A recent International Foundation webcast Health on Demand Survey Results: Delivering the Right Digital Tools in the Right Way explored innovations in health and well-being utilizing the latest technologies, treatments and creative… Read more >
June 17, 2020 Canada, Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
Canadian employers and employees are both struggling to keep up with all the changes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Theresa Tran, CEBS, a senior benefits consultant at Eckler Ltd., spoke… Read more >
April 28, 2020 Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits 0 Read more >
As Canadian employers, plan sponsors and trustees grapple with the evolving implications of coronavirus, there is a need for clear information and guidance. The International Foundation webcast, Coronavirus: Public Health… Read more >
April 7, 2020 Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits 0 Read more >
In rapid time, the coronavirus has upended the benefit industry’s way of work. Most offices stand empty or operate with a skeleton crew, as employees and plan participants keep their… Read more >
April 3, 2020 Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Mental Health 0 Read more >
As of March 27, 2020, the federal government and five provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Saskatchewan) have issued bills and regulations related to Coronavirus (COVID-19). The bills… Read more >
March 31, 2020 Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits 0 Read more >
Pension and retirement security issues are a hot topic right now across Canada. There are seven consultations and bills we are anxiously watching both federally and in the provinces of… Read more >
March 10, 2020 Canada, Employee Benefits, Pensions, Retirement 1 Read more >
Grown-ups. Kids. Fathers. Mothers. Sisters. Brothers. The statistics are grim—the United States and Canada are the top two nations in the world in per capita consumption of prescription opioids, with… Read more >
February 4, 2020 Canada, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugs, Wellness 0 Read more >
If only the pension world had its own version of a Bat-Signal, sending a lighted symbol high into the sky to let missing plan members know to reach out and… Read more >
April 25, 2019 Canada, Employee Benefits, Pensions, Retirement 0 Read more >
“Secure, predictable, pensions for life”—Something that was, until recently, only accorded to civil servants and those few in the private sector with a defined benefit (DB) pension plan is now… Read more >
October 24, 2018 Canada, Defined Benefit Plans, Pensions 0 Read more >
As a plan sponsor, you offer a variety of benefits to help your employees stay physically and financially well, but like the old saying goes: “You can lead a horse… Read more >
October 17, 2018 behavioral decision making, Canada, Employee Benefits, Financial Education 0 Read more >