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Read last week’s top 5 most popular research downloads from our e-library

1. Employee Engagement A Review of Current Research and Its Implications
2. The NAFTA Effect: Multinational Enterprises in Canada
3. Provincial Outlook Economic Forecast: Autumn 2006
4. Compensation Planning Outlook 2007: Labour Shortages Put Pressure on Pay
5. Reward Trumps Risk: How Business Perspectives on Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability Are Changing


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Cover Story – The Canada Project

Cover Story – The Canada ProjectRead a preview of the final report of the Conference Board’s Canada Project, Mission Possible: Sustainable Prosperity for Canada, the cover story of of the Nov. 27 issue of Maclean’s magazine.

  • Read the story in the Dec. 15 issue of l’Actualité magazine.

 

2006 Honorary Associate: Jacques Lamarre

2006 Honorary Associate: Jacques Lamarre Jacques Lamarre, President and Chief Executive Officer, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., received the Conference Board of Canada’s highest honour, the 2006 Honorary Associate Award, in Montreal on November 8. Read highlights of the Conference Board’s activities in the recently released Annual Report 2006.

 

Provincial Outlook

Provincial Outlook – Autumn 2006Central Canada’s economies will continue to struggle in 2007, exacerbating the regional disparities among Canadian provinces. Download Provincial Outlook – Autumn 2006, available from our e-Library.

 

Canada by Picasso: The Faces of Federalism

Canada by Picasso: The Faces of Federalism offers three diverse perspectives on the future of federalism. The book, based on the 2006 CIBC Scholar-in-Residence Lecture, is co-authored by Canadian scholars Roger Gibbins, Antonia Maioni and Janice Gross Stein. Electronic copies are available from our e-Library or you may purchase a hard copy.

View photographs of the book launch.

 

Compensation Planning Outlook

Compensation Planning OutlookWorkers in Alberta can expect average wage gains of 5.1 per cent in 2007, highest in the country. Download the Conference Board’s Compensation Planning Outlook 2007 – Labour Shortages Put Pressure on Pay, available from our e-Library.

 
 

News

Ethics and Compliance Officers Need a Seat at the Executive and Board Tables: Conference Board, Ottawa, November 16, 2006
Paper Products Industry to Lose Money for Second Straight Year in 2006, Ottawa, November 10, 2006
Industrie du papier : deuxième année consécutive de pertes en 2006, Ottawa, le 10 novembre 2006
Jacques Lamarre to Receive The Conference Board’s Highest Honour, the 2006 Honorary Associate Award, Montreal, November 7, 2006

More News

Op-eds and speeches

Couchiching Speech - Anne Golden, 75th Annual Couchiching Conference, August 13, 2006

Taking sides: Is Alberta’s labour shortage a doomsday scenario? - Glen Hodgson and Gil McGowan, Canadian HR Reporter , July 17, 2006

 

Conferences and Events:

Full Calendar

2006 Public Sector Shared Services Conference - November 15-16, Ottawa
HR Transformation Conference - November 20-21, Toronto
Global Approaches to Security and Technology Strategies Conference - November 28-29, Ottawa
2006 International Risk Management Conference - December 4-5, Toronto

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