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

1. The Evolving Role of the Ethics and Compliance Officer
2. Employee Engagement A Review of Current Research and Its Implications
3. Strategy, Accountability and the New Role of the CFO: Modernizing Financial Management in Government
4. Provincial Outlook Economic Forecast: Autumn 2006
5. Compensation Planning Outlook 2007: Labour Shortages Put Pressure on Pay


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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 (in French; also read the English-language translation (PDF; 75K)).  Watch an interview with Glen Hodgson, the Conference Board's Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist, about the report on Report on Business Television's Squeezeplay.

 

Canada’s Auto and Auto Parts Industry

Canada’s Auto and Auto Parts IndustryThe restructuring underway in Canada’s auto and auto parts industry is expected to produce much-improved profitability in 2007. Download Canadian Industrial Outlook: Canada’s Auto and Auto Parts Industry – Autumn 2006, available from our e-Library.

 

Diversity: The Rhetoric-Reality Disconnect

Canadian organizations’ performance on diversity issues does not match their stated commitments. Download the Conference Board’s Report on Diversity: Priorities, Practices and Performance in Canadian Organizations, available from our e-Library.

 

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.

 
 

News

Rhetoric on Diversity Does Not Match Reality in Canadian Organizations, Ottawa, December 8, 2006
Ontario Organizations Win 2006 Community Learning Awards, Ottawa, December 6, 2006
Award Winning Workplace Literacy Programs Improve Workplace Safety, Ottawa, December 5, 2006
Auto Industry Can Expect Upturn In Profits Starting In 2007, Ottawa, December 5, 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

Sharing Global Solutions: 2006 International Workplace Education and Learning Conference - December 5-6, Toronto
Corporate Culture 2006 Conference - December 6-7, Toronto
2006 Exploration Management Forum - December 11-12, Calgary
Emergency Preparedness and Safety for Municipalities and Cities Conference - January 15-16, Ottawa

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