HR Vendors Guide 2014
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Aboriginal Human Resource Council
Saskatoon, SK
(306) 956-5360 Fax: (306) 956-5361
(866) 711-5091
Email: contact.us@aboriginalhr.ca
Website: www.aboriginalhr.ca/en/
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The council's mission is to advance
the full labour market participation
of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
and indigenous peoples around the
world. It creates and markets prod-
ucts, services and networks that
help indigenous people advance
careers and organizations create
inclusive workplaces that position
them as employers-of-choice.
Apparel Connexion (formerly the
Apparel Human Resources Council)
Montreal, QC
(514) 388-7779 Fax: (888) 738-7854
Email: info@apparelconnexion.ca
Website: www.apparelconnexion.com
A national, industry-led, non-profit
organization representing and serv-
ing the human resource develop-
ment and adjustment needs of
managers and employees in the
apparel manufacturing industry.
The council's mandate is to create
opportunities for the industry by
developing tools and services to
help apparel manufacturers recruit,
hire and retain a creative and in-
novative workforce.
Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table
Vancouver, BC
(604) 684-1471
Email: info@apgst.ca
Website: www.apgst.ca
An association that seeks to ensure
the Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) has
enough people with the right skills
and training to meet its needs.
It aims to provide relevant and
unique labour market information,
to assist industries to promote the
APG as a place to work, to research
and provide awareness of the
future of work in the APG, and to
assist industry sectors to address
skills gaps.
BioTalent Canada
Ottawa, ON
(613) 235-1402 Fax: (613) 233-7541
(866) 243-2472
Email: corporate@biotalent.ca
Website: www.biotalent.ca
The organization seeks to help
equip Canada with the best, most
skilled talent it requires to be-
come one of the world leaders in
biotechnology. It researches and
analyzes labour market needs and
trends and applies this knowledge
to create and develop innovative
HR solutions, skills development
tools and products for biotechnol-
ogy employers, employees and
jobseekers.
BuildForce Canada (Construction
Sector Council)
Ottawa, ON
(613) 569-5552 Fax: (613) 569-1220
Email: info@buildforce.ca
Website: www.buildforce.ca/en
A national, industry-led organiza-
tion that works with the construc-
tion industry to provide information
and resources to assist with its
management of workforce require-
ments. The organization's mandate
is to provide accurate and timely
labour market information (LMI) to
advance the needs of the entire
construction industry.
Canadian Agricultural Human
Resource Council
Ottawa, ON
(613) 745-7457
Email: info@cahrc-ccrha.ca
Website: www.cahrc-ccrha.ca
The council works with industry
leaders, governments and educa-
tional stakeholders to research, de-
velop and communicate solutions
to the challenges in employment
and skills development in primary
agriculture. Its activities represent
farming in all its forms, including
raising livestock and producing,
cultivating, growing, harvesting or
collecting agriculture commodities.
HR Professional Development — HR Associations
SECTOR COUNCILS
Sector Councils are organizations that are responsible for identifying and devising solutions to human resource and skills
development issues within a particular sector. They bring together employers, workers, educators, union leaders and gov-
ernment representatives to collaborate on such activities as developing industry-wide human resource plans, researching
labour market needs and trends, creating national training programs and establishing occupational standards.
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