Canadian HR Reporter - Ontario

CANADIAN HR REPORTER September 18, 2017 NEWS 3 HRPA Designations Speak For Themselves Canadian businesses agree* * March 2017 national LegerWeb survey of 250 C-level business executives, accurate +/- 6.2%, 19 times out of 20 ** 2016 annual average of 2,200 Hire Authority job postings Businesses need HRPA designated professionals. HRPA equips HR professionals to take businesses to peak performance thanks to CHRP, CHRL and CHRE designations. Businesses can trust they've got the right person to help lead their organization forward. You deserve the professional credentialing business leaders trust. hrpa.ca 86 % of jobs "prefer or require" CHRP, CHRL, or CHRE ** 57 % 74 % of businesses believe a designation from HRPA changes the strategic positioning of HR in the organization * of businesses believe a designation from HRPA enhances their view of HR's ability to find the right people for the right job * More global workers set sights on Canada Country leapfrogs U.K., Australia to take second spot as employees' preferred destination: Poll BY MARCEL VANDER WIER CANADA has quietly jumped into second place among pre- ferred global destinations for employees considering moving abroad for work. While the United States re- mains firmly in front, Canada has leapfrogged both the United Kingdom and Australia in terms of desirability, according to a poll released by the Canadian Employ- ee Relocation Council (CERC), a not-for-profit organization in Toronto. e 2017 CERC Global Mo- bility Survey garnered respons- es from 10,091 workers in 20 countries. e U.S. dropped by four per- centage points to 30 per cent compared to 2012, while Canada jumped two points to 22 per cent, ahead of the United Kingdom and Australia — both at 19 per cent af- ter incurring small declines. Canada's surge comes as other more typical employee destina- tions experience unrest, said Ste- phen Cryne, president and CEO of CERC. "With what's going on within other regions of the world, Can- ada is seen as being open to mi- gration," he said. "I don't think it tells a defi nitive story, but what it does is give us insight into the thinking and trends that are out here amongst working women and men." "At a time when countries like the U.K., the U.S. and Australia are making it more diffi cult to get people to come, Canada's going in the opposite direction, and I think that's a good thing. We are on the right track when it comes to the development of policy. We're seen as a beacon, frankly, on the immi- gration fi le, in terms of having a good system." Policy a driving factor e fi ndings are a result of Can- ada's progressive immigration programming, some of which has been intentionally created to lure top global talent, said Cryne. "We have the Express Entry system, a new Global Skills Strat- egy," he said. "Canada is seen on a global basis as being very progres- sive in the development of its im- migration programs. It's also seen as very welcoming to immigrants." e research lends support to the country's eff orts at attracting workers, said Cryne. " is gives support for the busi- ness community's eff orts to pro- mote more open mobility with our government," he said. "And I think it gives our government informa- tion that they're on the right track in terms of developing a more pro- gressive migration policy." Canada's rise in desirability concurs with what is happening on the ground, according to Wan- da Cuff -Young, vice-president of operations at Work Global Cana- da in St. John's. "You see what's happening in the United States," she said. "All you have to do is turn on the television. It's causing a lot of disconcert." Canada also has many attrac- tive benefits — especially free health care and friendly immigra- tion policies, said Cuff -Young. SAFE > pg. 16 Recruiting happy workers Not only does Canada sit high on the list of preferred global work destinations, it also ranks fi fth in an international study of employee happiness conducted by global staffi ng fi rm Robert Half. The United States is in top position, followed by Germany, the Netherlands and Australia, according to the report It's Time We All Work Happy which surveyed 23,000 working professionals across Europe, North America and Australia. The top drivers of employee happiness in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. are pride in one's organization, feeling appreciated and being treated with fairness and respect, said Dianne Hunnam-Jones, a district president at Robert Half in Toronto. Those drivers vary by country, she said. "It helps because once you know where people's heads are at, as a hiring manager, you can recruit to that," said Hunnam- Jones. "It's almost given you a road map to recruiting by country. When I look at the top drivers by country, if I was an international recruiter, I would know what to put in my ad, how to position my questions to attract the right person." "We're seen as a beacon, frankly, on the immigration fi le."

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