Benefits and Pensions Monitor

Ottawa loosens EI rules as Ontario opens payroll loans to tariff-hit employers

New retention program absorbs Work-Sharing and adds up to $1,000 per participant for training

Medavie Blue Cross pays out travel delays without a claim form

Three hours of delay unlocks lounge access for group plan members, six adds a hotel night

Sun Life takes a permanent-capital stake in US life reinsurance

The new reinsurer opens with a US$1.7 billion block and launches in the first half of 2027

FDA clears blood test to flag Alzheimer's in patients 55 and older

Sources carry no Health Canada status, no Canadian availability, and no disclosed price

What goes into a stronger target date fund

Shrinking supply sets up Canadian real estate for long-term gains: TDAM’s Croll

While attention stays fixed on short-term volatility, supply is drying up across every major property sector just as the demand shock from immigration cuts begins to fade

Got a talent shortage? Make your own staff!

Why the skill set of the future is less about execution and more about taste and judgment

FDA clears blood test to flag Alzheimer's in patients 55 and older

Sources carry no Health Canada status, no Canadian availability, and no disclosed price

Canada’s largest pension fund surges to $863.6B on broad-based Q1 gains

The fund is well positioned to benefit from the performance of public equity markets, says CEO

Taxonomy council chair warns of a 'black hole' without the abatement category

Desjardins, Vancity, and Schroders disagree, and want oil and gas left out entirely

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