Phase 1 of HR Study Survey to Be Launched in April
	Three surveys will be sent out next month as our first round of information gathering. We will be looking to Executive Directors, Managers and Front Line Staff in all agencies delivering community based training to participate. Further information will be going out to agencies in the coming weeks.

Member News

New Rates for Youth Projects

The following flat rate percentage has been assigned for the Skills Link Program only:
1. 4% for Other Direct Project Costs (type 1C) = multiplied by the sum of cost 1A + 1B; and
2. 10% for Organizational Infrastructure Costs (type 2) = multiplied by the sum of cost types 1A + 1B + 1C

All of our Service Canada Centres (SCC) have been notified and this information should be posted on the Service Canada web site soon.

Toronto/Niagara Regional Meeting

NOTE: Change of Meeting Date - The next Toronto/Niagara Regional meeting is now Tuesday, April 11th. The date and location are still being determined. An agenda will be sent out prior to the meeting.

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News/Alerts

CANADA AND ONTARIO SIGN HISTORIC IMMIGRATION AGREEMENT

TORONTO – The Honourable Joe Volpe, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and the Honourable Mike Colle, Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today signed the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement.

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Ontario Budget Highlights

Of particular interest to the CBT sector are found on pages 10-12 - Opportuntity For All - highlighting skills training information and increased support for social assistance recipients.

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Non-profits take governance cue from public companies

In this age of corporate scandal and compliance regulations, corporate governance has become a key issue for publicly traded companies, but now even private firms and not-for-profit organizations are looking for legal advice about the topic.

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SkillsInternational.ca

SkillsInternational.ca is a new website connecting employers across Ontario with internationally educated professionals.

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Jobs: Numbers Hide Imbalance and Distress

The overall job indicators hide a fundamental restructuring of the Canadian economy: full-time jobs are being replaced by more precarious jobs, parts of the country are experiencing boom times, while in other regions, unemployed workers despair of finding a good job.

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McGuinty Government Helping People With Disabilities Find Jobs And Increase Their Income

The McGuinty government is helping people with disabilities gain greater financial independence and increase their standard of living by improving the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Minister of Community and Social Services Sandra Pupatello announced today.

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Events

The Women’s Reference Group (WRG) of the Hamilton Training Advisory Board (Hamilton)

This opportunity to join the WRG will be of interest to women with an interest in or knowledge of labour market issues pertaining to women, and who wish to play a role in improving women's access to employment in Hamilton.

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Internationally Educated Health Professionals Resource Launch (Hamilton)

You are invited to attend an information session on a new resource CD Rom and Booklet designed to assist Internationally Educated Health Professionals

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MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES WITH TD BANK  (Toronto)

Guest speaker: Lynn Sassoon, Human Resources Coordinator with TD Bank will talk about the power of mentoring.

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Online Resources

The Resource Library is an online searchable database of information about community-based employment and training across Ontario and beyond. Visit the ONESTEP Resource Library: www.onestep.on.ca/resource/intro.cfm Below are some recent additions:

October-December 2005 issue of the Greater Toronto Region Labour Market Bulletin

This Labour Market Bulletin is already posted online at http://www.labourmarketinformation.ca. Please click on the left side menu "About the Local Labour Market". Select Province, click on Go and then select Area. Select Labour Market Bulletin and then click on Search.

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The Non-Profit Sector in a Place-based Policy World

The value of the non-profit sector has never been clearer. In addition to its age-old role of providing social goods and services that the market and public sectors have failed to deliver adequately, the sector is a key player in the new social policy era. So argues David Hay, Director of CPRN’s Family Network. Hay says that despite the challenges inherent in funding regimes, reporting requirements and regulations, the sector is still a major source of social innovation. Its committed workforce, experience, knowledge, flexibility and creativity, its entrepreneurial capacity and its holistic approach are its strengths. Hay suggests that non-profits are well placed to play an increasingly important part in place-based policies of the future.

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