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HR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT — SECTOR COUNCILS
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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
The council's mission is to advance the full
labour market participation of Aboriginal
Peoples in Canada. It creates and markets
products, 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 serving
the human resource development 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 innovative workforce.
Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table
Vancouver, BC
(604) 684-1471
Email: info@apgst.ca
Website: www.apgst.ca
A non-profit 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: operations@biotalent.ca
Website: www.biotalent.ca
The organization seeks to help equip
Canada with the best, most skilled talent it
requires to become 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 biotechnology
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 organization that
works with the construction industry to
provide information and resources to
assist with its management of workforce
requirements. 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 (CAHRC)
Ottawa, ON
(613) 745-7457
Email: info@cahrc-ccrha.ca
Website: www.cahrc-ccrha.ca
The council works with industry leaders,
governments and educational stakeholders
to research, develop 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.
Canadian Apprenticeship Forum
Ottawa, ON
(613) 235-4004 Fax: (613) 235-7117
Email: info@caf-fca.org
Website: www.caf-fca.org/index.php
A non-profit organization that connects
Canada's apprenticeship community.
Participants work collaboratively to support
vibrant and innovative apprenticeship
systems and policies with a view to
developing a highly skilled, inclusive and
mobile skilled-trades workforce. Members
are employers, unions, equity-seeking
groups, educational institutions and the
jurisdictions.
Canadian Council for Aviation &
Aerospace (CCAA)
Ottawa, ON
(613) 727-8272 Fax: (613) 727-7018
Website: www.avaerocouncil.ca
The council aims to ensure the Canadian
aviation and aerospace industry has enough
workers with the right skills to meet industry
needs, focusing on skills development
and industry demographics. It works with
all segments of the industry to develop
tools and solutions for specific skills and
demographic needs of the industry.
Canadian Council of Professional
Fish Harvesters
Ottawa, ON
(613) 235-FISH (3474)
Fax: (613) 231-4313
Website: www.fishharvesterspecheurs.ca
A non-profit organization that supports
the health and vitality of the Canadian
fishing industry. It aims to ensure that fish
harvesters have the required knowledge and
skills for their trade and to meet the human
resource needs of the Canadian fishing
industry.
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 government 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.
SECTOR COUNCILS
