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September '07 - In this Issue
The Putnam study—and Canada
The points system
Is Freedom 85 is the new ‘freedom 55’?
Law and gender
A native economic blueprint: part one
Mr. Unstoppable
Job Accommodation Service: Part 2 on Myths
10:1 LtGov Mayann Francis
FYI: DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society
ETC: global news briefs
VIP: Calgary Health Region
MVP: diversity champions
Diversity: The Competitive Edge. Part 2—Attracting and Retaining Women
Dispelling Disability Myths
 
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Enjoy the latest edition of Diversity in the workplace online business and human resources newsletter. Diversity in the workplace by any other name is Canada at work. Diversity matters. Just read these pages.

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The Putnam Study - and Canada

Does the Canadian multiculturalism and ethnic diversity experience withstand close scrutiny in light of a major study by an American academic?

Or has Canada’s widely-admired approach to integration and inclusion been following an unworkable or socially damaging path over the past half century? ... [ read more ]
The points system

Canada’s construction industry, among others, has long hoped for changes by the federal government to the complex points system that new immigrants must meet to qualify for permanent residency.

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley advised the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) in a recent meeting the government has no immediate plan for major changes in the points system required for permission to stay in Canada, despite the industry’s need to meet current skills shortages...[ read more ]
Is Freedom 85 is the new ‘freedom 55’?

simple age demographics, with boomers still opting to stay on the job, a new report suggests.

Close to 2.1 million Canadians between 55 and 64 were either employed or looking for work in 2006, a report from Statistics Canada says. The trend, which has been developing for the past several years, is seen as a real source of relief for the country’s employers, worried that aging of the population will leave them with a serious skills shortage...[ read more ]
Law and gender

Women are entering law schools in growing numbers, but still face many of the barriers that members of their gender faced entering the profession in the last century, the top judge of Canada’s Supreme Court says...[ read more ]
A native economic blueprint: part one
Leaders of Canada’s First Nations, along with provincial and territorial governments, are sounding increasingly optimistic about new levels of co-operation aimed at bringing economic prosperity and jobs to the country’s aboriginal population. And Canadian premiers say they’re anxious to take a more aggressive new role to help make that happen...[ read more ]
Mr. Unstoppable
Last month’s appointment of Chuck Strahl as new minister of Indian affairs is being seen by leaders of Canada’s First Nations as a renewed opportunity for a co-operative relationship with the federal government... [ read more ]
Job Accommodation Service: Part 2 on Myths
Putting to rest myths about employing people with disabilities is an important part of the job that Nayla Farah and her team at the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) deal with on a regular basis....[ read more ]
10:1 - Mayann Francis
Who inspired you in your life?
My parents. My parents believed very strongly in education, in having confidence in yourself, and always being the best that you could ever be. So they were very inspirational in terms of my outlook, and what I wanted to be as I became an older person...[ read more ]
FYI: DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society
ETC: global news briefs
Canada
Jim Chu, a 28-year veteran with the Vancouver Police Department, has been appointed chief constable, making him the first officer of Chinese descent to achieve that post. When Chu signed up in 1979 he was one of only three Chinese-Canadian officers. Chu moved from Shanghai to Canada with his parents when he was 3....[ read more ]
VIP: Calgary Health Region
To call Calgary an ethnically diverse city is an understatement. Almost 100 new people arrive there every day, making it fourth in Canada in attracting immigrants. Little wonder, Calgary Health Region is in the midst of a diversity overhaul...[ read more ]
MVP diversity champions
Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn presented Primus Canada with a certificate of recognition for its achievements in the area of employment equity and its success in hiring and retaining individuals who represent Canada’s diverse labour market....[ read more ]
Diversity: The Competitive Edge
While many Canadian women are making great strides in the workplace including those which were once male-dominated, some sectors such as computer science are actually experiencing a decline in female representation...[ read more ]
Dispelling Disability Myths

Is the following statement true or false?

The definition of disability is constantly changing and is only influenced by medical professionals.1

Before you answer, consider how today’s workplace is filled with etiquettes, expectations and constructed norms. From shaking hands to staff meetings, there are many long-standing routines in the business world...[ read more ]
In Quotes
“Recent studies and indicators suggest that baby boomers may not in fact be collectively fleeing employment for ‘freedom 55’.”

~Statistics Canada 2007 report, Participation of Older Workers
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