Employee Benefits

The provinces of Ontario and Alberta recently altered their provincial health care plans which will result in changes to your company benefit plan if you have employees residing in...

Employee Benefits

Employees aren’t always aware of the support options available to them. When they’re in need, they’ll turn to their HR department for guidance. Having an up to date resource list on hand...

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Your business is starting to grow. No longer a start-up, you’ve got your business model, found a market for your product, and hired people to join your business. Growing involves growing...

Employee Benefits

When it was introduced in Canada, Employment Insurance Benefits’ sole purpose was to provide financial support to workers in between jobs. As time ticked on and the social contract...

Employee Benefits

Our good friends at Baker Tilly WM LLP wrote an informative piece about the proposed taxation changes to employee stock option plans in Canada. Here is a summary of some of the key...

Employee Benefits

Ah, September. A month of changing colours, cooler breezes, and shorter days. It’s a time when the relaxation of summer starts to give way to fuller and busier schedules as we all set...

Employee Benefits

This blog is written by Debra Walker, a corporate culture specialist from Chemistry Consulting. They are an executive search and human resource consulting firm in British Columbia. ...

Employee Benefits

 If any of your employees have a chronic condition such as arthritis or diabetes, certain biologic drugs that are currently covered under BC PharmaCare will be transitioned to equivalent...

Employee Benefits

This is part 2 of our series on Hidden Liabilities for employers. You can find part 1 here. While part one discussed liabilities associated with day to day administration of Canadian...

Employee Benefits

Congratulations! You’ve implemented an employee benefit plan to attract and retain staff. You’ve designated someone in your office as the plan administrator and you feel confident that...