Don Drummond to Head Labour Market Information Advisory Panel

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OTTAWA, ONTARIO, July 24, 2008 - The Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Developme ent, and the Honourable Murray Coell, British Columbia's Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development, Co-chairs of the Forum of Labour Market Ministers (FLMM), today announced that Don Drummond, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist o f the TD Bank Financial Group, and former Associate Deputy Minister of Finance Canada, will chair an Advisory Panel on Labour Market Information.

"Providing timely and relevant labour market information to all Canadians is critical to our gover nment's goal of creating the best-educated, most skilled and most flexible workforce in the world," said Minister Solberg. "Mr. Drummond's demonstrated leadership in the private and public sector and his knowledge of the competitive challenges facing Cana da make him ideally positioned to lead this important work."

The five-member panel will advise federal, provincial and territorial ministers on how labour market information can contribute to Canada's economic growth and efficiency over the nex t decade and better respond to the growing information and planning needs of employers, workers and learners. The panel will report back to the FLMM by the spring of 2009.

"All provinces are keenly interested in addressing the twin challenges po sed by global competition and an aging workforce," noted Minister Coell, FLMM provincial Co-chair. "Under Mr. Drummond's leadership, the advisory panel will examine labour market information and determine the best options to support the growth of the skil led labour pool needed by all employers."

"Good labour market information is critical to the success of today's businesses, workers, learners and governments," said Mr. Drummond. "I am very pleased to be chairing this panel and look forward to w orking with my colleagues on this important undertaking."

The FLMM is comprised of the labour market ministers from the provinces, the territories and the federal government. It was established in 1983 to promote inter jurisdictional discussion and cooperation on labour market issues.

Labour market information includes any data, information or analyses that can assist Canadians in making informed decisions or plans related to:

learning, training and skills development;
employment, job searches and career planning;
staff recruitment, retention and related business decisions;
public policy development and programming; and
workforce investment strategies.

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Attachment: Backgrounder - Advisory Panel on Labour Market Information

For further information (media only):

Le sley Harmer
Minister Solberg's Office
819-994-2482

Media Relations Office
Human Resources and Social Development Canada
819-994-5559

Richard Chambers
B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Develo pment
250-952-6508

Backgrounder
Advisory Panel on Labour Market Information

Panel Chair:

DON DRUMMOND

Mr. Drummond is Senior Vice President and Chief Eco nomist for TD Financial Group since 2000. Mr. Drummond leads TD Economics' work in analyzing and forecasting economic performance in Canada and abroad.
Mr. Drummond has worked 23 years at the Department of Finance, where he held a s eries of increasingly senior positions in the areas of economic analysis and forecasting, fiscal policy and tax policy. His last three positions were respectively, Assistant Deputy Minister of Fiscal Policy and Economic Analysis, Assistant Deputy Ministe r of Tax Policy and Legislation and most recently, Associate Deputy Minister. In this latter position, Mr. Drummond was responsible for economic analysis, fiscal policy, tax policy, social policy and federal-provincial relations.

Panel Members:

ELIZABETH BEALE

Ms. Beale is President and CEO of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council. In this capacity, Ms. Beale is an advisor to senior levels of government on regional planning and economic stra tegies for Atlantic Canada. Ms. Beale's policy and research interests cover a wide range of topics related to the economy of Atlantic Canada including labour market and innovation strategies. Ms. Beale also works closely with the business community and ot her stakeholders around Atlantic Canada to identify new opportunities for growth in the region's economy.
Ms. Beale resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She holds a B.A. from the University of Toronto and an M.A. in Economics from Dalhousi e University. Ms. Beale has taken an active role in a number of professional and community organizations. Currently, she is a member of the National Statistics Council, Governor of Dalhousie University, Director of the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Pol icy and Development at Memorial University, Director of Three Oaks Innovation at the University of Prince Edward Island and Director of the Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce.

KEN KOBLY

Ken Kobly is President and CE O of the Alberta Chamber of Commerce since February 2005.
He is a native Albertan, who grew up in Medicine Hat. Ken achieved his Certified General Accountant Designation in 1980. He has provided tax and accounting services to individua ls and owner managed businesses since 1986.
He has been a sessional instructor with Grant MacEwan College since 1991. His career has also included employment with the Province of Alberta and the banking industry.
F rom 1984-1995 and 1998-2004, Mr. Kobly served two terms as a councillor and four terms as mayor for the Town of Beaumont, Alberta.
Mr. Kobly served on the provincial board of the Certified General Accountants Association of Alberta an d was the president of the provincial association during the period from 1988-89. He has also served on the national board of CGA Canada during that time period.

MARJOLAINE LOISELLE

Marjolaine Loiselle is president of the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail since 2005.
From 1999 to 2005 she was Assistant Deputy Minister - Emploi Québec at Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale.
In 199 8-1999, she was Assistant Director General of regional operations at Emploi Québec. From 1990 she held a series of position at the Curateur Public and was from 1988 to 1990, she was Director of planning at the Canadian Red Cross - Quebec Division.
She received a MBA (Human Resources Management) from the Hautes Études Commerciales Montréal in 1985.

RICK MINER

Dr. Rick Miner is President of Seneca College. He began as President in A ugust, 2001, after serving as Vice-President, University of New Brunswick (UNB) for seven years.
Prior to his term at UNB, he was at Saint Mary's University in Nova Scotia where he served as Director of the Canada/China Language and Cu ltural Program from 1989 to 1993, Dean of Commerce from 1982 to 1987, and MBA Director from 1978 to 1981.
Dr. Miner has served on several boards and commitees, including as the Past Chair of the Committee of Presidents of Ontario Col leges and serves on its executive. He is also on the Board of Ontario Innovation Trust, Polytechnics Canada, the Toronto Regional Research Alliance, the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance and RC-2000 (an association of urban colleges).
Dr. Miner works closely with various federal government departments on issues that impact on immigration, the skills shortage, innovation and commercialization.
Dr. Miner holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Gettysburg College, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Utah and a Doctorate in Management from the University of Minnesota.

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