by Benefits Alliance | Mar 18, 2019 | Advocacy, Government Benefits, Group Benefits, Human Resources, Prescription Drugs
The Ontario government is making changes to its OHIP+ Children and Youth Pharmacare program, as you know. The changes affect Ontario residents aged 24 and under, as follows: Those with prescription drug coverage under a private plan will access prescribed...
by Benefits Alliance | Feb 27, 2019 | Advocacy, Business Owners, Compliance, Government Benefits, Group Benefits, Group Retirement Savings, Reports, Uncategorized
A group benefits plan, and/or retirement savings plan, can be integrated with benefits paid by either your Provincial or the Federal arm of government. It is important to understand what these government benefits are and how they impact your employee benefits plan...
by Benefits Alliance | Nov 20, 2018 | Government Benefits, Group Benefits, Group Retirement Savings
Ontario’s smallest companies will be saving on their employer health tax come Jan. 1, 2019. The province’s 2018 economic outlook and fiscal review, presented by Finance Minister Vic Fedeli on Thursday, proposed an increase to the amount of payroll eligible for...
by Benefits Alliance | Oct 16, 2018 | Business Owners, Government Benefits, Group Benefits, Group Retirement Savings
In late September partners and suppliers of The Benefits Alliance Group touched down in Kelowna B.C. for our semi-annual General Meeting. President Gil McGowan enlightens us on these 3 days of education and networking, in the heart of the Okanagan. Video: Semi-Annual...
by Benefits Alliance | Jul 4, 2018 | Advocacy, Government Benefits, Group Benefits, Prescription Drugs
One of the first things on the Ontario Progressive Conservative agenda was to change OHIP+. Fundamentally the program will be the same, including who is covered and what is covered; however the government will now be 2nd payor instead of 1st payor. Individuals who...
by Benefits Alliance | Apr 23, 2018 | Business Owners, Government Benefits, Group Benefits, Prescription Drugs
Recent article published by the Benefits & Pension Monitor National pharmacare is no longer an if, but a when, says Chris Bonnett, principal consultant with H3 Consulting. Speaking at The Benefits Alliance Group 2018 AGM and Spring Conference ‘Climbing Higher,’ he...
