b'In the words of General Motors CEO Mary Barra, The futurenos valeurs et nos comportements nous guideront dans ce chan-of work is not a one-size-fits-all approach, and our values andgement de culture. behaviours will guide us in this culture change."Dans la perspective de notre confrence virtuelle, plusieurs Looking ahead to our virtual conference, there will be severalpanels exploreront cequoi ressemblera le futur lieu de travail, panels exploring what the future workplace will look like, as wellainsi que les obstacles inhrents et les solutions qui peuvent tre as the inherent obstacles and solutions that can be implementedmises en uvre pour naviguer dans le futur. Chapeaunotre to navigate the future. Hats off to our Conference Planningcomit de planification pour une nouvelle confrence de qualit Committee for another valuable conference that will tackle thequi abordera les questions dactualit ! issues of the day. Earlier this summer I had the honour of representing CERCAu dbut de lt, jai eu lhonneur de reprsenter le CERC in a global campaign under the umbrella of the Internationaldans le cadre dune campagne mondiale mene sous lgide Organisation of Employers and the Global Forum on Migrationde lOrganisation internationale des employeurs et du Forum and Development to boost the positive narrative surroundingmondial sur la migration et le dveloppement. On constate, dans immigration. In many parts of the world there is a growing resist- de nombreuses rgions du monde, une rsistance croissanteance to accepting immigrants, and business has a role to counterlacceptation des immigrants. Les entreprises ont un rlejouer that resistance by showcasing how immigrants contribute to ourpour contrer cette rsistance en montrant comment les immi-economic growth and prosperity.grants contribuentnotre croissance conomique. In Canada, we must continue to be a global leader in the immi- Le Canada doit demeurer un leader mondial dans le domaine gration space, but other countries such as the U.K., Australiade limmigration, mais dautres pays comme le Royaume-Uni, and New Zealand are also implementing aggressive strategies tolAustralie et la Nouvelle-Zlande mettent en uvre des stratgies ensure their businesses have access to skilled international talent.ambitieuses pour sassurer que leurs entreprises ont accsdes With a fall election in the offing, be sure to mention to your localtalents qualifis.lapproche des lections de lautomne, nou-member of parliament how important immigration is to yourbliez pas de mentionnervotre dput local limportancebusiness and community.de limmigration. I am indebted to our board chair Charlotte ChristophersenJe suis redevablenotre prsidente du conseil, Charlotte who, together with a committed board of directors, has helpedChristophersen, qui a contribuguider le CERC au cours de guide CERC during this past year. Despite the challenges oflanne. Malgr les dfis poss par la pandmie, notamment une the pandemic, including significant financial pressure, we havepression financire importante, nous avons russirpondre aux managed to meet the needs of members and remain focusedbesoins des membres etrester concentrs sur notre mission. Le on our mission. CERC is fortunate to have over 60 volunteersCERC a la chance de compter plus de 60 bnvoles qui donnent that give freely of their time in supporting the many initiativesde leur temps pour soutenir les nombreuses initiatives en cours. that are underway. I encourage you to join your colleagues inJe vous encouragevous joindreces importants efforts. furthering some of this important work. I hope you will take the opportunity to attend the CERC confer- Jespre que vous saisirez loccasion dassisterla confrence du ence and learn much more about Talent Mobility in the New WorldCERC et den apprendre davantage sur la mobilit des talents of Work.dans le nouveau monde du travail. I look forward to seeing you therevirtually, at least.Jai hte de vous voir. Virtuellement, du moins.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. 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