HR Vendors Guide 2015
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HR Professional Development — Sector Councils
Cultural Human Resources Council
Ottawa, ON
(613) 562-1535 Fax: (613) 562-2982
(866) 562-1535
Email: info@culturalhrc.ca
Website: www.culturalhrc.ca/index-e.asp
Working with representatives of arts
disciplines and cultural industries, the
council seeks to address the training
and career development needs of
employers and cultural workers,
including artists, technical staff and
managers. The cultural sector in-
cludes the live performing arts,
writing and publishing, visuals arts
and crafts, film and television,
broadcasting, digital media, heritage
and music and sound recording.
ECO Canada (Environmental Careers
Organization)
Calgary, AB
(403) 233-0748 Fax: (403) 269-9544
(800) 890-1924
Email: info@eco.ca
Website: www.eco.ca
One of Canada's largest online
resources for environmental jobs,
training and certification. A not-for-
profit, industry-led organization that
conducts labour market research,
hosts one of Canada's largest envi-
ronmental job boards and provides a
wide variety of resources to help
professionals explore, find and
advance their environmental careers.
Electricity Human Resources Canada
(formerly Electricity Sector Council)
Ottawa, ON
(613) 235-5540 Fax: (613) 235-6922
Email: info@electricityhr.ca
Website: www.electricityhr.ca
An association that seeks to provide
practical solutions to human resource
issues to the electricity and renew-
able energy industry. It offers work-
place support, labour market intelli-
gence, partnership opportunities and
networking.
Enform (formerly Petroleum Human
Resources Council of Canada)
Calgary, AB
(403) 516-8000 Fax: (403) 516-8166
(800) 667-5557
Email: customerservice@enform.ca
Website: www.enform.ca
The safety association for the
upstream oil and gas industry in
British Columbia, Alberta and
Saskatchewan. The association's
mission is to help companies achieve
their safety goals by providing
practices, assessment, training,
support, metrics and communication.
Excellence in Manufacturing
Consortium (EMC)
(formerly the Textiles Human
Resources Council)
Owen Sound, ON
(866) 323-4362
Email: info@emccanada.org
Website: www.emccanada.org/group_
spaces/canadian_manufacturing_
network
A not-for-profit organization dedicated
to helping manufacturers grow and
become more competitive. EMC is
one of Canada's largest manufactur-
ing consortiums and oversees more
than 1,000 hands-on industry events
annually and has almost 5,000 mem-
ber manufacturers.
Food Processing HR Council
Ottawa, ON
(613) 237-7988 Fax: (613) 237-9939
(877) 963-7472
Email: dpoulin@fphrc.ca
Website: www.fphrc.com/en.aspx
The council monitors the food
processing industry's human resource
developments and needs, and deliv-
ers HR information and training tools
to support a safe and secure food
supply and a viable and competitive
food processing sector. The council
focuses on communication, market
knowledge, skills development and
training, and attraction and retention
of workers.
Forum for International Trade
Training (FITT)
Ottawa, ON
(613) 230-3553 Fax: (613) 230-6808
(800) 561-3488
Email: info@fitt.ca
Website: www.fitt.ca/home
A not-for-profit organization dedicated
to providing international business
training, resources and professional
certification to individuals and busi-
nesses. Its mission is to build the
knowledge, skills and abilities of
people, businesses and organizations
to access global markets, reduce and
manage the risks of integrative trade
and enable profitable competition.
Information and Communications
Technology Council (ICTC)
Ottawa, ON
(613) 237-8551 Fax: (613) 230-3490
Email: info@ictc-ctic.ca
Website: www.ictc-ctic.ca
Provides expertise in information
and communications technology
(ICT) research, policy development
and workforce solutions and is an
independent and neutral policy
adviser to business and governments
across Canada. Its goal is to enable
industries to maintain a competitive
advantage in a global market and
develop Canada's future skilled and
innovative talent.
Installation, Maintenance & Repair
(IMR) Sector Council and Trade
Association
Toronto, ON
(905) 602-8877 Fax: (416) 679-9234
(866) 602-8877
Email: info@electrofed.com
Website: www.electrofed.com/imr
A national, independent, not-for-profit
organization directed by industry
stakeholders in the installation, main-
tenance and repair service industries.
Through its role as a facilitator, IMR's
mission is to educate, engage and
empower the sector to collectively
address the human resource needs
of the installation, maintenance and
repair labour market.
