- We recommend that sectoral organizations act as catalysts in the development of
human resources planning for their sectors.
- We recommend that the mandate of CECs include maintaining close links with local
outreach agencies to develop and use the new labour market information system and
prevent the marginalization of some groups.
- We recommend that HRD make annual presentations to the labour market
stakeholders on the evolution of the labour force and its emerging characteristics.
These presentations must contain the information necessary for decision-making at
the local level.
- We recommend that job descriptions in these databases use common definitions of
skills and experience that take into account not only education and training but also
life experiences that enhance a person's ability to do a job, for example, informally
acquired skills, transferable farming skills, parenting and volunteer activities, and
knowledge and experience from working and living in diverse cultural, linguistic, and
racial settings. These life experiences should be listed as assets in the databases.
- We recommend that employers indicate their status as "equal opportunity employers"
in the new electronic labour market information system. Being an equal opportunity
employer means adapting hiring practices and making the necessary accommodations
to give access to members of the equity groups.
- We recommend that HRD, the CLFDB, and provincial/territorial and local boards use
the data and analysis generated through the new labour market information system to
develop policies, programs, and directions for labour market development.
- We recommend the creation of a one-stop information system, where individuals
have access to all information related to unemployment benefits, social assistance,
and employment or reemployment services (such as counselling, prior learning and
skills assessment, and orientation to training). This requires coordination among
federal, provincial/territorial, and local authorities.
- We recommend that a variety of information delivery models be developed to meet
the diverse needs of Canadians. Attention must be paid to the differences in
individuals' capacity to gain access to information.