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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jim Bergeron
Calgary Interfaith Food Bank
Don Borsk (Past Chair)
Metro Retail Supply Chain Solutions
Darren Christle (Vice Chair)
Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation
Raymond Dufour
Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick
Brent Ellis
Wills Transfer Limited
John Gauvreau
Canadian Public Procurement Council
Dwayne Hihn (Chair)
Manitoulin Global Forwarding
Frances Humphreys
Wilfrid Laurier University
Flavia Iuston-Blair
Panalpina Inc.
Susan Krausz
Humber College
Steven Levson
Healthcare Supply Chain Network
Maria Lindenberg (Vice Chair)
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Jean Loitz
INMOTION management inc.
Linda Lucas
ELLE and Associates Inc.
David McCormick (Vice Chair)
Pivotal ACTION FORCE Industrial Staffing Solutions
Richard Moore
Halifax Employers Association
Hervé Pilon
Cégep André Laurendeau 
Tracey Raimondo
Normandin Transit Inc.
Lesley Smith
Wal-Mart Canada Corp.
Pam Somers
APICS The Association for Operations Management
Mission Statement
"The Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council brings together partners in the sector to develop solutions to the human resource challenges faced by stakeholders. Recognizing the vital role of the supply chain to Canada's economy, the Council is committed to enhancing the sector's ability to attract and retain workers at all levels and across the full range of functions, and to advancing the skills of those workers."
Current Issues
Memorandum of Understanding – With the completion of the Association Forum events this past February, the Council and its partners have developed a multi-pronged series of activities designed to capture the momentum of the work. Participants at the last Forum determined that a formal framework, captured in a Memorandum of Understanding, would help to define the work that could take place with the assistance of the partners around the table. With those marching orders, Kim Biggar set out to develop a generic agreement that associations could take to their boards, present and ultimately sign. The MoU:
sets a foundation for further activity
is not prescriptive; rather, it provides a general framework
does not commit any party to financial commitments; instead it talks about leveraging current resources of all partners.
So far, two association partners have had the MoU approved by their boards, and two others are set to table it at coming meetings. The CSCSC will follow suit on May 30, at the directors meeting immediately following our Annual General Meeting. Our goal is to have the MoU signed by all interested parties by June 1. For further details on the Association Forum discussions or if you have questions about the MoU, please contact Kim Biggar, at
Core Infrastructure Funding Signed for – We are pleased to report that our three-year funding agreement was received on March 31, not a day too soon. This agreement permits the Council to carry on operations for the next three fiscal years, subject to normal contract provisions. The Council will continue to seek project funding from HRSDC and other government sources, to further deal with the issues identified in our 2005 sector study.
Association Forum – Three Association Forums were held this past fiscal year. The full report is available for anyone that wants to see the details. Although focused on process (developing trust, credibility and an understanding of relationships), the work did result in some outcomes:
a desire to formalize the relationships through the use of an MoU. (The MoU is online on Google Docs to allow for group input. To access the file, contact Kim Biggar, at Kim will add you as an editor/viewer of the document.)
a need to focus our shared energy on an activity
a desire to work together on a concept that could include a “supply chain week” ideally targetted some 8 to 16 months down the road where all associations could continue their own marketing and communications efforts, and focus those on a common week or theme
consideration around working more effectively together on such activities as career/job fairs and the like
In general, people around the table felt that the process was a great start, but that more associations need to participate, on an ongoing basis. The MoU concept is meant to facilitate the exchange and dialogue. The Council will continue to play an advocate role to bring parties together for the mutual benefit of all in the sector. We encourage you and your senior staff person to join the collaborative as we move together. Kim or give her a call at to come on board.
Update – Work is continuing on the HR study update, with the development of instruments nearing completion. Part of the study includes a series of online surveys designed to capture the HR issues in our sector. The surveys, targeted to employers, employees and learning-system providers, will be live during the month of May and into early June, but we need your help. We want the study to be more representative of all functions and all industries than the 2005 study was. In order to get there, we would like to engage EVERY association that is involved in supply chains…that means YOU. There are several things that would help! We could write an article for your newsletter, you could send an on our behalf to your members, and we could present ongoing reports to your board, chapters or members. Your assistance is needed NOW. Please call!
What We Need From You
Can you help us engage your members in our current HR study? We have a simple message that can be distributed to ensure that the perspective of your members is captured in the study. Call us for details!
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