Staff | October 7, 2020 One in four women in the U.S. are either considering downshifting their careers or leaving the workplace entirely, according to a new report by McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.Org. “The events of 2020 have...
Staff | October 7, 2020 Health and wellness platform Dialogue is acquiring employee assistance program provider Optima Global Health. The purchase is part of Dialogue’s growth strategy to tap into the increasing demands for health and wellness...
Staff | October 6, 2020 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is among the investors raising $55 million in financing for Onapsis, an application cyber security and compliance company. The investment, alongside NightDragon Security and...
Staff | October 6, 2020 Benefits by Design Inc. and PocketPills are partnering on a digital pharmacy platform. Through the partnership, group plan members will be able to instantly connect with pharmacists and manage their medications...
Staff | October 6, 2020 Hub International Ltd. is acquiring Clearpoint Benefits Solutions, which includes Clearpoint Advisory Group Inc., Clearpoint Retirement Solutions Inc. and Canwest Group Benefits Inc. Clearpoint, which is located in Edmonton, with additional...
Jennifer Paterson | October 6, 2020 KPMG in Canada is introducing an app to help its employees — and other organizations — manage the return-to-work process. The workforce safeguarding app, which was launched this week, aims...
Staff | October 5, 2020 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is part of a group investing $150 million in Quebec-based agri-food company Sollio Cooperative Group. The other investors include Rabobank Capital, a co-operative bank in...
Staff | October 5, 2020 MindBeacon Group is launching a digital mental-health option to support all Canadians through heightened anxiety and stress related to the coronavirus pandemic. The organization found nearly half (46 per cent) of people starting therapy since the...
Staff | October 5, 2020 The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is naming Tony Algar as its new chief operating officer, effective Sept. 28. Algar joins the IMCO from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board,...
Staff | October 2, 2020 The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has appointed Paul Brundage as deputy chair of investments, effective Oct. 1. Previously, he was executive vice-president of Europe and Asia at the pension...