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CBC News announced, the government is projecting an overall surplus of $295 million for the 2017-18 fiscal year.  British Columbia and Quebec are the only two provinces in Canada that have posted surpluses in the past two years. As part of its 2017 budget, the Liberal government announced approximately two million British Columbians will have their…

  Should we be paying more attention to Pharmacogenetic Testing?  Dr. Ruslan Dorfman from Geneyouin posted on LinkedIn an article called, "Pharmacogenetic Testing May Improve Drug Treatments and Shorten Disability Leaves". In the article it mentions that one in four primary care patients in North America is prescribed at least one medication that will cause an adverse…

Right Drug, Right Dose, also known as Pharmacogenomic Testing, was a four part series I Blogged on in August 2016.  I never would of thought it would be available at a pharmacy near you this soon.  Benefits Canada has just announced an association between myDNA and a genetic interpretation service based in Melbourne, Australia. The question is are all…

I am fortunate this weekend to be able to spend time with my Mother, a true Family Day weekend.  I would love to hear what your Family Day will look like. Nearly two-thirds of Canadians reside in a province that observes a statutory holiday on the third Monday of February - the second Monday, in…

If you never read another one of my posts, this one requires your attention. Currently, your Extended Health and Dental premium and benefits are not taxable to your employees.  The Liberal Government is wanting to tax these premiums, which means that not only will the employee's premium be taxable but CPP and EI will be required as well.  I would like…

The Wawanesa Diversity Employee Benefit Program is an innovative group insurance plan designed for employers with 3 to 9 employees. Eligibility No industry is excluded, and, no family content restrictions apply. A minimum of three eligible employees must be enrolled at all times. An Employee must earn the minimum hourly wage as legislated in their…

All add up to my Blog for the past 3 weeks not being completed. I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and all the Best for 2017! 2016 was a record year for Glendinning Insurance Services and along with that were some key changes.  Our new office and Carrigan coming to work with Glendinning…

I was raised in a Catholic Family so I feel that at this time of year I should honour my roots, so I will wish everyone Merry Christmas. Whatever the season means to you, I hope it brings peace and love to you, your family and friends. Our office hours over the holiday season will…