IPMA-Canada is presently looking for a National Director, HR Research. This is a two year volunteer position and includes scanning for new information for our members and conducting and analysing survey findings. Excellent experience and increase of HR knowledge which will enhance your resume!

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IPMA-Canada National Results from Member's Survey, September, 2011 (Members Only): A presentation on national survey findings on HR Outsourcing with further analysis from a National IPMA-Canada Focus Group held November 7, 2011.

Key HR services most often outsourced include:

• Employee Assistance Programs (43.2%)
• Professional Development (20.9%)
• HRIS Systems Support (14.9%)
• Benefits Administration (14.8%) 

Limited change is expected over the next two (2) years.

IPMA-Canada Professional Development Survey National Summary Report - Conducted April 2011

Some highlights include:

• Professional development is still being offered to public sector staff across the country but the scope of PD has changed. There no longer appears to be a focus on continuous learning in most public sector organizations.  
• Employees are no longer aware of the funds or time made available to them for professional development.
• The private sector responses we received indicated that professional development is still a key element of business success and professional development is encouraged and celebrated for both present and future jobs.
• Almost one third of HR professionals indicated that they need more training for their present jobs and the largest inhibitor is the lack of HR budgets.

IPMA-Canada National Results from Member's Survey, January, 2011(Members Only): A presentation on national survey findings on HR Leadership and HR Challenges with further analysis from a National IPMA-Canada Focus Group held on March 11, 2011.

• 27.1% reported that their leader did not come from the HR Community. This appears to be a growing trend, especially in the federal government.
• The HR Community is facing growing retirements and generational turnover, with reduced
  resources.