group RRSP – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:34:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 2024 Vancouver Benefits Summit: How Telus is making well-being, mental health a cultural priority https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/2024-vancouver-benefits-summit-how-telus-is-making-well-being-mental-health-a-cultural-priority/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:52:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156945 Telus Communications Inc. is ensuring employees bring their best self to the job by supporting their well-being both in the workplace and at home, said Wade Domries, the company’s vice-president of global total rewards, during a session at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Vancouver Benefits Summit in May. The organization’s current approach to well-being started taking shape […]

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]]> Sounding Board: How DPSPs can support SMEs’ retirement, talent management goals https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/cap/sounding-board-how-dpsps-can-support-smes-retirement-talent-management-goals/ Mon, 13 May 2024 13:00:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155517 Canadian companies, especially small- and medium-sized employers, are facing unprecedented challenges in attracting and retaining skilled and motivated talent. According to a recent survey by Robert Half Canada Inc., 42 per cent of Canadian employees have already started searching for a new job or are planning to do so in the first six months of […]

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]]> How PepsiCo Canada’s savings program is helping employees achieve financial security at any stage in life https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-pepsico-canadas-savings-program-is-helping-employees-achieve-financial-security-at-any-stage-in-life/ Fri, 10 May 2024 12:58:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155285 PepsiCo Canada is baking flexibility into its retirement savings benefits to support employees’ financial security amid the rising cost of living. To help employees reach their retirement savings goal, the food and beverage company is matching employees’ bonuses up to 3.5 per cent, with the employer contribution automatically directed into their defined contribution pension plan. […]

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]]> Association of Ontario Midwives Benefits Trust supporting employees with financial literacy, DC plan options https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/association-of-ontario-midwives-benefits-trust-supporting-employees-with-financial-literacy-dc-plan-options/ Fri, 10 May 2024 11:56:25 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154784 Financial literacy initiatives and a wide range of capital accumulation plan options are key components in supporting the financial health of midwives, said Nicole Mellin, executive director of the Association of Ontario Midwives Benefits Trust (pictured left), during a session at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Defined Contribution Plan Summit in February. The association provides its roughly […]

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]]> How can DC plan sponsors solve the decumulation problem? https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/how-can-dc-plan-sponsors-solve-the-decumulation-problem/ Fri, 10 May 2024 11:50:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154837 During a panel discussion at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Defined Contribution Plan Summit in February, three defined contribution plan sponsors shared their respective decumulation journeys and their thoughts on where the DC plan sector is in terms of effectively supporting this particular phase of plan members’ lives. At ATCO Ltd., roughly 5,500 employees are enrolled across […]

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]]> Chipotle expanding benefits offering to focus on career development, student debt https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/chipotle-expanding-benefits-offering-to-focus-on-career-development-student-debt/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:00:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154622 In anticipation of 25 per cent to 35 per cent growth in Canada by the end of 2024, restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is making staff development a key part of its attraction and retention strategy. This focus on employee development has contributed to an internal promotion rate of 87 per cent and has led […]

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]]> Employees of Canadian energy companies joining CAAT’s DBplus pension plan https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/employees-of-canadian-energy-companies-joining-caats-dbplus-pension-plan/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:00:25 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153296 Employees of Candu Energy Inc., Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and Global First Power are joining the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s DBplus pension plan. Unionized members of Candu and CNL were previously in a defined contribution pension plan, while employees of Global First Power were enrolled in a group registered retirement savings plan, according to […]

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]]> FSRA’s Pension Awareness Day helping engage, educate employees on benefits of workplace pension plans https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/fsras-pension-awareness-day-helping-engage-educate-employees-on-benefits-of-workplace-pension-plans/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:00:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151914 For its second annual Pension Awareness Day on Feb. 15, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario is holding information sessions for its employees to learn more about their pension plan. Even people who actually have an employer-sponsored pension plan aren’t aware of the value of those benefits, says Andrew Fung, executive vice-president of pensions […]

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]]> N.S. providing CAAT DBplus pension plan, comprehensive benefits plan to ECEs, support staff https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/n-s-providing-caat-dbplus-pension-plan-comprehensive-benefits-plan-to-eces-support-staff/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 14:00:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149610 The government of Nova Scotia is introducing a new benefits and pension package for roughly 3,000 early childhood educators and support staff. All employees will be enrolled in the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s DBplus pension plan. The province will fund employers to provide pension contributions retroactive to Jan. 1, 2024. The province will […]

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]]> Canadian CAP providers’ assets up 12.9% in 2023: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/cap/canadian-cap-providers-assets-up-12-9-in-2023-report/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 14:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149360 The assets of Canada’s top 10 capital accumulation plan providers increased by 12.9 per cent over the previous year, from roughly $250,366 million at June 30, 2022 to $282,772 million at June 30, 2023, according to the latest report by the Canadian Institutional Investment Network. The CIIN, which is a companion site to Benefits Canada […]

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