Our Best Thinking: Exploring skill needs in the context of an aging workforce

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Our Best ThinkingExploring skill needs in the
context of an aging workforce

• Workplace Partners Panel
• Presentation to the WPP Forum
• June 14, 2006

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The Workplace Partners Panel

• An independent initiative governed and managed by
  the CLBC (4 year project, funded by the federal
  government)
• Respond to labour and business concerns about the
  need for a collaborative approach to meet
  Canadas workplace skills and labour market needs
• Break new ground by enabling business and labour
  to assume a more prominent leadership role
  through constructive and deliberative dialogue on
  labour market, skills, and skills shortage issues

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The Workplace Partners Panel

• CLBC/WPP Board
• Labour and business are represented equally, with
  a co-chair from each constituency
• Respected business and labour leaders from a wide
  range of industries and sectors
• Senior F/P/T government officials
• Leaders from the academic community

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Regional Task Forces Mandate

• Help identify and document the provinces Best
  Thinking
• Ensure that the topics explored reflect
  provincial / regional realities act as face of
  the WPP in the province and in the region
• Demonstrate, through leadership, the power of
  dialogue and collaboration between business and
  labour, and by reaching out to communities and
  government
• Share the regions Best Thinking with the
  national WPP and with other stakeholders, opinion
  leaders, and policy makers

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Task Force Input/Outputs
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The Issue

• As Canada moves through fundamental
• economic and demographic
• transitions,
• Business and Labour, along with representatives
  from Government and the Community, are coming
• together to explore
• skill needs in the context of an
• aging workforce.

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Atlantic Canada

• Presented by
• Michel Boudreau, President, New Brunswick
  Federation of Labour
• Elizabeth MacDonald, Vice-President, Enterprise
  Services, Emera Inc., (retired), Nova Scotia

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Atlantic Canada Task Force Members

• Reg Anstey, President, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Federation of Labour
• Colleen Baxter, Director, Human Resources, J.D.
  Irving, New Brunswick
• Michel Boudreau, President, New Brunswick
  Federation of Labour
• Rick Clarke, President, Nova Scotia Federation of
  Labour
• Clarence Dwyer, Vice-President, Corporate
  Affairs, Rutter Engineering, Newfoundland
• Ed Lawlor, President, Deltaware Ltd., Prince
  Edward Island
• Elizabeth MacDonald, Vice-President, Enterprise
  Services, Emera Inc., (retired), Nova Scotia
• Carl Pursey, President, Prince Edward Island
  Federation of Labour

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Topics - Atlantic Canada

• Our workforce
• Economic development
• Education and training
• Strategic considerations

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Deliberative Dialogues
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Priority Actions
Do nothing
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let the market forces naturally resolve the issue

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Topics - Atlantic Canada

• Our workforce
• Economic development
• Education and training
• Strategic considerations

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The Workforce
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Topics - Atlantic Canada

• Our workforce
• Economic development
• Education and training
• Strategic considerations

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Economic Development
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Topics - Atlantic Canada

• Our workforce
• Economic development
• Education and training
• Strategic considerations

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Education and Training
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Topics - Atlantic Canada

• Our workforce
• Economic development
• Education and training
• Strategic considerations

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Strategic Considerations
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Key Messages

• Positive and open attitudes, building trust and
  improving communication, collaboration and
  coordination across Business, Labour and
  Government are critical
• Government must play a leadership role on this
  issue, but cannot be expected to resolve all
  issues
• Human resource and economic development are
  closely intertwined and should be guided by a
  clearly articulated vision and strategy
• Pressing need for reliable, accurate and relevant
  labour market information

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Key Messages

• Youth are key entrants into the workforce and
  addressing the challenges they face is a
  fundamental preoccupation
• Quality employment opportunities are ultimately
  what will allow Atlantic provinces to attract,
  retain or repatriate the workers it will require
  moving forward.
• Education and training are two different facets
  of the skills development process, which perform
  distinct roles and generate distinct outcomes
• Immigration is an important dimension of any
  labour market strategy, given current demographic
  trends

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Why this worked.

