Workforce Development & Housing Affordability - Past Initiatives

Article: December 3, 2009
Career Show links present and future HR needs with prospective employees

Article: November 12, 2009
Chamber Aboriginal Workforce Initiative reaches 'action stage'

Update: October 2009
Research to Action - Improving Aboriginal Labour Market
Outcomes in the Calgary Region

Op-ed: October 11, 2009
Employment trends meet talent crunch

Article: October 2, 2009
Chamber increases impact of Aboriginal research and policy

Op-ed: July 16, 2009
Poverty cycle must be broken

Article: June 9, 2009
Proposed CPP changes give older workers greater flexibility and increase talent pool for employers

Article: April 7, 2009
Aboriginal Workforce Symposium links business to largest source of untapped talent

News Release: March 26, 2009
Calgary Chamber of Commerce releases major research report connecting local business with the largest untapped labour force in Alberta

Publication: March 26, 2009
Completing the Circle: Realities, Challenges and Strategies to Improve Aboriginal Labour Market Outcomes in theCalgary Region

Aboriginal Workforce Symposium: Engaging the Next Wave of Talent
On Mar. 25 and 26, the Calgary Chamber of Commerce's Aboriginal Workforce Symposium will bring together leading industry experts, HR practitioners and Aboriginal service providers to discuss successful strategies to better link Aboriginal talent and your businesses needs.

The Chamber will also release a major research report with recommendations to better connect the local business community with Aboriginal communities and service providers - ultimately improving business access to the largest untapped labour pool in the country.

Learn more and to register

Symposium Agenda

Article: December 2, 2008
New provincial plan to address immigrant qualifications

Policy Resolution: October 6, 2008
Aboriginal Labour Force Strategy: Tapping into an underutilized pool of labour supply

Article: September 30, 2008
New Canada-Alberta agreement focuses on underutilized sources of talent

Article: September 16, 2008
Federal government implements Chamber recommendations to better engage older workers

Article: December 11, 2007
Chamber provides labour shortage solutions to the Federal Human Resources Minister

News Release: November 30, 2007
Chamber unveils 3-point provincial budget strategy to attract the next wave of talented workers