing dental coverage to Canadians who don’t have access to private dental insurance and whose annual net family income is less […]

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