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Appendix A: Important Sources of Labour Market Information
The following descriptions provide practitioners with an overview of
some national and provincial organizations and their mandates in relation
to labour market information. It can be used as a starting point for
an investigation of labour market information for practitioners. A suggestion
of the type of information each organization offers is included.
HRDC provides an integrated approach to Canada's national investment
in people by bringing programs supporting the income of Canadians together
with human resource programs linked to the requirements of the national
economy and the labour market.
In co-operation with other government departments, provincial and territorial
governments and the private sector, HRDC supports and provides education,
training, employability, income assistance and social programs that
benefit children, youth, seniors, workers, employers, unions and communities.
HRDC's programs and services are delivered through a network of regional
and local offices. Regional HRDC offices are located across Canada.
Program and service activities are co-ordinated and supported by a regional
office in each province, headed by regional executive directors/directors
general and by national headquarters executive heads. Each regional
office has an Economic Services Branch (ESB). These units produce data
and reports containing labour market information on a regional level.
HRDC Web site contains information on the following:
- Work
- Income Support
- Labour Market Information
- Learning Opportunities
- Programs & Services
- Services for Employers and Entrepreneurs
- Community Partners and Partnerships
- Local Sites in Our Region
- HRDC Sites Across Canada
The Labour Market Information section points to mega sites and related
links.
Human Resource Centres of Canada (HRCC)
HRCCs are points of contact for the public for Human Resources Development
Canada, providing aid pertaining to Employment Insurance, the Canada
Pension Plan, Disability Pension etc. There are more than 300 HRCCs
located in various cities across Canada. They have labour market information
analysts who collect, analyze and publish local labour market information
on HRCC Web sites.
HRCCs have the following resources.
Human Resource Centres of Canada for Students
Job Information Centres: At most HRCCs. Information on employment conditions
and on specific job vacancies. "Open-order" display provides
complete employer identification data on job orders posted so workers
can approach employers directly.
Local Labour Market Information:
http://lmi-imt.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca
In HRCCs across Canada, offices provide information such as local occupational
and industrial trends, wage data and training information. This information
is also available on the Internet:
Electronic Labour Exchange http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/hip/odi/
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This is a Web-based, electronic employment service that matches work
to people and people to work.
Job Bank
http://jobbank.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca
Job Bank on the Internet is an electronic listing of jobs, work or business
opportunities provided by employers from everywhere across Canada. This
information can be accessed from electronic Job Bank kiosks located
on-site at local Human Resource Centres of Canada, at selected public
locations, and in some provincial organizations and ministries.
Job Futures
http://jobfutures.ca/en/home.shtml
Outlooks by Occupation, Outlooks by Field of Work, World of Work and
Job Futures Companion present labour market information for researching
occupations, education/ training, trends and how to use the resources
to find answers to labour market questions.
Choices:
This computerized occupation and career decision information system
is available in many HRDC offices and HRDC-sponsored information resource
centres.
Canada Career Consortium (CCC)
http://www.careerccc.org
280 Albert St. Suite 903, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G8. Tel: (613) 230-6223,
Fax: (613) 230-7681,
E-mail: cccfeedback@careerccc.org
The Canada Career Consortium, as a national forum, initiates, develops
and co-ordinates career and labour market information to enable all
Canadians to make transitions.
Organizes Canada Career Week.
Produces:
Canada Prospects. Free tabloid for people planning a career
or interested in user-friendly labour market information. Colourful,
easy reading with interesting case studies. Provincial versions are
available in a number of provinces. Facilitator's Guide also available.
Career Directions. Hard copy text and Internet version.
Profiles 186 occupations that do not require a university degree. Interest
and skills inventories.
The Canada Career
Information Partnership (CCIP)
http://www.ccip-picc.org
240 Catherine Street, Suite 110, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2G8. Tel: (613)
234-1016 x233, Fax: (613) 234-7479.
CCIP is a partnership of career information specialists from across
Canada who are creating new collaboration strategies to get more and
better information to people who need it, in a cost-effective manner.
Canada WorkInfoNet
http://www.workinfonet.ca
Internet directory linking to resources on job opportunities, career
planning and occupations, resources for career practitioners, training
and education, entrepreneurship. WIN partners and their addresses:
Alberta Learning Information Service http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca
(English only)
British Columbia WorkinfoNET http://www.workinfonet.bc.ca
Canada WorkinfoNET http://www.workinfonet.ca
Manitoba WorkinfoNET http://www.mb.workinfonet.ca
New Brunswick WorkinfoNET http://www.nb.workinfonet.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador WorkinfoNET http://www.hrle.gov.nl.ca/hrle/career_employ
_youth_services
/car_job_srch/nlwin.htm (in English only)
North WorkinfoNET
http://www.workinfonet.ca/NorthWIN
(English)
Nova Scotia WorkinfoNET http://www.ns.workinfonet.ca
(English only)
Ontario WorkinfoNET http://www.on.workinfonet.ca
Quebec WorkinfoNET http://emploiquebec.net/anglais/index.htm (in French only)
SaskNetWork WorkinfoNET http://www.sasknetwork.gov.sk.ca
(English only)
Prince Edward Island WorkinfoNET http://www.gov.pe.ca/infopei/
index.php3?number=846 (English only)
Yukon WorkinfoNET http://www.yk.workinfonet.ca
(English only)
Canadian Career
Information Association (CCIA)
http://www.ccia-acadop.ca/
720 Spadina Ave. Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2T9. Fax: (416) 929-5256,
E-mail: ccia@cacee.com
CCIA is an organization of professionals working in the field of career
information. The purpose is to identify career information resources
and promote their role in the career development process. Membership
is open to educational institutions, libraries, businesses, government
and community organizations as well as individuals interested in career-related
information for client and professional use.
