Employee Wellness
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Better Workplace Conference 2026
Virtual · April 22–23, 2026
BWC 2026 is the national platform where wellness and organizational effectiveness intersect to create resilience and results. This isn’t about perks. It’s about designing a future with a new mindset: advancing wellbeing as a strategic lever for success by embedding it into work design, culture, and leadership.
HR Metrics Q3—February 2026
HR Metrics Quarterly: Q3 2025 In this research, we provide access to human resources benchmarking data compiled from a total of 163 organizations, representing 691,000 employees, for the third quarter…
Case Study Spotlight Series: Total Rewards—November 2025
Case Study Spotlight: An Employee Lens on Total Rewards—Lessons from Wajax Faced with shifts in voluntary turnover, industrial products and services provider Wajax took a closer look at what its…
Labour Relations 2026—November 2025
Labour Relations Outlook 2026: Compensation Trends Forecast for Unionized Employees When unions and employers meet at bargaining tables in 2026, they will find some shared priorities but also face conflicting…
What Total Rewards Matter Most to Employees—July 2025
Inside Total Rewards: What Matters Most to Employees The right total rewards package can attract talented employees and turn a job into a long-term commitment. Workers in Canada consider more…
Employee Perspectives on Turnover Intentions—June 2025
Please Accept My Resignation: Why Do Canadians Leave Jobs? While many employees say they are currently considering leaving their job for better compensation or benefits packages, the motivations for why…
Tackling Workplace Loneliness and Isolation Through Leadership and Choice—March 2025
Connection Over Configuration: Tackling Workplace Loneliness and Isolation Through Leadership and Choice In this data briefing, we examine the differences in reported levels of workplace loneliness and isolation among fully…
SES in the Workplace: Insights From Canadian Employers
This briefing presents findings on recruiting for social and emotional skills based on interviews with human resources professionals as well as analysis of Canadian knowledge-based job postings data. With the…
Employers’ Insights on Social and Emotional Skills
This executive summary introduces insights into recruiting for social and emotional skills based on interviews with human resources professionals as well as analysis of Canadian knowledge-based job postings data. The…
HR Metrics Benchmarking: Exploring How HR Professionals Are Using AI—May 2024
In this research, we summarize organizational data for unionized and non-unionized employees for the fourth quarter of 2023 on four recurring topics of interest: turnover rates, retirement rates, absenteeism rates,…
Benefits Benchmarking 2023: Flexible Work Practices—December 2023
Signal49 Research’s Benefits Benchmarking 2023 project provides timely insights into organizations’ approaches to flexibility in work arrangements, both in where employees work and the hours they work. The purpose of…
Empowering Indigenous Youth in Care as They Transition to Adulthood: Guidance for Policy-Makers and Funders
In this online experience, we provide an overview of the social and economic costs of placing Indigenous children in care. Compared with a non-Indigenous person who didn’t grow up in…
Empowering Indigenous Youth in Care as They Transition to Adulthood: Critical Actions for Philanthropy and Policy—September 2023
In this research, we explore the impact of foster care and kin care on the economic, education, and mental well-being of young Indigenous people. What is the potential loss to…
