Payroll-delivered emergency savings accounts solution to financial stress

Payroll-Delivered Emergency Savings Accounts Solution to Financial Stress

A new study reveals that emergency savings accounts, delivered through payroll, can transform financial fragility into financial resilience for millions of working Canadians.

Financial stress is costing Canadian employers nearly $70 billion in lost productivity each year.

A new idea introduced by researchers at Canada’s Financial Wellness Lab could hold the key to reversing that trend.

Building Financial Resilience

The Building Financial Resilience Through Employer-Sponsored Emergency Savings Whitepaper, authored by Canada’s Financial Wellness Lab in partnership with the National Payroll Institute and CI Wealth, lays out a roadmap for how emergency savings accounts can transform financial fragility into financial resilience.

“For years, Canadians have been feeling the stress of falling further, and further behind financially.”

Author's summary: Payroll-delivered emergency savings accounts can help Canadians build financial resilience.

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Western News Western News — 2025-10-16