1986 Called…It Wants its Benefits Plan Back

By Kevin Hawryluk Most of us don’t need a hot tub time machine to recall the mid-80s: strolling down the street in acid-washed jeans, listening...

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What Global Factor Poses the Greatest Challenge for HR?

Melissa Anderson HR leader, Abebooks, an Amazon Company Melissa Anderson, MBA, CHRP, is a strategic HR business partner and talent management leader who recently joined AbeBooks....

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Economic Diversity Drives B.C. Resilience

By Jock Finlayson Amid a weak global economy and an extended downturn in many commodity markets, the B.C. economy has held up surprisingly well. Two...

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Opportunity Indicator Ranking Targets 2024 Occupations

By Jock Finlayson In the last issue of PeopleTalk, I provided an overview of the B.C. government’s 2024 Labour Market Outlook. The report presents an...

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Workforce Planning for a Leadership Culture: Leadership Talent Drives Business Success

By Peter Saulnier Numerous surveys of CEOs show that they believe the quality of their leadership talent is a key factor to determining their fate. ...

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The Challenge of Predicting the Future: Supply, Demand and the B.C. Labour Outlook

By Jock Finlayson The B.C. government recently published new projections for labour demand and supply encompassing the next ten years.  Overall, the new labour market...

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Investing In People Key to Growth: Canada Lags in Non-formal Learning

By Christian Codrington, CHRP The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development broadly defines non-formal education as an “organized and sustained educational activity” that can “take...

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Labour Demand and Supply in Canada: The Big Picture?

By Jock Finlayson Concerns over skilled and more general labour shortages continue to be voiced by employer organizations across the country. The Canadian Federation of...

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