DPSP – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:03:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 ACPM urging feds to retain definition of DB provision, expand PRPP access https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/acpm-urging-feds-to-retain-definition-of-db-provision-expand-prpp-access/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:00:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=140270 The Association of Canadian Pension Management is asking the federal government to consider changes in proposed amendments to the Pension Benefits Standards Act and Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act, including retaining the definition of defined benefit provision and expanding access to pooled registered pension plans. In an open letter, the ACPM noted the government’s proposed […]

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]]> Equitable Bank’s 2022 Workplace Benefits Awards’ win empowering employees to improve financial wellness https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/equitable-banks-2022-workplace-benefits-awards-win-empowering-employees-to-improve-financial-wellness/ Fri, 26 May 2023 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=138799 Equitable Bank’s 2022 Workplace Benefits Awards win is empowering employees to ask for more financial wellness benefits and to recognize the full range of resources available to them, says Madison Dickson, the bank’s human resources coordinator. “The win enhanced our employee experience because more employees feel comfortable coming up to [our team] and saying, ‘I […]

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]]> Northern Transformer, Unifor agreement includes pension, benefits gains https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/northern-transformer-unifor-agreement-includes-pension-benefits-gains/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:00:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=136477 The union representing 70 employees at Northern Transformer in Vaughan, Ont. has ratified a four-year collective agreement that includes pension and benefits gains. The agreement introduces a group registered retirement savings plan and a deferred profit-sharing plan in which the company will provide a matching contribution of three per cent of regular earnings, capped at […]

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]]> Editorial: Benefits, pension plans continue to feel the impact of the pandemic https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/editorial-benefits-pension-plans-continue-to-feel-the-impact-of-the-pandemic/ Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:00:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=117914 This month marks the two-year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring the coronavirus a global pandemic. In some ways, we’ve come a long way since then, but in others, we’re hovering close to where it all started. One thing is for sure: the pandemic continues to create a through line in Benefits Canada’s content […]

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