Staff | May 1, 2020 The Empire Life Insurance Co. is including a mental-health navigator in all of its group benefits plans beginning May 1. Through the navigator, which is provided by Teledoc Health Inc.’s Best Doctors, plan...
Yaelle Gang, the Canadian Investment Review | May 1, 2020 Almost all jurisdictions across Canada have introduced variable benefits as an option for defined contribution plan sponsors, but what’s on the horizon from an investment perspective?...
Staff | May 1, 2020 More than four in 10 (41 per cent) Canadian businesses laid off staff in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey by Statistics Canada. The survey, which polled...
Staff | April 30, 2020 OMERS Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, has closed a US$750 million venture capital fund. The transatlantic fund is investing in companies related to financial systems, insurance,...
Staff | April 30, 2020 The Nova Scotia Teachers’ Pension Plan Trustee Inc. has appointed John Rogers as its new chair, effective July 1, 2020. The trusteeship manages the plan, which has a membership made up of teachers...
Martha Porado | April 30, 2020 Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge employees who were on leave in the months leading up to the coronavirus shutdown appear to have fallen through a crack in the federal...
Staff | April 30, 2020 Does your organization’s benefits or pension plan communications deserve recognition? Are you leading the way when it comes to supporting your employees’ mental health? Is your company’s financial wellness program award-worthy? Benefits Canada’s...
Staff | April 30, 2020 The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario reached $70.3 billion in assets under management at the end of 2019, up from $63.3 billion at the end of 2018. In its latest annual...
Staff | April 30, 2020 Green Shield Canada is partnering with digital pharmacy PocketPills on a virtual pharmacy app for its group benefits plans. Plan members will be able to chat with a pharmacist, refill existing...
Staff | April 29, 2020 Many employers expect to maintain the flexible and remote-working policies they’ve recently put in place once the coronavirus pandemic is over, according to a new survey by Willis Towers Watson. The...