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What is Business Insurance?

Your small business should be able to focus on delivering excellent service or products rather than on how to pay […]

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What Every Employer Should Know About Recent Dental Fee Guide Increases

Employees are experiencing an increase in the cost of products and services, and the cost of medical plan claims is […]

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Current Economy and the Average Canadian | How Workplace Savings Programs Can Help

Last month, we examined the importance of not cutting back on employee benefits during financially volatile times. This month we’re […]

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The Importance of Group Benefits in a Volatile Economy

The current economic environment has led to widespread concerns about the stability of businesses and employment. We continue to see […]

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How an Echo Pandemic in Mental Health May Be Impacting Your Employees (and what you can do about it)

As we progress through the pandemic, an unexpected consequence has been revealed: a Canada-wide “echo” pandemic in mental health. We’ve […]

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Our 2023 Government Benefit Update is Now Available

Each year, we provide a government benefits reference chart that summarizes the limits and rates associated with Canada and Quebec […]

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Preventing Burnout | The Importance of Vacation Time

Reposted with permission from Homewood Health; originally posted on homewoodhealth.com. An interesting phenomenon has been happening in workplaces for a […]

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Changes to the EI Sickness Benefit Program Effective December 18, 2022

The Canadian federal government has announced that effective December 18, 2022, the Employment Insurance (EI) sickness program will be moving […]

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Why You Need a Benefits Communication Plan for Employees

It should be no surprise that the past few years have influenced how much employees value their health benefits. From […]

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The Human Face of Employer-Sponsored Plans | The importance of employer-sponsored benefits for people with Type 1 Diabetes

Initially published in Benefits and Pensions Monitor, February 2018 | Updated November 2022 Sponsoring an employee benefits plan can be […]

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