Employee assistance programs (EAPs) are evolving to better address the diverse mental health needs of employees, including those who are struggling in the aftermath of the pandemic and members of the LGBTQ2S+ and racialized communities. “Our lives are more...
“Mental health is the greatest health challenge of our time,” Denise Lo, Chief Partnerships Officer of CAMH Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Toronto-based Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), told benefits advisors at Benefits Alliance’s 2023 Spark...
Target date funds (TDFs) are the “cool kids” when it comes to group retirement options, Jennifer Wood, Director of Investments, Group Retirement Services at Manulife, told benefits advisors attending Benefits Alliance’s Spark conference in Toronto in April 2023. These...
Q&A with Graham Young, Board Chair – Benefits Alliance Not sure what Benefits Alliance (BA) is all about? Graham Young, the new Board Chair for Benefits Alliance—whose day job is the Employee Benefits Director at CAPCORP in Ottawa—is happy to help shed some...
Psychologist Carmen Bellows is on a mission to make it easier for Canadians to travel what she calls the “mental health roadmap.” As a Director of Mental Health Solutions for Sun Life, she knows firsthand the huge difference that employers can make. Take 5’s...
What will the administrative burden be on employers? Will the federal government incentivize employers to keep their private dental plans? How will it screen dependents for eligibility? Will there be public consultations? These are among the questions for which...
