CSLS Roundtable on Creating a More Efficient Labour Market in Canada,
February 26-27, 2001, Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Ontario

Program

Monday, February 26, 2001 5:00-5:30 PM	Registration (Mezzanine Foyer)
5:30-6:45 PM	Reception, cash bar (Pallidian Room)
6:45 PM	Keynote Address by the Honourable Jane Stewart, Minister of Human Resources Development Canada  (Renaissance Room)
7:15 PM	Dinner (Renaissance Room)
Tuesday, February 27, 2001 7:30 AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast (Laurier Room)
8:30 AM	Opening Remarks: Andrew Sharpe (CSLS)
8:45 AM	Session 1 Improving the Effectiveness of Sector Councils Lead Speakers:   Michael Carr (Speaking Notes ) and Doug MacPherson (Speaking Notes ), Co-chairs, Training and Adjustment Committee, Canadian Steel Trade and Employment Congress Gary Greenman, Executive Director, Alliance of Sector Councils / Speaking Notes  Jean Charest, Professor, Université de Montréal / Speaking Notes  Margaret Biggs, Assistant Deputy Minister, National Delivered Programs, HRDC / Speaking Notes  Discussion
10-15 AM	Break
10:30 AM	Session 2 Promoting a More Efficient Labour Market Through Better  Labour Market Information Lead Speakers:   Noah Meltz, Professor Emeritus University of Toronto and Member of the Expert Panel on Skills (Speaking Notes ) Margaret Roberts, Consultant / Speaking Notes  Elaine O’Reilly, Senior Consultant, Canadian Career Development Foundation / Speaking Notes  Ron Stewart, Director General, Program Branch, HRDC / Speaking Notes  Discussion
12:15 PM	Lunch (Laurier Room)  Speaker: Lars Osberg, Dalhousie University and President of the Canadian Economics Association, 1999-2000 "A Framework for a More Efficient Labour Market in Canada" Presentation Slides  Discussion
2:00 PM	Session 3 Immigration and the Needs of the Canadian Labour Market Lead Speakers:   Paul Swinwood, Executive Director, Software Human Resources Council / Speaking Notes  Alice Nakamura, Professor, Faculty of Business, University of Alberta / Speaking Notes  Howard Greenberg, Partner, Greenberg, Turner / Speaking Notes  Wilma Vreeswijk, Acting Director General, Labour Market Policy, HDRC / Speaking Notes  Discussion
3:45 PM	Break
4:00 PM	Session 4 Improving the Effectiveness of the Apprenticeship System Lead Speakers:   Ken Georgetti, President, Canadian Labour Congress / Speaking Notes  Robert Sweet, Professor, Faculty of Education, Lakehead University (Speaking Notes ) Richard Johnston, President, Centennial College Shirley Dul, Executive Director, Apprenticeship and Industry Training, Alberta Learning / Speaking Notes  Discussion
5:30 PM	ClosingSession: Rapporteur: Arthur Kroeger / Speaking Notes  Comments from the Audience
6:00 PM	Close of Roundtable