Labour Market Group of Renfrew and Lanark

Rural Economic Development Session with Dr. Ken Coates
2022-03-10 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Ken Coates will be talking about Rural Futures. Over the past few decades, rural and small-town Canada have faced immense strains. The migration of young people to the cities, and changes in agriculture, mining, and manufacturing have undermined local economies. But rural Canada will not go quietly, but instead is determined to preserve its special place within Canada well into the 21st century. Defining the lifestyles and economic prospects of rural and small-town Canada requires creativity, community spirit, and a full understanding of the challenges and opportunities that lie before us all.
Ken Coates is a rare public commentator who brings a deep understanding of past and present realities together with compelling ideas about Canada’s future. His passionate and highly engaging talks have captivated diverse audiences across the country, from college administrators and economic development officers to Aboriginal entrepreneurs and community activists. Ken is Canada’s Research Chair in Regional Innovation and brings his experience in East Asia and around the Circumpolar world to bear on his understanding of Canada’s strengths and weaknesses. Ken combines irreverence, insight, and a sense of humour in his conversations about the issues that matter most to Canadians.

Free Business Development and Succession Planning Seminar
2022-09-21 09:00 - 12:00 | Horton Community Centre, 1005 Castleford Rd, Renfrew, Ontario, K7V 3Z8, Canada
Succession Planning for business. What you need to know to prepare for the succession of your business.

About this event

Are you a local business owner? Thinking about selling, transferring, or closing your business? Perhaps you’re looking to purchase a business or you are at the beginning of your new venture! This FREE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR is for you.
Join us on Wednesday September 21st from 9am -12pm at the Horton Community Centre, 1005 Castleford Rd, Horton, ON K7V 3Z8.
What is succession planning? A strategic succession plan will ensure the smooth transfer of your family business while maintaining all existing relationships – whether that’s with your employees, business partners or customers.
Succession planning will:

Protect your legacy
Maintain a service for your customers and community.

This informative session will help you feel more confident in creating the perfect Succession Plan for your needs.
Additionally, there will be a chance to meet potential business sellers/buyers as well as an opportunity to speak with professional services that may be able to assist in achieving your succession goals.
Refreshments will be provided.
Workshop held in partnership with BDC and Enterprise Renfrew County

Algonquin College Fall Business Leadership Conference
2022-10-17 08:00 - 16:30 | Algonquin College – Pembroke Campus, 1 College Way, Pembroke, Ontario, K8A0C8, Canada
The Algonquin College Fall Business & Leadership Conference is an affordable and quality professional development opportunity.

About this event

In response to Renfrew County’s growing need for local, affordable, and quality professional development opportunities, Algonquin College’s Pembroke Campus presents its annual Fall Business and Leadership conference opportunity again this year on Monday, October 17, 2022. Participants can join the conference from their home or office or come on campus to network with other conference registrants.
This year’s theme focuses on the labour market and creating the right conditions to attract and retain employees. Again this year, the focus is on smaller rural businesses.
2022 Facilitators Line-up

