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Introducing New Team Members, Spotlighting Our Community, And Important Health News

2023, Branding, Business, Community, Diveristy / By Benchmark

Supporting your employees has grown in popularity and importance over the last few decades. Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) have been around since the ’80s, starting with programs for alcohol addiction, and expanding significantly in the following years. Since then, other aspects such as counselling and legal support have been added to these plans. With the workforce continually changing, …

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Recapping Our Exclusive Event & Celebrating Our Community!

2023, Business, Community, Diveristy, Economics, Employee Benefits, Entrepreneurship, Exclusive Data, Federal, Finance, Hiring, Holidays, human resources, Non for profit, Research and Resources / By Benchmark

We had a wonderful morning connecting with industry partners, peers, and community members to hear Dr. Adam Fremeth of Ivey School of Business, explain how the current economic state affects all of us. Key takeaways from the “Canada in a Volatile World” presentation were: It is key to look at each country differently While the data indicates we may …

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Fall Client Event, Breast Cancer Awareness & Updated Employment Insurance

Business, Community, Employee Benefits, employees, Federal, Finance, human resources, Research and Resources / By Benchmark

We believe in building long-term relationships with our clients and that means exceeding the expectations they have of us. As a client of Benchmark, you receive more than just brokering of your benefits plans. We endeavour to provide relevant business information to ensure our clients are armed with the tools they need to position them …

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Arthritis Awareness, Inclusion Benefits, and Workday Wellness!

Community, Diveristy, Employee Benefits, employees, Health and Wellness, human resources, Inclusion, Non for profit, Research and Resources, Workday Wellness / By Benchmark

Throughout the year, our community member Arthritis Society Canada works tirelessly towards helping the over 6 million Canadians living with Arthritis. With September being #ArthritisAwarenessMonth, now is the perfect time to explore what initiatives the Arthritis Society has been working on this month. Call for Research Research is such a big part of what the Arthritis Society does and they have opened a …

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Celebrating Our Community, Introducing New Team Members, and More!

Branding, Business, Community, Employee Benefits, employees, human resources, Leadership, Non for profit, Team feature / By Benchmark

In this issue, we congratulate DAREarts, a member of Benchmark’s community that we featured last year. For those that don’t remember, or are new here: DAREarts provides leadership opportunities. They offer children and youth a turning point; a critical moment of early intervention where they see the brilliant potential of each child and help them to see it for themselves. …

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Vacation Insurance, Increased Interest Rates, & a 4th Covid Wave

Business, Employee Benefits, Federal, Finance, Health and Wellness, Uncategorized / By Benchmark

We have now entered one of the most active seasons of the year and many of us have started to plan vacations and getaways to escape our daily routines. Travelling to a new place is always exciting, so make sure you’re properly protected by getting emergency travel insurance. Did you know your employees can get …

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New Team Member, Industry News, & Men’s Health Month

Employee Benefits, Health and Wellness, Research and Resources, Team feature / By Benchmark

Benchmark is thrilled to welcome Anderson Lookkin to the team as VP of Business Development. Prior to Benchmark, he served as President of a Canadian fraternal benefits organization overseeing the Trust and Insurance assets. He comes with a broad wealth of knowledge on insurance, employee benefits and asset management programs. Having over 30 years of experience …

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Ivey Recognizes President Gisela, Celebrating our Community, & Pharmacare Budget Updates

Community, Employee Benefits, Federal, Finance, Health and Wellness, human resources, Media, Research and Resources / By Benchmark

Our President, Gisela Carere, is constantly working on herself, her career, and her values. One of the ways she does this is by participating in extra schooling with the accredited Ivey Business School. Currently, Gisela is a candidate for an Executive MBA in the class of 2022! Gisela inspires us every day, and the learnings she …

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April 2022 : Parkinson Canada Community Spotlight, Industry News

Business, Employee Benefits, Health and Wellness, human resources, Non for profit, Productivity, Research and Resources, Uncategorized / By Benchmark

The Benchmark community is made up of people and organizations that dedicate their work to bettering the community, and we are very excited to highlight Parkinson Canada in this month’s Community Spotlight. Parkinson Canada works tirelessly to support the 100,000+ Canadians living with Parkinson’s every day through raising awareness and funds for critical research and …

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The Parkdale Activity – Recreation Centre Community Spotlight, Workday Wellness, and Positives of Flexible Work Hours

Business, Employee Benefits, Health and Wellness, Productivity, Uncategorized / By Benchmark

The Benchmark community is filled with people and organizations that use their work to give back to the community, and we are very excited to highlight The Parkdale Activity – Recreation Centre in this month’s Community Spotlight. Congratulations to them as they just celebrated their 42 anniversary! According to the Executive Director of PARC, Victor …

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