Industrial Relations and Human Resources - Press Releases | Business and Law
McMaster responds to elimination of mandatory retirement
McMaster University | November 17, 2006
In December 2006, changes to the Ontario Human Rights Code will take effect, resulting in the elimination of mandatory retirement in Ontario....[continue]
Job Well Done!
St. Mary's University | November 17, 2006
The University took the time this afternoon to pay tribute to its employees, and the event was a huge success....[continue]
Outstanding alumni honoured at Convocation
McMaster University | November 17, 2006
Three alumni and two future alumni will be honoured for their outstanding achievements at the fall Convocation held today....[continue]
BU Receives New $10k Endowment In Business Administration
Brandon University | November 7, 2006
In support of Brandon University’s BU & YOU Campaign, Guild Insurance Brokers Inc. has made a $5,000 donation to BU’s Business Administration program....[continue]
Leadership Mount Allison’s Speaker Series welcomes Linda Duncan, Nov. 7
Mount Allison University | November 6, 2006
On Tuesday, November 7 Mount Allison University will welcome Linda Duncan as the third speaker in Leadership Mount Allison’s 2006 Certificate Program Speaker Series. Duncan will speak at 7 p.m. in Brunton Auditorium and everyone is welcome to attend....[continue]
Brandon University holds official opening of Convergys Learning Centre
Brandon University | October 27, 2006
On Thursday, October 26, Brandon University held an official opening for the Convergys Learning Centre, located in the John E. Robbins Library on the BU campus. The opening featured a short formal presentation and ribbon cutting followed by a reception and demonstration of some of the equipment in the room Brandon University Reference Librarian Rainer Schira. Among the attendees were Julie Hewitt, Brandon Site Leader for Convergys, Cheryl McLelland, Human Resource Manager, Convergys Brandon, Patrick Robineau, from MBNA Canada, Mike Dutka, Manager, Staples Brandon and His Worship Dave Burgess, Mayor of Brandon....[continue]
U of S, U of R Researchers partner with aboriginal communities to address health professional shortage
University of Saskatchewan | October 26, 2006
A research initiative led by the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan is joining forces with the aboriginal community and health agencies to find ways to put more aboriginal doctors and nurses into Saskatchewan communities....[continue]
Researchers partner with aboriginal communities to address health professional shortage
University of Regina | October 26, 2006
A research initiative led by the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan is joining forces with the aboriginal community and health agencies to find ways to put more aboriginal doctors and nurses into Saskatchewan communities....[continue]
Conference examines global nursing shortage
McMaster University | October 25, 2006
With an unprecedented shortage of nurses expected in the future, health human resource planning is critical. The questions include the reasons few internationally trained nurses and new graduates are being hired full-time, how nurses may be encouraged to remain in the workforce and how to ensure there are enough nurses in emergencies....[continue]
Certificate program information evening
University of Regina | October 23, 2006
Are you a human resources professional who wants to advance your career? Interested in developing your skills in adult education and training or human resource development?...[continue]
Water shutdown rescheduled for Oct. 19
University of Toronto | October 17, 2006
St. George Street update – Oct. 17...[continue]
Laurier faculty invited to participate in university’s first faculty feedback survey
Wilfrid Laurier University | October 13, 2006
Wilfrid Laurier University will be conducting its first faculty feedback survey starting next week....[continue]
Joy Romero Named Chair of Athabasca University Governing Council
Athabasca University | October 13, 2006
Advanced Education Minister Denis Herard announced yesterday that Joy Romero, P. Eng., will be the next Chair of the Athabasca University Governing Council....[continue]
U of G Celebrates Aboriginal Awareness Week
University of Guelph | October 13, 2006
A week of activities and events, including seminars and performance, has been planned to celebrate Aboriginal Awareness Week at the University of Guelph Oct. 16 to 20....[continue]
University launches employee experience survey
University of Toronto | October 5, 2006
Survey e-mails will arrive Oct. 10...[continue]
Water shutdown Friday to St. George Street buildings
University of Toronto | October 4, 2006
Shutdown to be effective Friday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m...[continue]
Queen's expert to help Ontario hospitals plan for pandemic
Queen's University | October 4, 2006
The Ontario Hospital Association has appointed a Queen's University expert in infectious diseases as head of a new project to help the province's hospitals prepare for the next global pandemic - which he believes is just a matter of time....[continue]
UW institute launches health informatics boot camp in Edmonton
University of Waterloo | October 3, 2006
Professionals interested in health care, from across Alberta and elsewhere, will learn how an innovative discipline can help improve health services during a three-day boot camp on applied health informatics next month....[continue]
Graduate students' payroll added to McMaster's new payroll system
McMaster University | September 29, 2006
McMaster's MacVIP team has successfully paid 2,700 graduate students using the new payroll system....[continue]
Sobey School of Business Prof wins President's Award from IPMA-Canada
St. Mary's University | September 29, 2006
Dr. Terry Wagar, a professor of Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management in the Sobey School of Business at SMU, has been presented with the President's Award from the International Personnel Management Association of Canada (IPMA-Canada)....[continue]
