Benefits Canada | May 15, 2020 While many Canadians can’t wait to start drawing down Canada Pension Plan benefits when they turn 65, it’s important to consider whether that’s the right move Bonnie-JeanneMacDonald, director of financial...
The pilot, implemented on July 1, 2019, provides about 500 hydro fleet employees and their dependants with online access to a doctor 24 hours a day, seven days a week, says Tanya Hickey, the...
Staff | May 14, 2020 Aon has introduced an interactive online tool that forecasts the impact of the coronavirus on employee populations across Canada, aiming to help employers anticipate the effect on their benefits plan costs,...
The Canadian Press | May 14, 2020 The federal New Democrats say all Canadians require access to two weeks of sick leave benefits as provinces start moving to reopen their economies while fighting the coronavirus and the federal...
Kelsey Rolfe | May 14, 2020 Canadian pension rules and regulations are in need of reform in order to properly address the reality of the 21st century workplace pension landscape, according to a new report by...
Staff | May 12, 2020 The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan has added two more employers to its DBplus offering. Skills Canada Ontario and Fraser Group are the latest organizations to join the...
Staff | May 12, 2020 The Pension Investment Association of Canada is raising concerns about the impact of the impending merger between Aon and Willis Towers Watson on pension plans and funds in Canada. In a letter to the...
Staff | May 12, 2020 iA Financial Group is teaming up with Dialogue Technologies Inc. to improve health-care access for its group benefits plan members. The platform allows plan members and their families to speak with health-care professionals,...
Staff | May 11, 2020 More than half (56 per cent) of Canadians said the coronavirus is having a negative impact on their mental health, with social isolation the top contributing factor, according to a new...
Kelsey Rolfe | May 11, 2020 As provincial governments start to lay out their plans for slowly reopening the economy, employers have a unique return-to-work scenario to handle. Appropriate sick leave and accommodation policies will be key pieces...