HISTORY OF THE COUNCIL

The Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council was created in late 2005 in response to a top-priority recommendation in the 2005 supply chain sector study report published by the Canadian Logistics Skills Committee. Key points in the Council's history since then are featured below.

2006

• Executive Director Kevin Maynard was hired
• Inaugural Board of Directors was put in place
• Office was set up in Mississauga, Ont.
• Early focus was on making connections with organizations across Canada

2007

• The Council's first two projects were completed in July 2007:
  • Education/Certification Phase I Project
  • Labour Market Information Phase I Project

2008

• The Council partnered with the Joint Learning Initiative, the Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal College, the Van Horne Institute and the City of Calgary to deliver "Taming That Monster Under the Bed," a conference intended to create a sense of awareness and of urgency about, and to build the capacity of delegates to adapt to, climate change and environmental pressures

2009

• The Council completed several projects in 2009:
  • Education/Certification Phase II Project
  • Labour Market Information Phase II Project
  • LMI Update/NOC Awareness Project
  • Occupational Standards Phase I Project
  • Virtual HR Department Project

2010

• With UPS and Johnson Controls, the Council presented a job fair for residents of Toronto Community Housing – September 23
• The Council co-hosted, with the Forum for International Trade Training and the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association, a very popular, free webinar on Incoterms; listen to the recording of the one-hour session
• Completed Material Handler Skills Upgrading Project

2011

• Completed Recruitment and Retention Project
• Completed Occupational Standards Phase II Project
• Completed Outreach Project

2012

• Completed HR Study Update Project; released final report, March 22

2013

• The four-year Career Focus wage-subsidy program came to an end