HR council for non-profits set.OTTAWA -- Belinda Stronach Belinda Caroline Stronach, PC, MP (born May 2, 1966 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian businessperson, philanthropist, politician, and a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) in the Canadian House of Commons. , Minister of Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. and Skills Development, announced funding to create the HR Council for the Voluntary/Non-profit Sector. The Council is a new independent, non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that will bring employers and employees together to provide leadership, build knowledge and develop strategies on issues related to paid employment. The voluntary/non-profit sector includes 1.2 million paid employees, representing 7.2 % of the country's total labour force. The new HR Council joins thirty other sector councils dealing with HR issues. Board of Directors: Hilary Amit, New Glasgow, NS; Morna Ballantyne, Ottawa ON; Celine Charpentier, Montreal, QC; Neil Cohen, Winnipeg, MB; Debbie Douglas, Toronto ON; Jennifer Ellis Whitehorse YT. Eldon Emerson, Edmonton, AB; Justin Ho, Vancouver, BC; LaVerna McMaster, Calgary, AB; Pierre Metivier, Quebec, QC; Elda Savoie, Ste-Anne de Kent, NB; Yves Savoie, Toronto, ON; Keith Seel seel tr.v. seeled, seel·ing, seels To stitch closed the eyes of (a falcon). [Middle English silen, from Old French cillier, from Medieval Latin , Calgary, AB; Uzma Shakir, Toronto, ON; Dick Stewart, Georgetown, ON; Vincenza ("Vincie") Travale, Hamilton, ON; Veronica Utton, Toronto, ON; Lynne Toupin, Ottawa, ON; Observers: Eric Perreault, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada; Sector Partnership Division: Linda Searson, Social Development Canada The Department of Social Development, also referred to as Social Development Canada, was from Dec. 2003 to Feb. 2006 the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for developing and implementing social policies involving families with children, disabled Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector Affairs Division. |
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