Most employers understand that a healthy workforce is key to maintaining productivity and enhancing overall company performance. Recent data from Statistics Canada reveals that, in 2019, full-time Canadian employees were absent from work for an average of 10.3 days, leading to an annual cost of approximately $16 billion for Canadian businesses due to workplace absences.

We want to help solve the challenges faced by plan members who are hesitant to visit a doctor’s office, often working while not fully well or spending a whole day in a physician’s waiting room. The Virtual Health Clinic is a solution designed to overcome these hurdles. It offers quick and convenient access to healthcare, potentially reducing the number of days employees are absent, limiting the financial strain of workplace absence and disability, and curbing rising drug and extended care expenses.