The union representing employees at Montreal-based Canadian Aviation Electronics Ltd. has ratified a five-year agreement that includes retirement and benefits gains. The new agreement includes an early retirement program that allows employees to retire without penalty at the agreed upon time in the second and fourth year, starting at age 58 and meeting the factor […]
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System’s infrastructure arm, alongside APG Asset Management on behalf of Dutch pension fund ABP, is signing an agreement to acquire an energy infrastructure solutions business. Kenter, which was previously owned by Alliander Corporate Ventures, provides medium-voltage infrastructure, including transformers and switchgear, and metres to more than 25,000 commercial and industrial […]
An article on Canadians’ retirement readiness was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Survey finds 44% of Canadian pre-retirees have less than $5,000 in savings 2. PwC Canada promoting inclusive work environment with three new employee resource groups 3. How employers can support LGBTQ2S+ […]
The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System’s real estate arm is jointly acquiring a hotel in Banff National Park, Alta., alongside Accor, a French hospitality business. Oxford Properties Group and its partner will acquire the Rimrock Resort Hotel, a 333-room hotel in the Bow Valley. It’s the first hotel the real estate investor has acquired since […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is underwriting $75 million of bonds issued to finance a portion of the construction of a new bridge in Quebec. The underwriting will cover a significant portion of a $380-million issuance from Groupe Nouveau Pont Île-Aux-Tourtes Inc. It will be used to fund the construction of the […]
The pharmaceutical arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is acquiring a stake in an anti-viral drug. According to the terms of a $200-million deal between OMERS Life Sciences and Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc., the pension fund will receive a 54.5 per cent stake on the first US$284 million in royalties earned by the hepatitis […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is supporting an effort to spin off the steel-making side of an investee mining company despite previously saying it would oppose the measure. The board-backed proposal, which was approved at Teck Resources Inc.’s annual general meeting, called for the company to consider spinning off its steel-making business as a […]
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is issuing $250 million to an organization that supports the institutional investment manager ecosystem in Quebec. The investment in the Quebec Emerging Managers Program works out to works out to $50 million each year for the next five years. Created in 2016, the program offers institutional investors access […]
The real estate arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System is operating the most productive shopping centre in Canada, according to a new report from the International Council of Shopping Centers. Toronto’s Yorkdale Mall returned annual sales of US$24,000 per square metre of retail space in 2022, more than any other Canadian mall. The […]
Speaking at the Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System’s annual general meeting on Tuesday, Blake Hutcheson, its chief executive officer, discussed the OMERS’ recent annual results, as well as its long-term growth expectations. “We think that, by 2030, we’ll be worth roughly $200 billion, up from a little more than $125 billion today.” The live event, […]