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CONFERENCE LAUNCH

November 7 (evening)

AGENDA

4:00 - 6:00 pm
Conference Foyer

Registration

6:00 - 8:30 pm
Bluenose Room

Conference Launch and Welcoming Remarks

FLMM-LMI Working Co-chairs' Welcome

Ms. Sandra McKenzie
Province of Nova Scotia

Ms. Debbi Bryson
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

Senior Officials' Welcome

Mr. Stu Gourley
Province of Nova Scotia

Ms. Cathy Drummond
Service Canada, Nova Scotia

Showcase Displays of Innovative Products and Services

Cash bar, appetizers, and light fare provided

DAY 1 - SETTING THE CONTEXT

November 8

AGENDA

7:30 - 9:45 am
Conference Foyer

Registration

7:30
Bluenose Room

Continental Breakfast, Networking & Displays

8:30
Baronet Room

Introductions

Ms. Sandra McKenzie
Province of Nova Scotia

Ms. Debbi Bryson
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

Moderator
Dr. Lars Osberg
Dalhousie University

Opening Keynote

Dr. Jack Mintz
President and Chief Executive Officer
C.D. Howe Institute

Question Period & Wrap-up

9:30

Health Break

9:45
Baronet Room

Plenary 1: Panel Discussion
Current and Emerging Labour Force Pressures in Canada: Issues, Challenges
and Perspectives

Moderator
Dr. Lars Osberg
Dalhousie University

Panel

Ms. Diane Bellemare
Conseil du patronat du Québec

dr. Doug May
Memorial University

ms. elizabeth beale
Atlantic Provinces Economic Council

Question Period & Wrap-up

11:00

Concurrent Sessions - Series 1:
'Diagnosing the Issues'

Session 1
MacDonald Room

Ms. Sandra Lopes,
Public Policy Forum

"Canadian Business Perspectives in the International Mobility of Skilled Labour"

AND

"Bringing Employers into the Immigration Debate"

Session 2
Baronet Room

Dr. Claude Montmarquette, Université de Montréal

"Adjustments in PSE Institutions to Labour Market Challenges: Major Concerns and Research Issues"

Session 3
MacKay Room

Mr. Bruce Roberts, Nova Scotia Department of Education

"Ahead of the Curve: Social and Economic Impacts of Changing Demographics"

12:00 pm
Bluenose Room

Buffet Lunch, Networking, & Displays

Ms. Sandra McKenzie
Province of Nova Scotia

Mr. Stu Gourley
Province of Nova Scotia

Luncheon Address:

The Honourable Jamie Muir
Minister of Education, Province of Nova Scotia

1:30 pm
Baronet Room

Plenary 2: Panel Discussion
Tough Decisions: Responding to Canada's labour Market Challenges

Moderator
Mr. Stu Gourley
Province of Nova Scotia

Panel

Ms. Karen Jackson
HRSDC

Mr. Dwight Botting
Province of Manitoba

Mr. Jayson Myers
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters

Mr. Jim Stanford
Canadian Auto Workers

Question Period & Wrap-up

2:30

Health Break & Displays

3:00

Concurrent Sessions - Series 2:
'Tackling the Issues...innovatively'

Session 1
MacDonald Room

Mr. Paul MacDonald, The Dexter Institute

"The Dexter Institute"

AND

Mr. Ken Jones,
Nova Scotia Community College

Session 2
MacKay Room

Mr. Paul Brennan, Association of Canadian Community colleges

"Increasing the speed of college response to national labour market
needs: the innovative use of active networks or 'affinity groups' working closely with sector councils"

Session 3
Baronet Room

Ms. Catherine Arseneau, Nova Scotia Workplace Education

AND

Mr. Don Heath, Suncor Energy Inc.

"Success - one person at a time"

4:00

Wrap-Up and End of Day 1

Moderator
Dr. Lars Osberg

DAY 2 - TAKING THE RESULTS FORWARD

November 9

AGENDA

7:30 am
Bluenose Room

Continental Breakfast, Networking, and Displays

8:30
Baronet Room

Opening Remarks to Day 2

Ms. Sandra McKenzie
Provincial Co-Chair, Province of Novia Scotia

Ms. Debbi Bryson
Federal Co-Chair, HRSDC

Moderator
Dr. Lars Osberg
Dalhousie University

8:45
Baronet Room

Plenary 3: Panel Discussion
The Road Ahead... Information as a Catalyst to Economic Prosperity

Moderator
Mr. David Crane
Toronto Star

Panel

Ms. Oryssia Lennie
Western Diversification Canada

Mr. Bernard Matte
Emploi-Quebec
"Labour Market Information and Analysis: Their Contribution
to Economic Prosperity - Recent Examples and Future Paths for Quebec"

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Mr. Paul Taylor
Economic Development, Province of Nova Scotia

Dr. Andrew Sharpe
Centre for the Study of Living Standards
"Best Practices in LMI in OECD Countries and Lessons for Canada"

Question Period & Wrap-up

10:00

Health Break & Displays

10:30

Concurrent Sessions - Series 3:
Labour Market Information Matters

Session 1
Baronet Room

Dr. Réginald Savard, Dr. Guylaine Michaud, Ms. Cynthia Bilodeau,
Université de Sherbrooke

"The Impact of LMI on Decision Making Processes Related to Career Choices"

AND

Dr. Guylaine Michaud. Université de Sherbrooke, and Dr.Robert Baudoin Université de Moncton

"Measuring the Impact of Career Development Services"

Session 2
MacDonald Room

Ms. Linda Willis,
Alberta Labour Market Information Centres

"Labour Market Information Matters"

Session 3
MacKay Room

Ms. Holly Boston, Ms. Rhonda Kelly, Nova Scotia Regional Development Authority

12:00 pm
Bluenose Room

Buffet Lunch, Networking, & Displays

Ms. Debbi Bryson
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

Luncheon Address:

Mr. Andrew Cardozo
Executive Director, The Alliance of Sector Councils

Ms. Catherine Cottingham
Canadian Electricity Association

Ms. Rosemary Sparks
Construction Sector Council

1:30 pm
Baronet Room

Plenary 4: Panel Discussion
"Future Directions"

Moderator
Dr. Joan McArthur-Blair
Nova Scotia Community College

Panel

Ms. Donna Achimov
Service Canada

MR. Tim Woods
Canadian Labour and Business Centre

Ms. Susan Williams
Province of Alberta

Mr. Bernd Christmas
Membertou Development Corporation

Question Period & Wrap-up

3:00
Baronet Room

Summary and Closing Remarks

Moderator
Dr. Lars Osberg

Mr. Shannon Kelly
Province of Nova Scotia

Ms. Debbi Bryson
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

3:30

End of Conference Proceedings

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