Current Issues Shift from a Focus on the Supply Side, to the Demand Side The Council has concentrated efforts to date on the sources of labour for the sector. Now we are turning our attention to employers and elements of our work that can build better and more-effective engagement. Career Focus Expanded Our wage subsidy program for new hires will soon be expanding to provide more opportunities for firms to hire recent graduates of supply chain-related post-secondary programs. This easy-to-use subsidy is available for employers in the sector and can mean up to $12,750 per new hire, for the employer. Call the office and speak with Sheryl Keenan for further details. Older Worker Engagement Are your members firms experiencing issues in the effective engagement of older workers in their workplaces? Are they experiencing challenges with communications, job-related performance, ageism? Are they concerned about knowledge transfer? What about legacydo individuals have concerns about what they leave behind? Are there best practices that can be shared? The Council has been invited to provide a briefing to a forum of federal and provincial labour market ministers on the challenges firms face in our sector, and we want to bring these issues to life. We are looking for stories to tell! Please contact Kevin Maynard with any comments or perspectives to share. What We Need From You Work on our Recruitment & Retention Project is nearing completion. We need to develop a cadre of trainers to take the information to all employers. This easy-to- use product is perfect for associations to showcase at workshop sessions at conferences. Help us in our career-awareness and succession-planning initiatives. Contact for For further information on any of the above, visitcontact or call / Mission Statement "The Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council brings together partners in the sector to develop solutions to the human resource challenges faced by stakeholders. Recognizing the vital role of the supply chain to Canada's economy, the Council is committed to enhancing the sector's ability to attract and retain workers at all levels and across the full range of functions, and to advancing the skills of those workers." BOARD OF DIRECTORS Members: Jim Bergeron Lafarge Canada Inc. Don Borsk (Chair) Metro Retail Supply Chain Solutions Darren Christle (Vice Chair) Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation John Gauvreau Government of Quebec Fergus Groundwater Export Development Canada Dwayne Hihn (Vice Chair) Paltainer Freight Forwarders Ltd. Frances Humphreys Wilfrid Laurier University Flavia Iuston-Blair Panalpina Inc. Susan Krausz Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning Maria Lindenberg Chevron Global Downstream LLC David McCormick Pivotal ACTION FORCE Industrial Staffing Solutions Richard Moore Halifax Employers Association Herv Pilon Cgep Andr Laurendeau Lesley Smith Wal-Mart Canada Corp. Pam Somers APICS Observers: Sonia Gauthier HRSDC Philippe Richer Industry Canada Ex officio: Kevin Maynard Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council