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Have Insurance, Will Travel
Illness or injury is the last thing you want to happen while travelling outside of Canada. Which is why the right type of travel insurance needs to be at the top of the packing list. “Medical costs can be significant,” says Kirk Davis, an employee benefits advisor and...
How to do More in Women’s Health
Benefits plans have a direct role to play to help bridge gender gaps and better support, engage and retain female employees. This was the main takeaway of new research conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Sun Life and presented at Benefits Alliance’s SPARK conference in...
Top Takeaways for the Enhanced CPP
The enhanced Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is getting close to the finish line. Almost six months ago, employers began payroll deductions for the new “second additional component” that applies to higher-income earners. And just over six months from now, as of January...
Why Vacations are Good for Business
With summer around the corner, employees’ thoughts may turn to sunny skies and the lure of a cottage, a beach vacation, or a trip abroad. But despite their best intentions, many will shorten their vacations or skip them entirely, influenced by an office culture...
Canadian Pharmacare Update with the Smart Health Benefits Coalition
On this special episode of the Benefits Alliance Voice, Rob Green gets an update from Carolyne Eagan and Graham Young on the most recent activity in Ottawa for the proposed changes to national Pharmacare. Topics Discussed: Federal Process for Passing Bills and Laws...
Creating an engaged workforce that understands and appreciates their retirement plan with Rahim Peera, Penmore
In this week’s episode, Carolyne is learning more about Rahim Peera, one of the Benefits Alliance Voice Co-Hosts. Talking Points: Top 5 Lessons Learned through his career How small organizations think differently about benefits The three tiers of retirement finances:...
Survey Says… What 4000 Plan Members are Thinking about Their Retirement
In this episode of the Benefits Alliance Voice, Rahim and Carolyne review the 2023 survey from MFS with Taylor Pidgeon. In this annual survey, you’ll hear about insights on retirement savings, strategies and trends. Show Notes: Get your copy of the MFS Annual Survey...
Benefits Alliance Spotlight: Tiffany Doorbal-Headland
This week we're learning more about Tiffany Doorbal-Headland at Homewood Health Who do you work with? Homewood Health Where in Canada are you based? Mississauga, Ontario. The Mississaugas are part of the Ojibwa Nation, in the Algonquian language family. They...