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Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA)

Craig Cantin — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:36:35 +0000

On March 26th, the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) met pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) to study the motion adopted by the Committee on February 15, 2012. They also resumed the study of Fixing the Skills Gap: Addressing Existing Labour Shortages in High Demand Occupations and Understanding Labour Shortages: Addressing Barriers to Filling Low-Skilled Jobs.

The Minutes for the meeting can be found here.

On Wednesday, March 28^th, the committee met in camera to discuss matters of committee business. It was decided that in relation to the study of Fixing the Skills Gap: Addressing Existing Labour Shortages in High Demand Occupations and Understanding Labour Shortages: Addressing Barriers to Filling Low-Skilled Jobs, the Committee would propose a budget of $76,403. This would cover expenses for the Committee’s trip to Vancouver; British Columbia, Whitehorse; Yukon, Calgary; Alberta, Fort McMurray, and Estevan; Saskatchewan. At 3:45 p.m. the meeting resumed in public to continue its study, and heard witness statements. The Committee then adjourned.

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Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA)

Craig Cantin — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:50:32 +0000

On March 12th, the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) met pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) to review the motion adopted by the Committee on February 15, 2012. They also commenced study of Fixing the Skills Gap: Addressing Existing Labour Shortages in High Demand Occupations and Understanding Labour Shortages: Addressing Barriers to Filling Low-Skilled Jobs.

The in camera minutes may be viewed here.

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Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA)

Craig Cantin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:12:00 +0000

The committee met on December 8^th to hear testimony from representatives from the Conference Board of Canada, Suncor Energy Inc., the Mining Industry Human Resource Council and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. Topics of presentation were the programs in place by various actors working towards greater community development and engagement to support and be supported by industries involved in mineral resource extraction and exploration.

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