Uncategorized – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 test IIC album https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/absence-management/test-iic-album/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:22:52 +0000 https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/?p=112717 Display IIC Gallery Day 1 Day 2

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]]> Workplace training among Ontario’s mental-health support for frontline health-care workers https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/workplace-training-among-ontarios-mental-health-support-for-frontline-health-care-workers/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:00:26 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=111334 Ontario is revealing more about its previously announced plans to spend $12.4 million on more mental-health and addictions supports for frontline health-care workers. Following the provincial government’s announcement in its fall economic statement, it said Tuesday it will invest $5.9 million in services offered through hospitals, such as self-referral and intake services, online discussion groups and confidential clinician support. […]

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]]> Coverage of the 2021 Global Investment Conference https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/coverage-of-the-2021-global-investment-conference/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:05:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=111250 Eighteen months after the onset of the coronavirus crisis, the 2021 Global Investment Conference looked at how the uncertain global future will impact pension portfolios. Across 10 sessions on Sept. 21-23 at the JW Marriott The Rousseau Resort, the event looked ahead while also reflecting on the foundational changes that have occurred over the past year and […]

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]]> Canadian employees worried about working with unvaccinated colleagues: survey https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/canadian-employees-worried-about-working-with-unvaccinated-colleagues-survey/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:00:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=110070 More than a third (38 per cent) of Canadian plan members who currently work from home said they’re concerned about interacting with people who aren’t vaccinated when they return to their workplace, according to the 2021 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. A slightly smaller percentage (34 per cent) of plan members who aren’t currently working at home […]

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]]> CPPIB’s head of international operations moving on https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/cppibs-head-of-international-operations-moving-on/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:00:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=108578 As the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s head of international leaves the organization for a global private equity firm, Geoffrey Rubin will assume oversight for international operations on an interim basis. After nearly 14 years with the CPPIB, Alain Carrier, senior managing director and head of international, is joining Bregal Investments Inc. as global chief executive […]

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]]> Ontario Teachers’ appoints Avid Larizadeh-Duggan to spearhead TIP expansion in EMEA https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/ontario-teachers-appoints-avid-larizadeh-duggan-to-spearhead-tip-expansion-in-emea/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 17:30:42 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=107180 The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is appointing entrepreneur and venture capitalist Avid Larizadeh-Duggan to serve as the managing director of its Teachers’ Innovation Platform in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In the new role, Larizadeh-Duggan will lead efforts to focus the platform on late-stage venture and growth equity investments in leading-edge technology companies based […]

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]]> Uber Canada sharing details of self-directed benefits fund for gig workers https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/benefits-law/uber-canada-sharing-details-of-self-directed-benefits-fund-for-gig-workers/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:00:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=106513 Uber Technologies Inc. is revealing more details of a labour model it’s pitching to Canadian provinces and territories, a model that’s drawn opposition from some worker groups. The Flexible Work+ model the San Francisco-based tech giant has pushed since March asks provinces and territories to force Uber and other app-based companies to create a self-directed […]

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]]> OMERS joining think tank to find uses for AI in the pension sector https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/omers-joining-think-tank-to-find-uses-for-ai-in-the-pension-sector/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:15:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=106178 A new strategic collaborative project between the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System and an artificial intelligence-oriented think tank is aiming to expand the use of AI software in the pension space. Through the partnership, which is expected to last for the next five years, the Toronto-based Vector Institute’s researchers will provide the OMERS’ staff with […]

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]]> OPTrust naming Ingrid Chingcuanco as VP of pension administration transformation https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/optrust-naming-ingrid-chingcuanco-as-vp-of-pension-administration-transformation/ Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:30:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=105434 The OPSEU Pension Trust is appointing Ingrid Chingcuanco as its vice-president of pension administration transformation. In the new role, she’ll be responsible for leading the pension fund in a multi-year transformation of its pension administration system. “Ms. Chingcuanco’s top priority is to lead this critical initiative, designed to renew our technology and bring greater value […]

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]]> Trudeau considering mandating coronavirus vaccines for federal employees https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-law/trudeau-considering-mandating-coronavirus-vaccines-for-federal-employees/ Fri, 06 Aug 2021 19:00:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=105201 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s considering making coronavirus vaccinations mandatory for some federally regulated workplaces in a bid to boost Canada’s vaccination levels. He’s asked the country’s top bureaucrat to look at whether any federal workers should be required to get vaccinated. Almost 82 per cent of eligible Canadians at least 12 years old have […]

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