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White paper | Disability management: The importance of a proactive approach

Top stories October 16, 2025
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In 2024, Canadians were absent from work an average of 10.5 days per person due to illness and disability.1 In 2022, more than a quarter of the population (27%) had at least one health condition resulting in disability.2

Beyond the impacts on individuals, absence from work affects team performance, morale and long-term stability.

That’s why organizations are well advised to take a close look at the issue and take a proactive approach to disability management.

 

 

 

 

Our white paper Disability management: The importance of a proactive approach gives employers an overview of disability in the Canadian workplace. It also examines the solutions that group insurance coverage can offer.

Our specialists take an in-depth look at disability, offering insights on:

  • The human and organizational issues related to disability and ways of generating positive results
  • The importance of covering the entire disability life cycle—from prevention to early intervention to rehabilitation
  • The benefits of proactive disability management, which makes it easier to recognize symptoms sooner, speed up support and facilitate a return to work
  • How disability insurance can support people and reduce business costs associated with lengthy absences

Investing in proactive disability management is an opportunity for your clients to take concrete action to support the total wellbeing of their staff while enhancing their competitive edge. 

 

Insights: inform and inspire

Trends, issues, viewpoints, diverse and innovative solutions: content that combines our know-how with a visionary perspective to better understand the evolution of the industry and inspire action.

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We help organizations get ahead

Our white paper highlights the vital role disability management plays in employee wellbeing and business continuity. 

Find out how our proactive and well-established approach, based on our unique claims handling process, can have a measurable positive impact on your clients.

 

Communication to plan administrators

We will also be sending a communiqué to group insurance plan administrators on October 20, 2025.

See the French version of this communiqué.

 

Since 1941, organizations wanting to go beyond traditional plan management have been able to rely on our group insurance experts across the country.

They benefit not only from their expertise, but also from service that provides unparalleled peace of mind and a strategic approach that turns their benefits into a competitive advantage.


1 Statistics Canada: Work absence of full-time employees by public and private sectors, annual.

2 New data on disability in Canada, 2022.

 

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