virtual health care – 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 connected diabetes care platforms can help plan members better manage their condition https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/2024-vancouver-benefits-summit-how-connected-diabetes-care-platforms-can-help-plan-members-better-manage-their-condition/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:55:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157508 During a panel discussion at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Vancouver Benefits Summit in May, three experts discussed the role of virtual management platforms in helping Canadians with diabetes manage their condition. According to Diabetes Canada, roughly 12 million Canadians live with type 1, type 2 or prediabetes. Roughly a quarter of Canadians don’t have access to […]

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]]> Q&A with the UPP’s Omo Akintan https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/qa-with-omo-akintan/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:52:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157062 The University Pension Plan’s chief people officer discusses expanding the talent pool, providing access to personalized and culturally relevant mental-health practitioners and finding time to enjoy the theatre. Q: What top challenges do you face in your role? A: As a new organization responsible for delivering pension security to 40,000 members, we need to attract […]

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]]> CAA Club Group’s Workplace Benefits Award win demonstrating commitment to employee well-being https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/caa-club-groups-workplace-benefits-award-win-demonstrating-commitment-to-employee-well-being/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:00:55 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156280 CAA Club Group’s award-winning health and wellness strategy is showing employees, as well as potential candidates, that the organization is focused on supporting the holistic well-being needs of its workforce. Last year, the organization’s extensive employee well-being program led it to win Benefits Canada’s 2023 Workplace Benefits Awards in the Health/wellness program category for employers […]

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]]> 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-82/ Fri, 10 May 2024 13:00:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155524 An article on the federal government’s financial sanctions against the Canada Life Assurance Co. following delayed benefits access for public employees was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the past week: 1. Canada Life facing gov’t financial sanctions following delayed benefits access for public […]

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]]> A deep dive into health-care navigation guides https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/a-deep-dive-into-health-care-navigation-guides/ Fri, 10 May 2024 12:57:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155221 With employees often struggling to find benefits offerings related to mental-health support or chronic conditions, demand for health-care system navigation services has increased significantly in the past few years. In May 2023, the Bank of Montreal launched a digital mental-health navigation guide, available to employees in both Canada and the U.S., that streamlines access to […]

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]]> Employers can support workers’ mental health with digital toolkits, adequate coverage: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/employers-can-support-workers-mental-health-with-digital-toolkits-adequate-coverage-expert/ Mon, 06 May 2024 13:00:48 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155164 This Mental Health Week and beyond, employers can support employee mental health using digital toolkits, mental-health coaching and by providing adequate coverage, says Marie-Chantal Côtè, senior vice-president of group benefits at Sun Life Financial Inc. Mental-health practitioner claims more than doubled between 2019 and 2023, according to a recent report by Sun Life that examined claims […]

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]]> How climate change is impacting benefits, employee health https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-climate-change-is-impacting-benefits-employee-health/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:54:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154121 During Canada’s unprecedented 2023 wildfire season, 6,500 individual fires burned more than 18.4 million hectares of land — and wildland firefighters bore the brunt of it all. “The working conditions are extremely dangerous and they’re getting more dangerous as fires become larger and more intense, and, in many cases, are going through communities,” says Bert […]

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]]> 69% of global employees say their mental health has worsened in the past year: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/69-of-global-employees-say-their-mental-health-has-worsened-in-the-past-year-survey/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:00:48 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153202 More than two-thirds (69 per cent) of employees say their mental health has stayed the same or worsened in the past year, according to a new survey by Calm.com Inc. The survey polled more than 150 employers and more than 4,000 workers in the U.S., U.K., Germany and India. It also analyzed usage patterns of more […]

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]]> Comparing workplace mental-health supports around the world https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/comparing-workplace-mental-health-supports-around-the-world/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 13:58:20 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151480 Although mental health is approached differently in workplaces around the globe, most multinational employers want to ensure a continuity of care and maintain a similar experience for all employees, while respecting local cultural and legal considerations. For Scotiabank, these considerations include focusing on what types of support are needed, what the employee experience is going […]

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]]> 2023 Mental Health Summit: How plan sponsors can help address the gender health gap https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/2023-mental-health-summit-how-plan-sponsors-can-help-address-the-gender-health-gap/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:58:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147660 Canadian women are bearing the brunt of a gender health gap that has led to poor understanding and heightened stigma around their unique health needs and worse physical and mental-health outcomes over time. However, there are ways for employers to help, said Sam Mikail, director of mental-health solutions for group claims at Sun Life Financial Inc., […]

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