S Reports
Construction Looking Forward, 2008-2016 Key Highlights
National Summary
Canada’s construction industry remains resilient under a cloud of economic uncertainty. Construction has been a leading national industry in growth of output and employment over the past ten years, and major infrastructure, industrial and engineering projects underway and announced will keep employment levels strong over the near term.
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Read MoreSharing Canada’s Prosperity – A Hand Up, Not A Handout
Final Report
Special Study on the involvement of Aboriginal communities and businesses in economic development activities in Canada
PREFACE
In November 2004, the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples agreed to undertake a study examining issues concerning Aboriginal economic development. In particular, the Committee sought to understand what accounts for the economic success of some Aboriginal communities, while others have not achieved success despite advantages of resources and location.
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Read MoreSuncor Energy Releases Report on Climate Change
Suncor Energy Inc. is an integrated energy company strategically focused on the responsible development of one of the world’s largest petroleum basins – Canada’s Athabasca oil sands. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Suncor has more than 5,500 employees. Our core oil sands business is supported by natural gas production in Western Canada and downstream refining, marketing and retail operations in Ontario and Colorado. Suncor is also a leader in renewable energy development with four wind farms and an ethanol production facility.
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Read MoreWhen Supply does not Meet Demand (Contaminated Sites Report 2008)
Labour Gaps and Issues in Canada’s Contaminated Sites Sector
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
During the next few decades, federal, provincial, and municipal governments, as well as the private sector, are poised to commit considerable financial resources to cleaning up contaminated sites across Canada.
ECO Canada, in partnership with Human Resources and Social Development Canada, commissioned this research study so that stakeholders across the country could have a better understanding of the gaps between labour demand and supply when it comes to cleanup of contaminated sites.
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Read MoreEmployment Equity Annual Report – 2006
Labour Program
Annual Report
Employment Equity Act
2006
Table of Contents
Chapter 3 Persons with Disabilities
Chapter 4 Members of Visible Minorities
Chapter 5 Recognizing Excellence – Good Practices
Chapter 6 Employment Equity Success Stories
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Read MoreDiavik 2007 Sustainable Development Report
Introduction
Using Resources Wisely
For centuries, people of the North have used resources wisely, Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., the Rio Tinto company which operates the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, is continuing this tradition by practising sustainable development.
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Read MoreEconomic Valuation and Socio-Cultural Perspectives of the Estimated Harvest of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Herds
Prepared by:
InterGroup Consultants Ltd.
500-280 Smith Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 1K2
Submitted to:
Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board
P.O. Box 629
Stonewall, MB R0C 2Z0
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board (BQCMB) identified a need to update their previous economic valuation of the harvest of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq caribou herds that took place in 1990. InterGroup Consultants Ltd. was retained by the BQCMB to update and expand the scope of the economic valuation component of the study, as well as to try and understand the social and cultural importance of the harvest of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq caribou herds to those who rely on the resource.
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Read MoreStudents on the move: Ways to address the impact of mobility among Aboriginal students
May 15, 2008
The high-school completion rate for Aboriginal students continues to fall well short of the Canadian average. Recent research has highlighted student mobility as a major barrier to successful high-school completion. Low completion rates among Aboriginal students in families who move more frequently point to the need for greater school support for these students.
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Read MoreCAB – 2007-08 Report on Diversity in Broadcasting
Introduction
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is the national voice of Canada’s private broadcasters, representing the vast majority of Canadian programming services including private television and radio stations, networks and specialty, pay and pay-per view television services. The CAB is pleased to present its 2007-08 Report on Diversity in Broadcasting (the Report) to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
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