CCIA Guidelines for Creating Occupational Information Materials.
On-line page developed to assist with the production of occupational
information materials.
CareerINFOcus: Published three times a year, this newsletter
is the official medium of communication for CCIA with occupational descriptions,
labour market information and reviews of career-related books.
Developing a Career Information Centre: This publication
provides valuable information on how to put together a career centre.
Professional Schools Fact Sheets: Purchase at Queen's
University Bookstore, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6. The fact sheets are
a comprehensive guide to entrance requirements for Canada's professional
programs.
The "resource sharing" that takes place at each meeting is
available to members with each set of minutes for CCIA meetings. It
gives an assortment of annotated mini-bibliographies and descriptions
of audio-visual material, written by professionals in the career information
and counselling field. The name and phone number of the person who suggests
the resource is provided.
Canadian Labour and Business Centre (CLBC) (formerly
the Canadian Labour Market and Productivity Centre (CLMPC)
http://www.clbc.ca.
55 Metcalfe St., Suite 1500, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L5. Tel: (613) 234-0505,
Fax: (613) 234-2482,
E-mail: info@clbc.ca
CLBC is a permanent, national organization of the Canadian labour and
business communities and an active facilitator of innovative joint approaches
to issues that challenge Canadian workplaces and the economy as a whole.
Services include applied research, organizing conferences, seminars,
sectoral labour market analyses, facilitated consultations and consensus-building
activities. Publications can be ordered on-line or by mail or fax at
the CLBC contact points above.
Community Futures
Development Corporations
http://www.wd.gc.ca/pos/cfdc/xindex_e.asp
Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs) take a grass-roots
approach to community and economic development with the primary focus
on job creation in areas outside major urban centres.
There are approximately 90 CFDCs across Western Canada, and the number
is growing. They are non-profit corporations run by a volunteer board
of directors, supported by a salaried staff. The mandate of the corporations
is community and business development. Each CFDC delivers a variety
of services ranging from local strategic economic planning, technical
and advisory services to businesses, loans to small- and medium-sized
businesses, self-employment assistance programs and employment programs
that target Canadian young entrepreneurs.
The Points of Service database can assist with locating the CFDC office
nearest you.
http://www.wd.gc.ca/pos/cfdc/xindex_e.asp.
To find other provinces CFDCs type in Community Futures Canada in the
Google search engine.
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.conferenceboard.ca
255 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M7.
Tel: (613) 526-3280, Fax: (613) 526-4857.
The Conference Board of Canada is a leading private, applied research
institution dedicated to enhancing the performance of Canadian organizations
within the global economy. It is an independent, not-for-profit organization,
providing:
- economic forecasting and analysis;
- organizational effectiveness research;
- business sectors research;
- public policy analysis; and
- international business research.
The Human Resource Development Centre is a separately funded division
of the Conference Board of Canada. Through research, it strives to improve
the strategic and competitive position of member organizations by facilitating
the adoption of effective management and leadership practices. Their
various research reports can point out trends in the business world,
both domestically and internationally. Publications are only available
to members. However, most university libraries carry the papers. A list
of publications is available from the office or on the Internet.
Catalogues
Career Awareness Products.
Human Resources Development Canada. Y-201-02-00
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/individuals
/cluster/cp.shtml
Order from Public Enquiries Centre, Human Resources Development Canada,
140 Promenade du Portage, Ottawa/Hull K1A 0J9. Fax: (819) 953-7260.
The Career Clearinghouse.
http://www.ccdf.ca
Canadian Career Development Foundation. Includes descriptions, prices,
ordering information for CCDF's own resources as well as resources from
Alberta's Career Shop, National Institute for Careers Education and
Counselling/Careers Research and Advisory Centre (U.K.) ERIC Counseling
and Student Services Clearinghouse (U.S.A.), The Guidance Centre/University
of Toronto Press.
411 Roosevelt Ave., Suite 202, Ottawa, Ontario K2A 3X9. Tel: (613) 729-6164,
Fax: (613) 729-3515,
E-mail: ccdffcac@istar.ca.
The Career Shop.
http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/careershop
Alberta Advanced Education and Career Development catalogue of resources
on-line and in print.
Learning Resources Distributing Centre,
2360 - 142 Street, Edmonton,
Alberta T5L 4X9.
Tel: (780) 422-9750, Fax: (780) 422-9750.
Outside Alberta:
Canadian Career Development Foundation, http://www.ccdf.ca.
411 Roosevelt Ave., Suite 202
Ottawa Ontario K2A 3X9.
Fax: (613) 729-3515,
E-mail: ccdffcac@istar.ca.
Thompson Rivers University - Open Learning.
Online course catalog.
http://my2.bcou.ca/register/zwskfcls.p_crsesearch.
Tel: 1-604-431-3000
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