KEYNOTE: Ken Coates, The Changing Face of Canada’s Workforce: Rural Dimensions on a National Problem
KEYNOTE: Tina Varughere, The Human Side of Unconscious Bias
KEYNOTE: Rocco Rossi, Demonstrating Resilience Through a Shifting Labour Market
WORKSHOP: Workplace Mental Wellness-A Community Approach, Angela Warren, Founder of Leaves of Hope and a suicide prevention advocate and LifeWorkers Certified Master Trainer for 8+ years. During this engaging presentation, you will be able to identify areas of growth for your company, learn ways to support workplace mental wellness from a leadership perspective and gain sustainable strategies that can be applied as well as ample resources.
WORKSHOP: Attracting and Retaining Talent in the New World of Work, Angela Hoyt, CEO of Evoluation Group Inc, This workshop will provide insight into the specific human resource challenges rural employers face, and practical solutions to weather the storm in the new world of work.
WORKSHOP: Creating Your Own Land Acknowledgement Statement, Aimee Bailey, Every Canadian has the privilege of living on land that once was the Traditional Territory of the Indigenous People who lived there before contact. Who are they? How did the land on which you live come to you? When and why did your ancestors come to Canada? What is the history of your people? What relationship, if any did your family have with the Indigenous People of your land? The answers to all of these questions will help you to realize how you got to where you are now, and will enable you to create your own authentic Land Acknowledgement Statement.
WORKSHOP: Using Data to Figure Out What’s Happening in the Local Labour Market, Amanda Asselin, This workshop will show you how to find good local labour market information that is specific to the sector your business operates in, helping you to develop a recruitment and retention strategy that is data informed.
WORKSHOP: Empowering a Hybrid Workforce, Nancy Riopel, Despite the desire of many to return to a pre-Covid work environment, many employees prefer to, and have proven that they can work from home. Given this preference and the employee shortage, many workplaces are moving to a hybrid workforce. Managing a hybrid team requires more than merging the management practices that work at a distance with those that work with an in-person team.

Read profiles and workshop descriptions.
Registration Information
When you register, you will be required to select your workshops. Please review workshop descriptions prior to registration. Descriptions and conference details are available on our website: https://www.algonquincollege.com/pembroke/business-conference/workshops/
Early Bird Registration Fee (Until September 16, 2022): $220 + tax (includes choice of 3 workshops from 4 topics, 3 keynote addresses, a refreshment break, $25 gift card to purchase a special lunch for the day of the virtual conference, and networking opportunities).
Registration Fee After September 16, 2022: $250 + tax (includes choice of 3 workshops from 4 topics, 3 keynote addresses, a refreshment break, $25 gift card to purchase a special lunch for the day of the virtual conference, and networking opportunities).
*** Special bonus: Register 3 employees and receive a 4th registration for free! If you register 3 employees to attend the conference, and would like to send a fourth person free, please email Ellen Wong-Gallant at: wonge@algonquincollege.com or call 613-735-4700 x2760 to complete the registration for your bonus registration. ***
*Please note: All online registrations are subject to an Eventbrite service fee. If you prefer not to register online, please contact 613-735-4700 ext. 2831 to arrange an alternate payment option.
SEE CANCELLATION POLICY BELOW.
Thanks to our past and present sponsors for helping to make this professional development opportunity possible:
Conference Cancellation Policy
Substitution:

If, after registering you are unable to attend, you are welcome to appoint someone else from your organization to attend in your place.
Please advise substitutions in writing. All substitutions can be emailed to Kate Gaudette at: gaudetk@algonquincollege.com
When requesting a substitution, please indicate which workshops your substitute wishes to attend if they are different from the ones you registered for. We will attempt to accommodate; however, our ability to accommodate is based on the availability of workshops and timing of the request. If we are unable to accommodate, your substitution will be registered in the workshops you originally registered for.

Refund:

Cancellation prior to October 10, 2022: 100% refund, minus Eventbrite processing fee.
Cancellation less than 7 days before conference (after October 10, 2022): No refund
Cancellation must be in writing. Cancellation notice can be emailed to Kate Gaudette at: gaudetk@algonquincollege.com

Arnprior Labour Market Community Consultation
2023-10-11 08:30 - 12:00 | Galilee Center, 398 John St. N, Arnprior, Ontario, K7S2P6, Canada
You’re Invited to a Labour Market Community Consultation Led by the Labour Market Group of Renfrew and Lanark Counties
The labour market continues to change and feel the stresses of an evolving workplace. The emergence of remote work, coupled with technological advancements and shifting demographics has left many employers with labour shortages, but has also created opportunities for innovation and creativity. Join the Renfrew-Lanark Labour Market Working Group for one of four community consultations as we tackle the tough questions of how rural areas can address their workforce needs now and into the future.
Please REGISTER at the link below

