News
On January 24th, in the
presence of over 250 managers and employees, Heritage Canada, in
partnership with Health Canada, launched a new manager's guide entitled:
« The Power is People » —
A guide for Managers on how to Recruit, Retain and Promote Women and
Aboriginal Peoples. This brochure is available on both departments' websites.
As a result of an Inclusiveness
Workshop, with the theme of Inclusiveness: From Planning to Action held in
February 2001, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has prepared an
Inclusiveness Tool Kit. This event, funded jointly by AAFC and the
Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) under the EE Intervention Fund of the
Employment Equity Positive Measures Program (EEPMP), was planned and
organised by representatives of AAFC's EE Advisory Committees.
The tool kit is available at the following address:
www.agr.gc.ca/inclusiv/toolkit-trousse/index_e.phtml
Updates
NCVM
Effective January 2, 2002, Ms.
Jacqueline Edwards assumed the position of President of the National
Council of Visible Minorities (NCVM) in the federal Public Service,
replacing Mr. Awad Loubani who continues to support the work of the
Council as Past President.
NCVM anticipates releasing
the report from Symposium 2001 in the coming weeks.
EE and Diversity Award
The call for nominations for the
Employment Equity and Diversity Award has been sent out to departments.
For more information visit http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ee/english/Visible-Minorities/award-criteria.html
or call Judith Buchanan at 952-2863.
Employment Equity Act Review
The Standing Committee on Human
Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities has
commenced its review of the Employment Equity Act.
Representatives of the CHRC and HRDC (Labour) have already appeared
before the committee. The Secretary of the Treasury Board and the
President of the Public Service Commission are scheduled to appear
together on January 29, 2002 to discuss the operation of the Act within
the federal Public Service."
Testimony and minutes can be found
at http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoCom/CommitteeMinute.asp?Language=F&Language+E&Parliament=8&Joint=0&CommitteeID=149
Calendar of
Events
February
is Black History Month. For
more information visit Heritage Canada's web site: http://is.dal.ca/~acswww/dalbh.html.
The next meeting of the EE
Champions will take place on February 12th 2002.
The
next EE Executive Committee meeting will take place on February
27th 2002.
Canadians will celebrate International
Women's Week (IWW) from March 3 to March 9, 2002, with the highlight
being International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8. The Canadian
theme for this year's IWD/IWW is "Working in Solidarity: Women, Human
Rights and Peace." Status
of Women Canada is currently producing an Organiser's Tool Kit
(02-G-002) and a poster (02-G-001) which will be available for
distribution in early February. You can order your own copies on line
through their Web site http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/publish/textf.html.
You can also send your request
to the attention of their distribution centre by e-mail at publications@swc-cfc.gc.ca
or by fax at (613) 957-3359 (don't
forget to specify your mailing address and the requested number of
copies). A Calendar of Events indicating the various activities happening
across the country to mark IWD/IWW will also be posted on their Web site.
Only information on events open to the public will be posted.
The next meeting of the IDF-EE
is scheduled for March 27th 2002 in the Sussex room at the Government
Conference Centre. Summaries of previous meetings can be found on the TBS
website:
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ee/
Information
A monthly
«Diversity at Work Newsletter» provides an up-to-date global
perspective of the latest developments in the diversity field. This electronic newsletter is complimentary and
there are no membership fees.
You can register via email at: mail@diversityatwork.com.
Please note that this newsletter is available only in English.
For information on EE Briefs
please call Jo-Ann Williamson at 613.946-6252 or e-mail at Williamson.Jo-Ann@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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