Employment Insurance announces new maximums in 2021
Employment Insurance (EI), provides income replacement to Canadians who are not working due to job loss, sickness, parental leave or compassion care. The program...
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RAMQ limits it’s premium increase in light of the pandemic
Quebec residents who are not insured by a private plan for prescription drugs are required to participate in RAMQ’s public prescription drug insurance plan....
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Insurers are reducing your group insurance premiums
This is not a delayed April fools joke. Many insurers are in fact reducing your group insurance premiums and this initiative is met with...
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Supporting your employees’ mental health throughout the COVID-19 Crisis
Only 2 months after the first COVID-19 diagnosis in Canada, our lives has been turned upside down. Isolation, lay-offs, stock market volatility, daily death...
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Can I postpone my group insurance renewal due to COVID-19?
While measures implemented by both provincial and federal authorities to stop the spread of COVID-19 are essential, Canadian small businesses are facing unprecedented times,...
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Are quarantined employees eligible for paid time-off work?
As politicians continue to urge Canadians to refrain from travelling, self-isolate when required, and practice social distancing; employers are asking if employees are entitled...
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ASO: an alternative to traditional group insurance
Like many group insurance brokers, when I first entered the industry, I was taught that an Administrative Services Only (ASO) agreement was a NO-NO...
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Changes to Employment Insurance for 2020
Employment Insurance (EI) provides short term financial assistance to Canadians who are without income due to job loss, sickness, parental leave or compassion care...
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OHIP cuts medical travel insurance
Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) recently announced changes for the upcoming year to it’s out-of-country health care program. This comes as no surprise as...
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