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60% of Indigenous workers feel psychologically unsafe on the job: survey

mschmit — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:00:02 +0000

As Krystal Abotossaway, a Toronto woman with Anishinaabe Kwe heritage and who is TD Bank’s senior manager of diversity and inclusion and the president of the Indigenous Professional Association of Canada, always took care to be on time, to watch her drinking at after-work events and to be agreeable in meetings. “I didn’t want to […]

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Webinar: Expanding access to high-quality health care with telemedicine

mschmit — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 04:50:36 +0000

Health and productivity is affected by a lack of access to care, according to Dr. Hanif Jamal, Canadian medical director at Teledoc Health, during a webinar hosted by Benefits Canada. Referring to a recent survey by the Canadian Medical Association, he noted 73 per cent of Canadians said they believe virtual care will improve access, followed by more […]

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Teladoc to provide telemedicine services to 350 First Nations, Inuit employers

mschmit — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 11:00:51 +0000

Through a partnership with Johnston Group Inc., Teledoc Health Inc. is offering its telemedicine services to 350 First Nations and Inuit employers to provide to their employees. Since nearly 40 per cent of Canada’s First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples live in rural areas, Johnston Group’s specialty employee benefits program, CINUP, aims to provide health services to […]

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