Canadian General HR Articles
Most recent Canadian articles from a wider range than those listed here.
January 7 2007 - The 2007 survey by Hewitt Associates of the 50 Best Employers in Canada published in Report on Business magazine and La Presse offers insights on coping with workforce challenges such as recruitment and retention
April 3 2006 - IPMA-Canada is developing the global information content it provides to its members through international partnerships established with IPMA-HR in the USA and links to the United Nations Public Administration Programme.
March 24 2006 - Some comments about the implications of yesterday's budget on employment issues in Ontario:
December 3 2004 - A review of federal Labour Standards, Part III of the
Canada Labour Code, will be the first thorough review of the federal government's laws
for work hours, wages, vacations, severance, types of leave (maternity,
compassionate, sickness) and sexual harassment since 1965, when the code was
introduced.
December 2 2004 - A recent survey finds that executives are not as courteous as they used to be. The Creative Group, a specialized staffing service that provides marketing, advertising, creative and web professionals on a project basis.
March 22 2004 - A new survey for Accountemps finds that firefighting is standard for most managers. Business schools may emphasise strategic thinking, but most managers spend a significant amount of their time 'putting out fires' - unexpected crises in the workplace.
May 9 2003 - The British Columbia Teachers' Federation has called on the B.C. provincial government to reverse its plan to change the child labour laws so that employers can hire children as young as 12 with nothing more than a note from their parents.
February 1 2003 - New national standards for the designation that distinguishes Canada's human resources practitioners, the CHRP (Certified Human Resources Professional) have been launched at a gala at the National Gallery in Ottawa. The move to national standards has been led by the Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations (CCHRA), which represents over 22,000 human resource professionals across Canada.
March 18 2002 - Canada's inability to compete successfully in the 21st century's global economy is posing a serious threat to the country's standard of living, according to Jan Grude, National Chair of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants.
October 18 2001 - Employee issues take more time than e-Commerce, globalization or growth planning. And Canadian entrepreneurs say it's more stressful to run a company now than five years ago.
August 30 2001 - The present shortage of nurses may be just the start of a national labour crisis. This is the conclusion of a new report from the Columbia Foundation and the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD). A generalized staff shortage or several isolated shortages of skilled employees is likely with the imminent retirement of baby boomers as early as 2006.
August 28 2001 - A survey of 900 college and university students from 22 countries conducted at the Ernst & Young International Leadership Conference in August 2001 found that students remain optimistic despite the downturn in the economy.
May 11 2001 - The Saskatchewan Government has introduced amendments to The Labour Standards Act to provide birth mothers and primary caregivers of adopted children with 52 weeks of job-protected parental leave.
April 11 2001 - A new survey of job hunters visiting workopolis.com shows that only around a half of respondents (53%) take a lunch break every day.
March 19 2001 - The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) launches extensive search for the best entrepreneurs in Canada.
March 2 2001 - The Canadian Labour Congress announced the release of a CD-ROM and video series to mark completion of The Workers' Millennium Project.
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