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Payments to Indigenous Peoples for Services – June 18, 2020

Date: June 18th, 2020 Duration: 75 minutes Presenters: Barry Travers, FCPA, FCA, Partner, National Leader, Public Sector Tax, KPMG LLP Rita Blais, Associate Vice-President, Financial Services, Lakehead University Denise Baxter, Vice-Provost of Aboriginal Initiatives, Lakehead University Click here to download the presentation Click here to view the webinar recording

Tags: Culture, Professional Development, Reconciliation, Tax Status, Taxes

September 30, 2020

Hiring for Social Impact: HE Leadership in Diversity Recruitment and Retention – November 20th, 2019

Date: November 20th, 2019 Duration: 60 minutes Facilitator: Coro Strandberg, President, Strandberg Consulting Speakers: Dr. Jane Ngobia, Vice President Inclusive Communities, Sheridan College Dr. Arig al Shaibah, Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion, McMaster University Nicole Wheeler, Manager of Talent Acquisition, University of Calgary Click here to download the presentation Click here to view the webinar recording

Tags: Continuous Improvement, Culture, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Professional Development, Recruitment & Onboarding, Workplace Behaviour

August 19, 2020

Webinar – Hiring for Social Impact: HE Leadership in Diversity Recruitment and Retention (PDF Presentation)

Webinar - Hiring for Social Impact: HE Leadership in Diversity Recruitment and Retention (PDF Presentation)

Tags: Continuous Improvement, Culture, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Professional Development, Recruitment & Onboarding, Workplace Behaviour

August 5, 2020

Webinar – Payments to Indigenous Peoples for Services (PDF Presentation)

Webinar - Payments to Indigenous Peoples for Services (PDF Presentation)

Tags: Culture, Professional Development, Reconciliation, Tax Status, Taxes

July 24, 2020

Redefining Financial Sustainability

Concordia University developed a sustainability policy back in 2015. The policy seeks to integrate four main university pillars of (1) its own operations (2) its research and academic programs (3) its investment approach (4) its funding/financing program. The proposal is with respect to initiatives we have implemented to pillars’ #3 and #4, which in effect redefined how we … Continue reading "Redefining Financial Sustainability"

June 29, 2020

Performance Development Project

In 2020 Trinity Western University (TWU) will complete a multi-year project that redesigned and re-envisioned our staff performance development framework and system.   TWU is post-secondary intuition that is uniquely positioned as a liberal arts university in a competitive job market and needs to attract and retain top employee talent so we can achieve strategic … Continue reading "Performance Development Project"

June 29, 2020

FM Insider – Department Newsletter and Website

Facilities Management Maintaining a campus that supports our community The Mount Royal University Facilities Management department is responsible for the maintenance and growth of our internal and external environment. Facilities Management supports our community by providing services that save money, time and resources. Some of the services include, the cleanliness of the building, furniture, way-finding, … Continue reading "FM Insider – Department Newsletter and Website"

June 29, 2020

Transformational Change – Moving Ancillary Units to Fully Contributing For-Profit Business Enterprises

At McMaster University, like other Canadian universities and colleges, has a number of student support departments, also call ancillary services. These are activities the generally fall as secondary to the University’s mission, but are an essential part of student support activities. These services include: Housing and Conference Services, Hospitality and Catering Services, Campus Store, Media … Continue reading "Transformational Change – Moving Ancillary Units to Fully Contributing For-Profit Business Enterprises"

June 29, 2020

Incident and Claims Management Program Integration

Launched in 2014, a new incident and claims management program has made remarkable progress to decrease time-loss claim durations by 57%, decrease WorkSafe insurance surcharges by 69%, generate savings of over $1M on insurance premiums, and ensure that all incidents are reported and fully investigated within new timelines established by WorkSafe.  With the support of … Continue reading "Incident and Claims Management Program Integration"

June 29, 2020

Ergo Fund

Ergonomics-related injuries continue to be one of the most frequent and costly work-related time loss injuries at the University of British Columbia (UBC), accounting for 29% of claims and 21% of claim costs (2015-2019).  In an effort to reduce the risk of overexertion injuries HR’s Ergonomics Program established a centralized Ergo Fund to provide departments … Continue reading "Ergo Fund"

June 29, 2020