HUMAN RESOURCES STUDY UPDATE PROJECT

Completed in March 2012.

FINAL REPORT NOW AVAILABLE – The study's final report was launched on March 22, 2012.

WINNERS OF iPAD2s: Randomly selected winners from among the respondents to the Council's employer, employee and educator surveys:

Brett A. - Saskatoon, Sask.
Lyne B. - Mont-St-Hilaire, Que.
Andy C. - Brampton, Ont.
Connie D. - Vaughan, Ont.
Larry P. - Winnipeg, Man.
Harvey T. - Fort McMurray, Alta.

The primary objective of this project is to develop an updated and more-accurate forecast of supply and demand for the seven sub-functions and 26 NOC groupings associated with the supply chain sector across the breadth of industries that utilize supply chains.

Additionally, the Council will aim through this project to:

Validate current labour market information produced by the Council and provide a projection capability for use by stakeholders within the sector.
Provide more information about the degree of labour mobility within both the sector and various segments of industries that utilize supply chains.
Provide the sector with a better understanding with regards to where it needs to concentrate its training and recruitment efforts to address labour shortages and plan appropriate strategies to address turnover and all of its causes.
Document enrolment, graduation and hiring levels for graduates of learning-system providers to gain a better understanding of best practices and efficacy for workplace success.
Provide greater and more-current analysis of the composition of the supply chain labour force in terms of diversity (age, gender, aboriginal and newcomer involvement) and apply this research to ensure more-effective workforce-integration activities by employers.

The project will take approximately 24 months to complete, beginning in the fall of 2010.

In December 2010, R.A. Malatest & Associates Ltd. was chosen to conduct the study.

Project Working Group (Council Research Committee)

Committee Role	Name	Company/Organization
Chair	Frances Humphreys	School of Business & Economics Graduate Programs, Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ont.
Members	Allan Amundsen	Manitoba Institute of the Purchasing Management Association of Canada Winnipeg, Man.
	Mathieu Chretien	Ernst & Young LLP Toronto, Ont.
	Maria Di Carlo	L'Oréal Canada St Laurent, Que.
	Jim Eckler	Eckler Associates Toronto, Ont.
	Brent Ellis	Wills Transfer Limited Brockville, Ont.
	Paul Howatt	McCain Foods (Canada) Florenceville, N.B.
	Ron Koslowsky	Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters – Manitoba Division Winnipeg, Man.
	Susan Krausz	Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning Etobicoke, Ont.
	Gregg Levis	Georgian College Barrie, Ont.
	Richard Moore	Halifax Employers Association Halifax, N.S.
	Philippe Richer	Industry Canada Ottawa, Ont.
	Catherine Viglas	CITT Toronto, Ont.
Executive Director	Kevin Maynard	Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council Mississauga, Ont.
Staff (Program Manager)	Beverly Myers	Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council Mississauga, Ont.