b'CERC as an organizationLe CERC comble certaines de ces bridges differences by bringingdiffrences en runissant des together members from acrossmembres de partout au Canada Canada to tackle the enormouspour sattaquerlnorme dfi talent challenge facingque doit relever notre pays en our country matire de talents I pen this column two days after the federal election on a returnJcris cette chronique deux jours aprs les lections fdrales, flight to Toronto from visiting members in Alberta. I hope as yousur un vol de retour de lAlbertaToronto. Jespre quen lisant read this message that the unbridled rhetoric of that campaignce message, vous constaterez que la rhtorique dbride de cette has dwindled and the differences that exist in our countrycampagne a diminu et que les diffrences qui existent dans will have begun to mend. CERC as an organization bridgesnotre pays auront commencsestomper. Le CERC comble some of those differences by bringing together members fromcertaines de ces diffrences en runissant des membres de partout across Canada to tackle the enormous talent challenge facingau Canada pour sattaquerlnorme dfi que doit relever notre our country.pays en matire de talents. As many readers know, CERC has been presenting the CanadianComme de nombreux lecteurs le savent, le CREC prsente au government with constructive recommendations to improvegouvernement canadien des recommandations constructives Canadas economic immigration program for more than avisantamliorer le programme dimmigration conomique. decade. Some of that success is evident in the implementationUne partie de ce succs est vidente dans la mise en uvre du of the Express Entry Program, the Global Talent Stream andProgramme dEntre express, du Volet des talents mondiaux et the Global Skills Strategy. While Canada has a very progressivede la Stratgie en matire de comptences mondiales. Bien que le immigration system, more remains to be done.Canada ait un systme dimmigration trs progressiste, il lui reste Prior to the federal election, CERC provided all the parties withencore beaucoup de cheminfaire. a series of recommendations outlining measures to improve theAvant les lections fdrales, le CERC a prsenttous les system. Those recommendations emanated from our extensivepartis une srie de recommandations pour amliorer le systme. outreach with members over the past year at our immigrationCes recommandations dcoulaient des nombreuses activits de symposia across Canada.sensibilisation que nous avons menes auprs de nos membres Two key recommendations are the establishment of a Businessdans tout le pays. Advisory Council on economic immigration to ensure the systemNos deux recommandations cls sont la cration dun Conseil is responsive to the pace of changing business requirements, andconsultatif sur limmigration conomique et llaboration dun the development of a Trusted Employer Program that wouldProgramme demployeurs de confiance qui prapprouverait pre-clear compliant employers. These will be priorities in ourles employeurs conformes. Telles seront les priorits de nos work with the new government in 2020.dmarches auprs du nouveau gouvernement en 2020. As we reflect on the year and what lies ahead, I hope you willJespre que vous rflchirezla faon dont vous pourrez consider how you may contribute to our success in 2020. Thiscontribuernotre succs en 2020. Il pourrait sagir de parler de could be by speaking to the need for immigration and mobility,la ncessit de limmigration et de la mobilit, dencourager les by encouraging colleagues to join CERC and contribute to thecollguesse joindre au CERC etcontribuer aux importants important work underway or, to borrow the words of Cheryltravaux en cours ou, pour reprendre les mots de Cheryl Cran, Cran, taking every opportunity to shout about the importance ofde saisir chaque occasion de criersur les toitslimportance de mobility from the rooftops.la mobilit. I extend my best wishes to you and your families for the holidayJe vous prsente mes meilleurs vux,vous etvos familles, season, and good health and much happiness in 2020. pour le temps des Ftes, ainsi que pour la bonne sant et Sincerely,beaucoup de bonheur en 2020.Cordialement,Stephen CryneStephen Cryne President & CEO, CERC Prsident et chef de la direction, CERC10PERSPECTIVES Winter 2019'