Employee Benefits Blog by Benefit Strategies Inc.

In this employee benefits blog, our financial planners and benefits brokers offer insightful articles about group benefits plans designed for medium-sized businesses with 10 or more employees. You’ll find blog posts on long term disability and healthcare rates plus, among others, digital health plans, employee assistance programs, managing employee wellness, and cost-effective benefits management.

  • Estate Planning
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    August 23, 2018

    Key Estate Planning Questions to Ask Yourself

    Do You Know What Estate Planning Questions to Ask? What other Estate Planning Questions Should I think About? If you answer yes to any of the following estate planning […]

  • Employee Benefits
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    January 8, 2018

    Can Employee Benefits Drive Employee Engagement?

    Benefits of Employee Engagement Employee benefits do help in improving employee engagement. In fact, as employee engagement rises, more than ever we are seeing positive spinoffs such as: Read more […]

  • Employee Benefits
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    November 15, 2017

    Financial Issues Affect Employee Health & Productivity

    Financial Issues Affect Employee Health & Productivity What You As an Employer Can Do to Help How does employee financial wellness affect the employer? The relationship between health and productivity is an issue that most employers […]

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    November 2, 2017

    Comprehensive Managed Benefits Plans Help Control Costs

    In a recent article titled, Businesses Need To Preserve Benefits Through Well-Managed Plans, SmallBizAdvisor urges private sector employers to ensure that their managed benefits plans are helping to preserve employee […]

  • Employee Benefits, News
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    September 26, 2017

    Trend Alert: Canadian Salaries Expected to Rise in 2018

    As you prepare for next year you are likely already thinking about whether or not to give out salary increases, and if so, how much. Here are […]

  • Employee Benefits
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    July 27, 2017

    Do You Know What Health Benefits Your Employees Really Want?

    In a 2017 healthcare survey by Sanofi Canada entitled, “Winds of Change – New Directions In Employee Health Benefits,” author Danny Peak reported some very interesting […]

  • Employee Benefits, News
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    July 10, 2017

    Which Industries Offer the Best Benefits

    While salaries are still the strongest incentive, many potential employees also look at industries with the best benefits like paid leave, health insurance, and retirement plans. In 2016, Glassdoor conducted […]

  • Employee Benefits, News
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    June 20, 2017

    Introducing League Health Insurance Benefits

    Benefit Strategies Inc. is proud to offer its customers access to League Health Insurance Benefits – an employee benefits plan that can be customized through the League digital health app! League Health Insurance […]

  • News, Retirement Planning
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    June 20, 2017

    Canada Pension Plan – Will It Be There When You Retire?

    Canada Pension Plan – Will It Be There When You Retire? In this post, Benefit Strategies Inc. in Edmonton Alberta takes a look at how Canadians feel about retirement and some troubling statistics about the state […]

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    May 10, 2017

    Medical Marijuana Added to Shoppers & Loblaws Benefits Plan

    Medical Marijuana Added to Shoppers & Loblaws Benefits Plan Canadian drug benefit plans continually need to evolve to meet the needs of employees. In recent news, Shoppers Drug Mart and Loblaws Canada have now added medical […]