Labour Market Inclusion For Underrepresented Groups in Lanark County
2023-10-17 08:30 - 12:00 | Smith Falls Memorial Center, 71 Cornelia Street West, Smith Falls, Ontario, K7A1T7
Join us on Tuesday October 17th for an in-person forum with labour market experts on Labour Market Inclusion For Underrepresented Groups in Lanark County.
This labour market forum, organized by Algonquin College in partnership with United Way East Ontario, Lanark-Renfrew Labour Market Group and Lanark-Renfrew Local Immigration Partnerships, will focus on solutions to increasing the participation of underrepresented populations in the rural workforce, including people with disabilities, newcomers, Indigenous peoples, older workers, youth, sole support parents, etc..
Please register by following the link below

Perth Labour Market Community Consultation
2023-11-21 08:30 - 12:00 | Algonquin College – Perth Campus, 7 Craig St., Perth, Ontario, K7H1X7, Canada
You’re Invited to a Labour Market Community Consultation Led by the Labour Market Group of Renfrew and Lanark Counties
The labour market continues to change and feel the stresses of an evolving workplace. The emergence of remote work, coupled with technological advancements and shifting demographics has left many employers with labour shortages, but has also created opportunities for innovation and creativity.
Join the Renfrew-Lanark Labour Market Working Group for one of four community consultations as we tackle the tough questions of how rural areas can address their workforce needs now and into the future.
Please Register by following the link below

Pembroke Labour Market Community Consultation
2023-11-28 08:30 - 12:00 | Best Western Pembroke Inn & Conference Center, 1 International Drive, Pembroke, Ontario, K8A6W5, Canada

Virtua Labour Market Community Consultation
2023-12-05 09:30 - 11:00 | Ontario

AI's Impact on Today's Students and Tomorrow's Workers
2024-02-26 11:00 - 12:30 | Algonquin College – Pembroke Campus, 1 College Way, Pembroke, Ontario, K8A0C8, Canada
Presentation on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
Monday, February 26 at 11:00 a.m. – Pembroke Waterfront Campus
Algonquin College and the Lanark-Renfrew Labour Market Group are pleased to invite you to a special presentation by technology journalist Jared Lindzon on “The Future of Work-Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on today’s students and tomorrow’s workers.” This presentation is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 26th and can be accessed in person at the Pembroke campus or online.
You can register at this link:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future-of-work-artificial-intelligence-tickets-788097971247?aff=oddtdtcreator
More information below on the presentation and the presenter:
Until recently our understanding of “work” remained largely unchanged since the industrial revolution. Many of the standards and conventions that were established over 100 years ago faced their first real challenge in the wake of the pandemic. Now, as organizations continue to play catch up, even more disruption is on its way. That’s because artificial intelligence is poised to have an even more dramatic impact on how, where, when and why we work. As a freelance journalist who reports on the “Future of Work” for some of the biggest news outlets in Canada and around the world, Jared Lindzon is well positioned to provide clarity on how the workplace has evolved in recent years, and where it’s most likely headed next. He believes that as we enter the next chapter in its evolution, we can learn much about what will come next by exploring what came before.
Bio:
Jared Lindzon is a freelance journalist and public speaker based in Toronto. Though he covers a wide range of subject areas — including tech, entertainment, and business — Lindzon has emerged as one of the country’s leading voices on the “Future of Work.” Beyond his regular columns in Fast Company, The Globe & Mail, BetaKit and TIME Magazine Lindzon’s reporting has also been featured in The New York Times, the Guardian, Fortune Magazine, Rolling Stone and The BBC, among others.

