Employment Issues

  • “Inclusivity” of diverse populations (immigrant/multi-cultural, Aboriginal, disadvantaged youth — lone young mothers, persons with disabilities)
  • Labour market trend analysis
  • Training needs assessments
  • Community economic development
  • Programming for severely employment disadvantaged
  • Impact of “high tech” on the workplace
  • Adjustment assistance programming for firms and workers
  • Employment equity

Selected Examples

  • Employees’ Perspectives on Intermittent Work Capacity: What can qualitative research tell us in British Columbia?, for the Office for Disabilities, HRSDC, Ottawa
  • An Evaluation of the Skills Connect-Health Program to Facilitate the Inclusion of Foreign-trained Healthcare Providers, BC Ministry of Multiculturalism and Immigration
  • Provincial Nominee Program, for Facilitating the Inclusion of Skilled Immigrants into the BC Labour force, Immigration Policy, Planning and Research, BC Ministry of Multiculturalism and Immigration
  • Inventory of Career and Labour Market Information Resources, Career Education Society and the Labour Market and Career Information Association of BC
  • Assessment/Analysis of the Training and Employment Needs of the Unemployed Physically Disabled Population in the Metro Vancouver Area, Employment and Immigration Canada, Canadian Jobs Strategy – Metro Vancouver
  • Assessment of B.C. Employment Standards Act with Respect to the Needs of Women, Ministry of Women’s Equality, BC
  • Evaluation of the Pilot Project for Internationally Trained Engineers, Sponsored by the BC Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists, funded by HRDC, CS/RESORS contracted to Landell and Associates, program provider
  • An Evaluation of Employment Skills for Women, Employment and Immigration Canada, CJS – Metro Vancouver
  • Evaluation of the Native Fisherman’s Training and Development Society Training Course, Native Fisherman’s Training and Development Society and Canadian Jobs Strategy Operations, Metro Vancouver
  • The Impacts of Trends in Non-standard Work on Single Mothers: Development of Model Policies for Facilitating – Sustained Employment in Future, Status of Women Canada
  • Evaluation of Job Clubs in British Columbia, HRDC and Ministry of Education, Skills and Training
  • Focussing on the Future: A Handbook for Implementing a Pre-employment Program for Young Single Mothers, Vancouver YWCA
  • Review of On-line and Print Publications for Enhancing Labour Market Participation of Youth, HRDC BC/Yukon
  • Evaluation of the Youth Business and Entrepreneurship Training (You BET!) Program, Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture