Benefits Communications

Group Benefits Solutions produces regular bulletins and newsletters for active employees of participating plan member organizations and retirees. 

Benefits Bulletin

Timely announcement of immediate or upcoming change to benefits or updates information already in circulation.  These will include information that should be communicated to employees.

Please select the appropriate link to view editions of our Benefits Bulletin.  

• Health Plan Enhancements Effective March 1, 2021
• MHCSI (Lawtons/Sobeys) Partnership (October 2018)
• Submit All Claims Online! (July 2017)
• Protecting Your Benefit Plans from the Impact of Fraud (July 2017)
• Loblaw Pharmacy Partnership (May 2017)
• Taxing Health and Dental Benefit Plans (February 2017)
• Enhancement to Health Plan Paramedical Benefits - effective Sept 1, 2015 (August 2015)
• Critical Illness Rate Decrease effective Sept 1, 2015 (August 2015)
• Your Vision Benefit (June 2015)​

Newsletters

Communication to Plan Members that covers multiple messages over a certain period of time (e.g. annual).  These will include information directed to a specific group ( e.g. LTD Plan Members, Retirees etc.)

Please select the appropriate link to view editions of our Newsletters below.  

Retiree News

The Benefits Service publishes a newsletter to provide retired plan members with information about the benefits available to this group, including plan changes or updates and other information of interest.

• Health Plan Enhancements Effective March 1, 2021
• Retiree News (March 2017)
• Enhancement to Health Plan Paramedical Benefits - effective Sept 1, 2015 (August 2015)
• Your Vision Benefit (June 2015)

LTD Newsletters

Partnerships

Partnerships (Lawtons, Johnson Home Auto, etc) 

Archives

View archived editions of our Benefits Information Sheets, Benefits Bulletins and Newsletters.