Carleton Place Community Labour Market Consultation
2024-10-09 08:30 - 12:00 | Carleton Place Collective, 155 Industrial Ave, Carleton Place, Ontario, K7C 3V7, Canada
You’re Invited to a Labour Market Community Consultation Led by the Labour Market Group of Renfrew and Lanark Counties
The labour market is changing rapidly with new trends that have evolved since we spoke last year. Canada’s unemployment rate is gradually increasing, particularly for young people, but there continues to be widespread labour shortages in some sectors, such as health care.
Inflation has been slowed, but the cost of living remains high for housing and food, resulting in more labour disruptions as collective bargaining focuses on the rising cost of living.
Join the Renfrew-Lanark Labour Market Working Group for one of four community consultations as we tackle the tough questions of how rural areas can address their workforce needs now and into the future.
REGISTER HERE

A Labour Market Planning Session for Municipal Government Leaders in Renfrew and Lanark Counties
2024-10-10 08:30 - 12:00 | Best Western Pembroke Inn & Conference Center, 1 International Drive, Pembroke, Ontario, K8A6W5, Canada
Municipalities in rural areas are facing labour shortages. They are also dealing with pressing socio-economic issues that are putting strain on their front line staff who support the most vulnerable people in society. The Labour Market Group of Lanark-Renfrew invites elected officials and municipal government workers to a half day discussion and learning session focused on developing strategies to support labour force attraction within the municipal government sector.
A special presentation by the CEO of Abacus Data, David Coletto, will set the stage for the day.
Guest Speaker David Coletto gives insights on, “Leading Through The Scarcity Mindset and What it Means for Rural and Small Town Communities”
In this data-filled, engaging presentation, Dr. David Coletto, one of Canada’s top pollsters and CEO of Abacus Data, breaks down how a new, more intense scarcity mindset is impacting the workforce and consumer market as well as demands of residents, with a focus on its impact on rural and small town communities.
Through his expert analysis, derived from polling thousands of Canadians weekly, Coletto provides an incisive look at the current socio-economic landscape shaped by the growing challenges in accessing essential services like healthcare, housing, food, and energy, and unveils how a burgeoning scarcity mindset is reshaping expectations and behaviours across Canada.
Key learning objectives include:

Understand the emerging scarcity mindset: Gain insights into how and why Canadian consumer and worker expectations are shifting towards a scarcity mindset and the impact this has on their behaviour.

Analyze the influence of zero-sum thinking: Explore how zero-sum thinking is influencing behaviour and decision-making, providing a new lens through which to view market dynamics.

Strategize for impact: Learn how to adapt your strategies to effectively engage with consumers and stakeholders in a landscape marked by increased scarcity and competition.

REGISTER HERE
Agenda
8:30am – Welcome and networking
9:00 am – Guest Speaker David Coletto
10:00 am – Round table Discussion/Strategy Development
11:30 am – Closing Remarks
Read David Coletto’s Bio
David Coletto is CEO and a founding partner of Abacus Data a full-service market research and strategy firm based in Ottawa and Toronto. With over a decade and a half of experience in the industry, David and his partners founded Abacus eleven years ago and since then it has grown into one of Canada’s most respected market research firms. David has worked with many of Canada’s leading associations, corporations, and non-profits including Cooperation Canada, Oxfam, Shaw Communications, the Canadian Medical Association, the Bank of Canada, and the Canadian Real Estate Association. He earned a PhD in Political Science from the University of Calgary in 2010 and is an adjunct professor at Carleton University. He is the host and producer of inFocus with David Coletto a new podcast that explores the intersection of public opinion, politics, public policy, and consumer behaviour. He’s a Millennial, a foodie, a cyclist, and an avid traveller. He’s been tracking Canadian public opinion and consumer trends on technology, news consumption, and public policy for years and is one of Canada’s leading experts on generational change and Millennials in particular.

Renfrew Community Labour Market Consultation
2024-11-14 08:30 - 12:00 | My FM Rec Center, 1 Ma Te Way Park Drive, Renfrew, Ontario, K7V4J4, Canada

Pembroke Community Labour Market Consultation
2024-11-20 08:30 - 12:00 | Algonquin College – Pembroke Campus, 1 College Way, Pembroke, Ontario, K8A0C8, Canada

Virtual Community Labour Market Consultation
2024-12-03 09:30 - 23:00 | Virtual
