Two Prestigious Canadian Firms Named Founding Members April 14, 2021. Cleveland, OH and Toronto, Canada Benefit Advisors Network (BAN), the premiere international network of independent employee benefit firms, is pleased to announce that it has launched in Canada,...
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Press Release – HRprimed
The Leslie Group and HRprimed Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Scalable HR and Benefits Solutions to Canadian SME Market 10 March 2021. Toronto, Ontario The Leslie Group, a leading independent employee benefits consultancy founded in 1992, announced today...
Press Release – Marathon
THE LESLIE GROUP LIMITED ANNOUNCES MERGER WITH MARATHON BENEFIT CORPORATION AS PART OF FURTHER EXPANSION IN WESTERN CANADA The Leslie Group Ltd and Marathon Benefit Corp have merged to enhance the value we offer to our clients through service, innovation, technology...
OHIP+ Youth Drug program – changes April 1, 2019
Background In January 2018, the previous Ontario Liberal government launched OHIP+ Youth Drug program, with an estimated annual cost of $465 million. It was designed to provide coverage to all OHIP-insured dependents under the age of 25 for the roughly 4,400 drugs...
Morneau Shepell makes offer to acquire EAP, wellness provider LifeWorks
Morneau Shepell Inc. has announced an intent to acquire the Employee Assistance Program (“EAP”) and wellness provider LifeWorks Corp. Ltd. “This acquisition is aligned with Morneau Shepell’s global growth strategy as well as our focus on technology innovations to...
Termination of Benefits Coverage at Age 65 Declared Unconstitutional
The Ontario Human Rights Code (Code) was amended to remove the upper limit on age discrimination and prohibit mandatory retirement in 2006. Discrimination in connection with benefit and pension plans based on age continued to be permitted by the Code and the Benefits...
OHIP+ Being Repealed – In Part
Six months following the implementation of the OHIP+ drug coverage for Ontarians under the age of 25, the new provincial government is repealing it, at least in part. Effective January 1, 2018, all Ontario residents under the age of 25 received full reimbursement of...
British Columbia Medical Services Plan (MSP) Changes effective January 1, 2018 and Proposed January 1, 2019
Effective Jan. 1, 2018, current rates for MSP Premiums were reduced by 50 per cent for all British Columbian residents. There is no need to apply for this reduction as premium amounts were automatically adjusted for all British Columbians. The Regular Premium...
Ontario – Universal drug coverage for Youth
The government of Ontario released its 2017 budget on Thursday April 27, 2017. Contained within the 2017 budget was a surprise policy announcement: the creation of a new drug program called OHIP+: Children & Youth Pharmacare. This will benefit all Ontario...
Top Ten Year-Round Tax Tips
People will do almost anything to save on taxes, like claiming the family dog as a security system for their home business, or claiming their stamp-licking toddler as an employee. In her 18 years of accounting, Christie Henderson, managing partner of Henderson...