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May 2008 Newsletter Message From CCHRA President Getting HR ready for the future This is an exciting time for HR professionals. A solid economy and an aging workforce have created a ‘hot market’ for the talent that organizations need to compete in the global marketplace. By 2011, 100 percent of Canada’s net labour market growth will depend on immigration. With the tightening of the labour market and the increased reliance on immigration as a source for scarce talent, HR leaders must be prepared to seize the opportunity and ready their organizations. The Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations’ 2008 National HR Forum, held March 25th and 26th 2008, brought together Canada’s most senior-level Human Resource professionals and key government officials to discuss key issues related to immigration and HR. Visit www.cchra.ca to review our Forum White Paper at the end of April for a summary of the research presented during the Forum. To keep ahead of international trends, CCHRA has been collaborating with our colleagues at the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) in the United States, the North American Human Resources Management Association (NAHRMA) and the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA) on various research initiatives. The results of a joint CCHRA-SHRM survey on global talent sourcing were presented at the National Forum. The CCHRA and our member provincial HR Associations have also been working with the WFPMA and the Boston Consulting Group on a global study on the Future of HR. The objective of this research was to identify the most important HR topics for 2010-2015, to assess their current importance, to understand companies’ current capabilities with respect to these topics and to evaluate possible actions companies could take in order to increase their capabilities. Look out for these results later this spring. Closer to home, CCHRA has a number of critical projects on the go. In late 2007, the CCHRA Board of Directors approved the outcome of a two-year process to update Canada’s HR Body of Knowledge. The review included focus groups of business leaders and HR professionals to identify how the profession is evolving, as well as a survey of current CHRPs. Contact your provincial association for more information on the updated Body of Knowledge and what it means for you. I would like to thank Diane Wiesenthal for her leadership over the past two years. Diane has really laid the foundation to better position the CCHRA as the national voice of the HR profession. The move of the CCHRA office from Toronto to Ottawa is now complete. I would like to welcome three new staff members who have recently come on board: Cheryl Lamerson, as Manager, Professional Standards; Tanya O’Callaghan as Marketing and Communications Specialist; and Kym Grenier as Board and Committee Secretary. They join Lynn Palmer CEO and Stephanie Duff, Administrative Coordinator in rounding out the CCHRA team. The CCHRA’s small, dynamic staff will be focusing on ensuring the CHRP designation is delivered with excellence, that it reflects current and future business needs, that we have an appropriate marketing strategy in place and that we build the infrastructure required for the longer term – all the while keeping the ongoing activities moving forward. I look forward to working with the provincial HR associations as we tackle the challenges ahead!
Merrill Brinton, CHRP |