b'Canadas immigration system by involving senior Canadiande certaines grandes entreprises canadiennes et notre ministre de business leaders. Following on from the conference I had thelimmigration. Nous avons longuement discut de la cration dun good fortune to participate in a roundtable meeting with themcanisme de conseil aux entreprises et de la recommandation de CEOs of some of Canadas leading companies and our Ministerlongue date du CERC en faveur dun programme demployeurs of Immigration. During the meeting we discussed, at somede confiance qui donnerait des rsultats plus efficaces et prvisibles length, the formation of a business advisory mechanism fordans le traitement des visas de travail.immigration, and CERCs longstanding recommendation for a trusted employer program that would result in more efficient andLes discussions sur ces sujets, ainsi que les mesures visantpredictable outcomes in the processing of work visas. renforcer le discours positif sur la valeur de limmigration, se pour-Discussions on these topics, together with measures to strengthensuivront au cours de lt.the positive narrative about the value of immigration to CanadasDe nombreux projets sont en cours au CERC, grcelengage-future prosperity, will continue over the summer months. ment continu de nos bnvoles. Par exemple, notre Comit de There are many projects underway at CERC, thanks torecherche labore actuellement lenqute 2021 sur la politique de the ongoing commitment of our volunteers. For example,relocalisation des employs, qui sera dune grande utilit pour our Research Committee is developing the 2021 Employeevaluer la politique de mobilit dans le monde post-pandmique. Relocation Policy Survey, which will be of significant valueLe Comit travaille galement en troite collaboration avec le in benchmarking mobility policy in the post-pandemic world.Seneca College sur la phase 2 du projet de conformit de la mobi-The committee is also working closely with Seneca College onlit mondiale.Phase 2 of the Global Mobility Compliance project. Notre Comit de dveloppement professionnel travaille dar-Our Professional Development Committee is also hard at workrache-piedla misejour des programmes de titre professionnel updating the CERC designation programs offered in partnershipdu CERC, offerts en partenariat avec le Seneca College et le with Seneca College and Conestoga College. The committee isConestoga College. Le Comit fournit galement au Seneca also providing Seneca College with assistance in the developmentCollege une assistance pour le dveloppement dun microcrdit de of a micro-credential for Intercultural Training. formation interculturelle.The Marketing Committee continues to provide exceptionalLe Comit du marketing continue dapporter un soutien exceptionnel. support to CERCs marketing initiatives to grow our member-ship community.Malgr les dfis poss par la pandmie, le travaildistance et Despite the challenges of the pandemic, remote working, and thelimpossibilit dtre ensemble en personne, votre communaut inability to be together in person, your community has workeda travaill dur pour rester connecte. Que ce soit par le biais de hard to stay connected. Whether that is through volunteercomits de bnvoles, de SocialLink, en participantdes vne-committees, SocialLink, attending virtual events or playing triviaments virtuels ou en jouant aux trivia Fridaysmerci de votre Fridaysthank you for your continued support of CERC.soutien continu au CERC. While we will not be able to be together for our annual confer- Mme si nous ne pourrons pas tre ensembleSt. Johns, Terre-ence in St. Johns, Newfoundland this September, the ConferenceNeuve, en septembre prochain, le comit de planification a travaill Planning Committee has been hard at work developing anotherdur pour mettre au point une formidable confrence virtuelle. great virtual event. We will be bringing a taste of St. Johns hospi- Nous vous ferons dcouvrir lhospitalit de St Johns et la magie tality and the magic of the Rock to your desktop.terre-neuvienne. I wish you a wonderful summer with friends and family and IJe vous souhaite un merveilleux t et jai hte de vous voir look forward to seeing you in September.en septembre. Stephen CryneStephen Cryne President & CEO, CERC Prsident et chef de la direction, CERCPERSPECTIVESPublished by: Sales ExecutivesDirector, Business Developmentemployees and the organizationsreceive one annual subscription with is published quarterly for the: Dawn Stokes, Nolan Ackman, Michael Bellthat provide support services. Thetheir membership dues. Subscriptions Canadian Employee Relocation Council Pat Johnston, Kristine Dudar Branch Manageropinions expressed in Perspectivesare available to members and Suite 1711www.mediaedgepublishing.com Senior Graphic Design SpecialistNancie Priv do not necessarily reflect the viewsnon-members for $50 each per 44 Victoria Street33 South Station StreetJames T. Mitchell Published June 2021 of CERC. Information contained inyear. 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