b'HRAI TALENT / TALENTS ICCCR HRAI TALENT / TALENTS ICCCRGrowing Dvelopper lquipe the HRAIdes relations governmentgouvernementales relations team de lICCCR H RAI is gradually building up its team of govern- L ICCCR renforce progressivement son quipe de ment relations professionals. Working towards aprofessionnels des relations gouvernementales. long-term goal of delivering value to members inLassociation a entrepris de renforcer ses effectifs au all parts of the country, HRAI set out to buildniveau national, en commenant par les rgions du up its staff complement nationally, starting in areas of thepays o les besoins ou les possibilits sont les plus impor-country where the greatest need or opportunity exists. Antants. Laccent est mis initialement sur les relations fdrales initial focus on federal relations (affecting all members), the(qui touchent tous les membres), la province de lOntario Province of Ontario (where the largest population of members(o se trouve la plus grande population de membres) et la is based) and British Columbia (where the greatest memberColombie-Britannique (o existe le plus grand potentiel de growth potential exists) will be followed in time by commit- croissance), mais il portera ensuite sur dautres rgions aussi.ments to other regions.Relations fdralesrglementation Federal relationsregulatoryLICCCR a cr un nouveau poste pour renforcer les capacits To strengthen the industrys capabilities and visibility in dealinget la visibilit de lindustrie dans le traitement des questions with federal and cross-border regulatory issues (mainly affectingrglementaires fdrales et transfrontalires (qui touchent manufacturers), HRAI created a new position that will focusprincipalement les fabricants). Le ou la titulaire rpondra exclusively on these needs. This role will also serve the needs ofgalement aux besoins des membres de lAir-Conditioning, those members of the Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigera- Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) qui ont des intrts tion Institute (AHRI) that have interests in Canada, and thusau Canada. Cest pourquoi cette organisation amricaine a the U.S.-based organization has agreed to co-fund this role. Aaccept de participer au financement en vertu dun protocole Memorandum of Understanding between the two associationsdentente conclula mi-janvier. LICCCR a ainsi pu embau-was agreed to, and in mid-January, HRAI hired Bruce Farquharcher Bruce Farquhar comme spcialiste des relations avec le as its federal government relations specialist.gouvernement fdral. Farquhar will be focused mainly on federal energy effi- M.Farquhar se concentrera principalement sur la rgle-ciency regulations and product standards, with a specific focusmentation fdrale en matire defficacit nergtique et sur les on regulatory harmonization between the U.S. and Canadanormes de produits, avec un accent particulier sur lharmoni-and among provinces and territories within Canada. He is ansation rglementaire entre les tats-Unis et le Canada dune internationally recognized expert on standardization, consumerpart et dautre part entre les provinces et territoires du Canada. product safety, market surveillance, regulation, conformityIl est un expert internationalement reconnu pour ses 30 ans 16 InsightSpring 2020'