Director, Education and Outreach – Canada
Favorite Foundation Product: Conferences and blogs on what’s new and interesting in the industry
Benefits Related Topics That Interest Her Most: Benefits communications and how to engage plan participants
Personal Insight: The proud mother of two lovely and challenging girls, Alyssa enjoys travelling and experiencing different cultures. In her spare time, she loves to read and write, but her most unusual hobby is participating in a competitive axe-throwing league (nothing more rewarding than hitting that bullseye!)
Quebec recently passed Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, which modifies the Quebec Charter of the French Language. Designed to support and promote the… Read more >
June 3, 2022 Canada, Compliance, Education, Employee Benefits, Legislative Read more >
Diversity, equity and inclusion has become a critically important consideration, but a lot needs to change in the pension and benefits industry to adequately address it. This Q&A with Karen… Read more >
March 22, 2022 Canada, Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Benefits, Insurance, Pensions, Retirement Read more >
Dr. Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald is the director of financial security research at the National Institute on Ageing (NIA), Ryerson University(Toronto). She is also a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries… Read more >
January 31, 2022 Canada, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Pensions Read more >
After months of planning, you and your HR team are finally implementing your organization’s return-to-the-workplace strategy. You feel you have been deliberate and thoughtful in your approach, and you’ve been… Read more >
December 2, 2021 Canada, Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Flexible Work Options, Voluntary Benefits, Wellness, Work Life Balance Read more >
What are the risks and rewards of investing in cryptocurrency? A recent International Foundation webcast featuring Giles Anderson, director, sales and relationship management with Fidelity, and Philipp Meyer-Brauns, head of… Read more >
November 5, 2021 Communication, Cybersecurity, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness Read more >
Blue skies, sunshine and white sandy beaches . . . It’s what you dream about to get through the long, cold winter. But if you had any travel plans in… Read more >
October 26, 2021 Employee Benefits, Vacation, Work Life Balance Read more >
Many Canadian employers are starting to implement their return-to-the-workplace plans this fall. But with rising COVID cases and the added stress of the COVID variants, the transition is becoming more… Read more >
October 5, 2021 Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits Read more >
After a hotly contested snap election, Canadians once again elected a Liberal minority government. Here’s a quick summary of some of the key elements of the Liberals’ platform that may… Read more >
As I wrote in my blog on empathetic leadership, one positive emerging from the pandemic is that it has refocused attention on human needs—from health and wellness, to financial security…. Read more >
August 19, 2021 Canada, Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Flexible Work Options, Mental Health, Work Life Balance Read more >
Do you have the right level of protection against cyberattacks? Does your current insurance even cover them? What about cyberinsurance? If you’re not sure, you’re not alone. At our recent… Read more >
August 16, 2021 Canada, Cybersecurity, Employee Benefits, Fraud, Insurance, U.S. Read more >