New Adult Education Degree Offered Jointly by UPEI and Holland College
University of Prince Edward Island | September 29, 2006
A new Bachelor of Education Degree in Human Resource Development offered jointly by Holland College and the University of Prince Edward Island will prepare students to teach in the field of Adult Education....[continue]
Mount A to host ASB conference, Sept. 29 – Oct. 1
Mount Allison University | September 27, 2006
Mount Allison University is pleased to host the 36th annual Atlantic Schools of Business (ASB) conference this year....[continue]
SMU, IBM and RBC Set to Introduce Liberated Learning Technology to the Canadian Club
St. Mary's University | September 22, 2006
Saint Mary’s University (SMU), IBM, and the RBC Financial Group will be playing a unique role at the Canadian Club in Toronto, Ontario on Monday, September 25, 2006....[continue]
McGill to receive $1 million from Petro-Canada Emerging Leaders Awards Program
McGill University | September 20, 2006
McGill University is pleased to announce a $1-million gift from Petro-Canada for undergraduate scholarships in the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Science and the Desautels Faculty of Management....[continue]
Crisis Management Group looks to learn from Dawson College attack
McMaster University | September 18, 2006
The University's Crisis Management Group met late last week to review McMaster's emergency planning in the wake of the shooting at Dawson College....[continue]
Message from the President following the tragedy at Dawson College
University of Ottawa | September 14, 2006
The tragic events at Dawson College in Montreal leave us all in a state of shock and sadness. As members of the educational world, to see any institution become the place of such violence is a terrible thing....[continue]
Biography of Roméo A. Dallaire
Concordia University | September 8, 2006
Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire is recognized as an advocate of peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding in the world’s most war-torn regions....[continue]
Memorial University’s Harris Centre to strengthen linkages with regional stakeholders through on-line database, workshops
Memorial University of Newfoundland | September 7, 2006
Two new projects at Memorial University of Newfoundland will provide one-stop, on-line access to resources available through Memorial University....[continue]
New MBA meets needs of entrepreneur and NGO sector
Trinity Western University | September 5, 2006
On July 31, the Ministry of Advanced Education notified TWU of its official approval for the new Master of Business Administration program, setting the course for the program which begins August 2007....[continue]
Are working conditions improving for nurses in Atlantic Canada?
Acadia University | August 31, 2006
C: 902.670.8966...[continue]
It's time to liberate the universe
St. Mary's University | August 29, 2006
Saint Mary’s University, the host institution for the Liberated Learning Consortium, has recently launched a new a project called Universal Liberated Learning....[continue]
Job Well Done Elaine; SMU’s Health and Safety Coordinator retires after 35 years of service
St. Mary's University | August 25, 2006
When Elaine McCulloch walked through the doors of the Science...[continue]
New Employee Orientation and Barbecue 2006
Brandon University | August 24, 2006
Brandon University's New Employee Orientation 2006 will take place on Tuesday, August 29, and Wednesday August 30....[continue]
Employment Opportunity - Executive Director of University Advancement and Mission
St. Thomas University | August 18, 2006
Reporting to the President, the Executive Director of University Advancement and Mission provides leadership to enhance relationships and communication with internal and external constituencies consistent with St. Thomas University’s mission and mandate and works to acquire the necessary financial resources to support the University’s strategic priorities....[continue]
Dalhousie Receives Intellectual Property Funding
Dalhousie University | August 4, 2006
Dalhousie University is pleased to announce that the Industry Liaison and Innovation (ILI) office has been awarded a grant of $200,000 from NSERC (Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada) to promote the development of intellectual property at the university. The funding was part of a $1.5 million award to Atlantic Universities....[continue]
Dalhousie Receives Intellectual Property Funding
Dalhousie University | August 4, 2006
Dalhousie University is pleased to announce that the Industry Liaison and Innovation (ILI) office has been awarded a grant of $200,000 from NSERC (Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada) to promote the development of intellectual property at the university....[continue]
SMU’s New CRC will probe employee health
St. Mary's University | July 19, 2006
A professor at Saint Mary’s University seeks the answers to these questions after having been named the University’s first Canada Research Chair in Industrial/Organizational Psychology....[continue]
New UW program trains professionals to protect and promote public health
University of Waterloo | July 17, 2006
The next generation of public health professionals will soon be able to receive advanced training at the University of Waterloo on the wide range of professional skills needed to prevent disease as well as protect and promote the health of populations in Canada and abroad....[continue]
Laurier appoints new assistant vice-president: human resources
Wilfrid Laurier University | July 13, 2006
Allison Roberts, an experienced human resources professional and former manager of employee relations at Wilfrid Laurier University, has been appointed assistant vice-president: human resources....[continue]
UTSC photo contest showcases hobby photographers
University of Toronto | July 10, 2006
Winners’ work will hang in graduate student lounge...[continue]
