Canadian Chamber Ongoing Consultations

As part of the chamber network’s ongoing consultation on the issues related to skills/competitiveness, we are pleased to be able to provide you with a survey that is appropriate for sharing with your members to gather their input on this important issue under the skills umbrella. This is the eighth and final survey we have sought your input on. This short survey (5 questions) focuses on issues relative to domestic skills development and focuses on Aboriginal peoples. Here’s the link to the survey:

A short one-page backgrounder on this topic is available if you wish to include it with your survey communications to your members.


Don’t forget, if you haven’t filled out our previous surveys they are still live and waiting for you and your members to comment. The list of previous surveys follows:


Survey 1 on post-secondary education:
Survey 2 on life-long learning:
Survey 3 on older workers and people with disabilities:
Survey 4 on integration services of immigrants:
Survey 5 on immigration potential through temporary foreign workers; permanent workers and international students:
Survey 6 on early childhood education programs:
A reminder: the Canadian Chamber will be holding its fourth skills-related webinar on Aboriginal workforce development June 27 at 1 PM ET (please check your local time zone). Please invite your members to attend this session which will focus on engaging Aboriginals in the workplace.
Survey 7 on skilled trades and labour mobility



A reminder: the Canadian Chamber will be holding its fourth skills-related webinar on Aboriginal workforce development June 27 at 1 PM ET (please check your local time zone). Please invite your members to attend this session which will focus on engaging Aboriginal peoples in the workplace.


In this webinar, you will learn what you need to know about:

- How to find and hire Aboriginal workers

- What are the best practices that are boosting opportunities for Aboriginal employees in the workplace

- How can business confront the critical issue of inadequate education among Aboriginal workers?

Speakers will include Kelly Lendsay, President and CEO, Aboriginal Human Resource Council; Kara Flynn, Syncrude’s Vice President for Government and Public Affairs; and Jennifer Rattray, University of Winnipeg’s first Associate Vice-President of Indigenous, Government, and Community Affairs.

Please note that while this webinar is free, if you haven’t registered, you need to do so, by clicking here.