OMERS
OMERS was established in 1962 as the pension plan for employees of local governments in Ontario and is now one of Canada’s largest pension plans managing $53 billion on behalf of its members.
Overview
Company news
- Blackstone and Omers look to offload healthcare groups in multibillion-dollar deals
- OMERS Ventures names new head, extending long string of executive changes: Saar Pikar has been promoted to take on an expanded role as head of ventures and growth
- OMERS reports 8.3-per-cent gain propelled by strong U.S. dollar as tariff threat looms: Pension fund manager’s strategy to hold significant percentage of assets in foreign currencies paid off
- Council calls for OMERS to divest from fossil fuels
- Ontario government plans governance review at pension fund manager OMERS: Province to consider effectiveness of governance model at the pension fund for more than 626,000 public service workers
- OMERS Press Release
Trade magazines
- Benefits Canada
- Financial Analysts Journal
- Institutional Investor
- Pensions & Investments
- Investment Executive
People
- Blake Hutcheson, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Additional people
This guide is proprietary to the Rotman School and therefore we encourage all students to maintain this exclusivity. Last updated on December 3, 2025.