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Running a small business isn't easy.

It’s more important than ever to have competitive health benefits that provide your employees with the coverage and services they want and need. That’s why we offer Equitable EZBenefits: a unique benefits solution for organizations with 2-25 employees.

Affordable

Straightforward plan design options for every need and budget

Simple

Digital options make it easier for you and your employees to use the plan

Sustainable

Cost controls keep your plan's pricing stable so you can provide employee benefits for years to come

A range of options to fit every need and budget

Whether your business is a start-up or in growth mode, we’ve got you covered.

Equitable EZBenefits offers a range of plan design options – Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum – for every need and budget.*

Our plan design options include a mix of Life, Health and Dental coverage.**

You can also add any of these benefits if it makes sense for your employees:

  • Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage
  • Health Care Spending Account (HCSA)
  • Additional wellness services
  • WorldCare Medical Second Opinion Service
  • FeelingBetterNow®, an online mental Health Assistance tool


*Not available in Quebec.
**Dental coverage not included with the Bronze plan design option.

Features included with all plan designs

We want to provide your employees with added support for both their physical and mental wellbeing.
  • Anytime, online access to a medical professional through our Virtual Healthcare solution provided by our partner, Dialogue
  • Access to professional counselors – via the telephone, the web or in- person – to help deal with life events or personal and family issues through our Employee and Family Assistance Program and Homewood Health Program®.
  • Online resources to help manage health, financial and family challenges through Homeweb, Homewood Health’s online wellness portal
  • A self-guided mental health support program using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy provided by Homewood Health.

Digital options to make it simple

Our digital options make it easier for your plan members to use their plan – and easier for you to do business with us.

  • The Equitable EZClaim Mobile app allows plan members to submit claims and download their benefits card, all from their mobile device.
  • EquitableHealth.ca gives you secure online access to manage your plan anytime and anywhere. Your plan members can also submit and view claims, check their coverage, and access health and wellness resources.
  • Online Plan Member Enrolment offers a more secure, efficient way for your plan members to enrol in the plan at no extra cost.

Pricing protection for long-term stability

We've designed EZBenefits to provide long-term pricing stability for health and dental benefits. We've considered the impact that small fluctuations in claims experience can have on rates, to help maintain price stability.

We work hard to control costs so that your plan stays affordable and sustainable.

Included with EZBenefits: Extra HR Support​

We want to take the heavy lifting out of common human resources tasks and provide you with extra HR advice and support.

With EZBenefits, you get HR support tools and services through our partnership with Citation Canada® (formerly HRdownloads), including:

  • HR Technology: An award-winning cloud-based human resource information system to provide help from onboarding to offboarding and everything in between.
  • HR Content: Access to a library of over 3,000 HR documents, templates, compliance resources and articles, with 25 free document downloads.
  • HR Training: A free Workplace Diversity and Inclusion training course for your team.
  • HR Support: One free Live HR Advice call with a seasoned HR expert.

Benefits with a difference

As a mutual insurance company, you'll find we aren't like other group benefit providers.

Our only focus is our clients – not shareholders. That means we can provide you and your plan members with a better benefits experience.

  • Fast, accurate claims adjudication.
  • Knowledgeable experts that listen to your employees and explain their benefits coverage in terms they can understand.
  • Ranked first among major Canadian group insurers for overall service in NMG's 2022 survey of group benefits advisors.‡

‡2022 NMG Group Benefits Study.

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