Staff | November 19, 2019 Nearly half (44 per cent) of Canadian workplaces now have formal policies on vaping at work, according to a new survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. The new...
Staff | November 19, 2019 The Canada Pension Plan isn’t taking sufficient action to address climate change, according to a new report by the Corporate Mapping Project and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Specifically, the report said...
Staff | November 18, 2019 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is regrouping all of its private equity activities in Quebec and abroad under the leadership of Charles Émond, who has been appointed executive vice-president,...
Staff | November 18, 2019 As the popularity of brand discount cards grows among Canadians, how much are people actually saving? And what’s the cost to insurers? In a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers...
Julius Melnitzer | November 18, 2019 The Federal Court has certified a $100 million class action brought by former members of the Canadian Armed Forces reserves who alleged that the government illegally delayed their retirement benefits....
Staff | November 15, 2019 Digital mental-health platform Snapclarity is appointing Karen Steward as its chief commercial and health innovation officer. Previously, Adams was president of Cira Health Solutions and executive vice-president of marketing and business development...
Dan Healing, The Canadian Press | November 15, 2019 The former chief executive officer of the organization that would administer a separate Alberta pension plan says the proposed switch from the Canada Pension Plan doesn’t make much...
Staff | November 15, 2019 The Toronto Transit Commission has settled a 2016 lawsuit against its insurer for the alleged failure to detect a benefits fraud scheme involving orthotics store Healthy Fit Inc. To date, 10 people — nine former...
Martha Porado | November 15, 2019 With India attracting the attention of Canadian pension plans, what opportunities and risks exist in the country? Across all asset classes, 2018 saw US$47 billion in foreign investment transactions into...
Staff | November 14, 2019 SSQ Life Insurance Co. Inc. is partnering with Haleo and MindBeacon Software Inc. to offer digital cognitive behavioural therapy to group insurance plan members. Both companies offer online CBT, with Haleo’s tool focusing on sleep disorders and MindBeacon’s option...