Biosimilar and Biologic Drugs
May 8, 2023 — Biosimilar and Biologic Drugs Recently, you may have heard about your group benefits plan switching to coverage for biosimilar drugs. In this month’s blog post, we hope to answer any questions you may have about this change. What are Biosimilar and Biologic Drugs? Originator biologic drugs are a class of medications made from living cells. Biosimilar drugs are similar versions...
What is an Employee Assistance Program?
April 3, 2023 — An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides employees and their families with access to professional counsellors. These counsellors can help with mental health, financial issues, stress related to eldercare, legal support and more. An EAP gives employees a safe space and connects them with support and guidance with life’s challenges. How does EAP work? Employees and their family members can call...
March is Fraud Prevention Month
March 1, 2023 — Benefits fraud costs all Canadians, due to a result in higher premiums. It can also result in serious consequences. What is benefits fraud? Benefits fraud happens when a person knowingly submits false or inaccurate information on a claim for health or dental coverage. What are the consequences of benefits fraud? You could lose your benefits. Your insurance provider could increase your...
The Many Nations Co-operative Journey with Co-operatives First
February 9, 2023 — In this Co-operatives First webinar our VP of Business Development, Tom Hodgson, outlines the journey of our community-based Indigenous co-operative. Tune in to find out why Many Nations chose the co-op structure. This webinar covers how the co-op brings value to our members, and what Indigenous organizations could achieve by working together using the co-op structure. Watch the full webinar...
Coordination of Benefits
January 27, 2023 — Coodination of Benefits. How does it impact your benefits? In some families, two adults will have a benefit plan through their employer. The coverage may be somewhat different and some of the coverage could even overlap. Insurance companies follow procedures set out by the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA). The CLHIA established which plan pays first when a...
2023 Pension Newsletter
January 5, 2023 — Many Nations Multi-Employer Pension Plan Newsletter The latest newsletter will be included with the member statements for 2023.
Many Nations Partnership with Pillway
December 7, 2022 — Many Nations has partnered with Pillway Pillway is an online pharmacy service that delivers prescriptions to your door. This is a voluntary service available to our Co-operative members and their employees, at no cost to their group benefits plan. Prescription delivery is free, and there is 24/7 access to pharmacists and other health care support. Read the news release from...
Co-ops as a Tool for Economic Reconciliation
November 22, 2022 — In a webinar series from Co-operatives First, Indigenous Relations Lead Trista Pewapisconias and her guests Dr. Priscilla Settee and Dr. Kathy Walker lead a discussion on how co-ops and social economies provide effective development models for Indigenous communities. They discuss what economic reconciliation is, how it’s affected by government policies, and its impact on Indigenous communities. "Economic reconciliation is much more...
We have a new look!
November 3, 2022 — A new look for Many Nations You'll see our new look everywhere! The brand represents what we have become since 1980: A community owned co-operative coming together to realize the social and economic benefit of participating in their organizations' group benefits and pension products. Animikii, an Indigenous-owned technology company, helped us create our new logo. The bright, clean design showcases a...
A Story of Many Nations
September 24, 2018 — In the late 90s, Joe Carter, Director of Education for Onion Lake First Nation, recognized First Nations had similar financial services needs to their non-Indigenous counterparts, but those needs weren’t being met in the same way. He saw an opportunity and went to work. Strength in numbers Understanding how these products and services could best serve First Nations peoples was...
Igniting Change
December 3, 2009 — Article from “Say Magazine” Herb Strongeagle, of Pasqua First Nation, was raised by his grandparents before entering Residential School at Lebret, Saskatchewan at the age of five. His grandfather was a medicine man and his grandmother a well-respected midwife. There were daily prayers and offerings with a peace pipe and sweetgrass, sweats and powwow dancing. His grandfather was a spiritual person, as...