• Provided business and labour with a chance to
  lead on this issue
• Brought together a variety of perspectives at the
  local/regional level
• Did not require consensus but was able to outline
  common points of interest
• Laid the foundation for future work in all the
  provinces involved

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Saskatchewan

• Presented by
• Holly Hetherington, President CEO, Executive
  Source, Regina
• Larry Hubich, President, Saskatchewan Federation
  of Labour

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Saskatchewan Task Force Members

• Ray Ahenakew, President, Saskatchewan Indian
  Institute of Technologies
• Susan Antosh, President and CEO, Saskatchewan
  Association of Health Organizations
• Mike Carr, Vice President of Human Resources,
  IPSCO
• Beverly Crossman, Executive Director of
  Operations, Saskatchewan Government Employees
  Union
• Holly Hetherington, President and CEO, Executive
  Source
• Larry Hubich, President, Saskatchewan Federation
  of Labour
• Gord Hunter, National Representative,
  Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union
• Darla Leard, Regional Representative, Canadian
  Labour Congress
• Russel Marcoux, CEO, Yanke Group of Companies
• Elma Shoulak, Senior Vice President, Human
  Resources, Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority
• Hugh Wagner, General Secretary, Grain Services
  Union

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Topics - Saskatchewan

• Creation of Meaningful Economic Opportunities
• The Education and Training Continuum
• First Nations and Métis Communities as
  Contributors to Saskatchewans Economic and
  Social Success
• Strategic considerations

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Deliberative Dialogues
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Priority Actions
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Topics - Saskatchewan

• Creation of Meaningful Economic Opportunities
• The Education and Training Continuum
• First Nations and Métis Communities as
  Contributors to Saskatchewans Economic and
  Social Success
• Strategic considerations

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Economic Opportunities
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Topics - Saskatchewan

• Creation of Meaningful Economic Opportunities
• The Education and Training Continuum
• First Nations and Métis Communities as
  Contributors to Saskatchewans Economic and
  Social Success
• Strategic considerations

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Education and Training
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Topics - Saskatchewan

• Creation of Meaningful Economic Opportunities
• The Education and Training Continuum
• First Nations and Métis Communities as
  Contributors to Saskatchewans Economic and
  Social Success
• Strategic considerations

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First Nations and Métis Communities
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Topics - Saskatchewan

• Creation of Meaningful Economic Opportunities
• The Education and Training Continuum
• First Nations and Métis Communities as
  Contributors to Saskatchewans Economic and
  Social Success
• Strategic considerations

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Strategic Considerations
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Key Messages

• Labour Market Information is critical along with
  an independent mechanism to gather LMI
• The K-12 System needs reform, including looking
  at property tax reform
• Young people need to be engaged in an authentic
  way based on what they need
• Quality jobs are needed (quality
  business/industry economic opportunities)
• We need to create a positive attitude about our
  province and celebrate our successes
• Business and Labour collaboration and
  co-investment on common issues is critical to
  success
• Closer ties between labour market needs (business
  and industry) and post-secondary institutions

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Key Messages

• A collaborative approach to decision-making
  involving business, labour and educators,
  especially as it relates to the applied sciences
  and technology, trades and post-secondary
  education in general
• School-to-work transitions are key to helping
  youth make informed choices re their future
• Need to tackle racism in order to move forward to
  fully include First Nations and Métis people in
  the provinces future
• First Nations and Métis workforce participation
  is the key to labour market success
• The Task Force will continue to show leadership
  on issue

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Why this worked.

• Provided business and labour with a chance to
  lead on this issue
• Brought together a variety of perspectives at the
  local/regional level
• Did not require consensus but was able to outline
  common points of interest
• Laid the foundation for future work in all the
  provinces involved

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Manitoba Task Force

• Will begin Fall, 2006
• Business lead Mal Anderson, Rice Financial
• Labour lead Darlene Dziewit, Manitoba
  Federation of Labour.
• Provincial Government liaison Dwight Botting,
  Advanced Education and Training.
• Summer 2006, Task Force will be constituted and
  background research begun.