CANS Construction Workforce Summit - Education Sessions
Date: February 15, 2023
Time: 8:30am – 1:00pm
Location: Halifax Convention Centre (Halifax, NS)
Format: In Person
Member Price: $195.00 + HST
Non-Member Price: $220.00 + HST
Professional Development Credits:
Session 1: Industry Level Set – Construction Labour Forecasts and Trends
Presenter: Bill Ferreira (Buildforce Canada)
Learning Objectives:
- • Learn more about the labour force trends that will impact the construction sector in Nova Scotia over the next seven years
- • Gain insight about future trends that may impact your future recruitment efforts
- • Boost your knowledge of federal apprenticeship development incentives for employers.
Session Two: Managing Your Human Resources During a Labour Shortage and a Hot Construction Market
Presenter: Josee Larocque-Patton (The HR ICU)
Learning Objectives:
- • Hiring – How the recruiting climate has changed and tips on navigating today’s market
- • Retention Strategies – How to keep your people engaged and motivated
- • Market compensation structures, training and development incentives, and HR trends to keep you and your business competitive.
Session Three: Using Provincial Immigrations Programs to Meet Your Labour Market Needs
Presenter: Ava Czapalay, Deputy Minister of the Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration
Learning Objectives:
- • Learn how to use provincial programs to recruit and retain employees in the construction sector
- • Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) - Through the NSNP, prospective immigrants who have the skills and experience targeted by Nova Scotia may be nominated to immigrate
- • Atlantic Immigration Program - The Atlantic Immigration Program is an immigration program that helps employers recruit skilled foreign workers and international graduates to meet labour needs.
To register click HERE.
Cancellation Policy
-Cancellations must be received no later than 10 business days prior to the course date to be eligible for a 75% refund of registration fees.
-No refunds will be issued after this date.
-If you register for the course and do not attend, you are liable for the full registration fee unless you cancel according to the terms stated above.
-If you are unable to attend after registering you may send a substitute up to and including the day of the course. Please provide a name and email address for name tag and records.
-CANS reserves the right to cancel any course and will, in such an event, provide a full refund of registrations fees. Every effort will be made to give registrants a reasonable notice of cancellation.
-No liability is assumed by the organization for changes in course dates, content, speakers, or venue.
