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HR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT — SECTOR COUNCILS
Nova Scotia Tourism Human
Resource Council (nsthrc)
Halifax, NS
(902) 422-5853 Fax: (902) 422-0184
(800) 948-4267
Email: NSTHRC@tourism.ca
Website: www.tourismhrc.com
The council's mission is to develop a
skilled and professional workforce for the
Nova Scotia tourism sector. A provincial
not-for-profit organization, it facilitates and
co-ordinates human resources development
activities that support a competitive and
sustainable Nova Scotia tourism sector.
ONTARIO
Employment Sector Council
London-Middlesex
London, ON
(519) 663-0774, ext. 224
Fax: (519) 663-5377
Email: info@esclm.ca
Website: www.esclm.ca
The council provides a forum to identify
needs and trends, share information, plan
for services and resources and promote
community growth and development. It
enables program staff and agencies to
implement best practices across the sector
and ensures the sector can respond quickly
to changing labour market trends and
adjustments.
Ontario Manufacturing Council (OMC)
Toronto, ON
Contact Ministry of Economic Development,
Employment and infrastructure:
(416) 325-6896 Fax: (416) 325-6534
Website: www.pas.gov.on.ca/scripts/en/
BoardDetails.asp?boardID=141920
The mandate of the council is that its
vice-chairs and council members provide
recommendations to the government on
strategy, policy and regulations relating
to investment, innovation, trade, market
development, energy and the environment.
They also advise on issues that affect
the global competitiveness of Ontario's
manufacturing sector.
Ontario Tourism Education
Training
Toronto, ON
(416) 622-1975 Fax: (416) 622-7476
(800) 557-6832
Email: info@otec.org
Website: www.otec.org
An Ontario-based, not-for-profit training,
consulting and workforce development
organization that provides solutions for the
development and growth of a professional,
skilled workforce. It helps clients to attract,
retain and develop high-performing
employees.
Workforce Planning Ontario
Contact Ministry of Training, Colleges
and Universities:
(416)-325-2929 Fax: (416) 325-6348
(800) 387-5514
Email: information.met@ontario.ca
Website: www.workforceplanningontario.ca/
local-boards/introduction.htm
A network of 25 planning areas that work
to address the diverse needs of local
communities and business in the area
of workforce development. Each board's
mission is to identify workforce issues that
are characteristic of the local community and
provide collaborative solutions by engaging
stakeholders and working with partners.
P.E.I.
CulturePEI (PEI Cultural Human
Resources Sector Council)
Charlottetown, PE
(902) 367-3844 Fax: (902) 367-3845
Email: mark@culturepei.ca
Website: www.peiculture.ca
A not-for-profit sector council dedicated
to strengthening the cultural sector by
addressing human resource needs and
identifying solutions. It strives to support
the needs of employers and employees
within such cultural disciplines as writing and
publishing, crafts, digital and media arts, film
and television, visual arts, music and sound
recording, performing arts and museums.
PEI Agriculture Sector Council
Charlottetown, PE
(902) 892-1091 Fax: (902) 892-1891
Email: info@peiagsc.ca
Website: www.peiagsc.ca
A non-profit organization that provides a
vehicle for effective industry participation
in identifying and addressing human
resource issues in the agriculture industry. Its
mandate is to undertake activities that will
enhance the industry's image to attract and
retain skilled workers and thus increase its
competitiveness in the marketplace.
PEI Health Sector Council (PEIHSC)
Charlottetown, PE
(902) 367-4460 Fax: (902) 367-4463
Email: comeara@peihsc.ca
Website: www.peihsc.ca
An organization created to provide a sector-
wide forum for the discussion, identification
and validation of health human resource
issues in P.E.I. It aims to increase the
effectiveness and efficiency of health-care
delivery in P.E.I. by undertaking initiatives that
will enhance the ability to attract and retain a
quality health sector workforce.
PEI Trucking Sector Council
Charlottetown, PE
(902) 566-5563
Email: info@peitsc.ca
Website: www.peitsc.ca
An industry-driven, not-for-profit organization
committed to addressing human resource
issues and opportunities in the trucking
industry in P.E.I. The council provides a
vehicle for effective industry participation in
identifying and addressing issues related to
workforce attraction and retention, career
awareness, skills upgrading and training.
QUEBEC
Conseil Québécois des ressources
humaines en tourisme (CQRHT)
Longueuil, QC
(450) 651-1099 Fax: (450) 651-1567
(800) 486-9158
Email: info@cqrht.qc.ca
Website: www.cqrht.qc.ca
The council brings together different
organizations working in the Quebec
tourism industry to create human resource
development strategies that increase the
level of professionalism in the industry and
thus generate growth in the sector.
