Athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs -- she's got a dozen amazing pairs -- and the superpowers they grant her: speed, beauty, an extra 6 inches of height ... Quite simply, she redefines what the body can be.
OTTAWA - Today, the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, issued the following statement pursuant to the Canadian Auto Workers' (CAW's) ratification of a new agreement with General Motors of Canada Ltd. (GM Canada).
TORONTO - Bodychecking in youth hockey leagues in Canada, the U.S. and Finland is associated with an increased risk of injury to players, a study led by York University has found.
TORONTO - A report released today by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) shows new licenses were issued to more doctors in 2008 than ever before. The record number of 3,467 certificates of registration issued continues a decade-long upward trend.
TORONTO - With both its external and domestic sectors under siege, Ontario's economy is expected to contract by 1.5 per cent in 2009, the second biggest drop among the provinces, but should fight back in 2010 with growth rebounding to 2.4 per cent, according to the latest provincial forecast released today by RBC.
TORONTO - Sun Life Financial Inc. announced that it will provide its shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation at annual meetings. This advisory vote, which will be non-binding, will be submitted to shareholders beginning at its annual meeting to be held in 2010.
Toronto - To achieve our full economic potential in Ontario and Canada, we need strong management talent to drive innovation and develop world-beating strategies. While new evidence indicates that we are among the world's leaders in our management talent; it also shows that our managers could do better.
Major Exhibition set to open in Waterloo Region invites Participants to Explore Canada’s role on the World Stage
Kitchener - An interactive exhibition showcasing Canada's ability to bridge the developed and the developing worlds is set to arrive in Kitchener next month as part of a cross-Canada tour.
Industry-provincial partnership to examine barriers to growth and highlight opportunities for Ontario's environment companies
TORONTO - The Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) today announced the launch of a joint study with the provincial government to encourage the growth of Ontario's environment companies. The initiative was announced at a breakfast meeting of senior environment industry executives featuring a keynote address from the Honourable John Gerretsen, Ontario Minister of the Environment.
The fallout of the financial crisis continues in 2009 and many banks remain in survival mode. With banks implementing stringent cost controls measures, technology spending is also under heavy scrutiny
London, UK – The global banking technology market will decline by almost 2% in 2009, according to a new report by independent market analyst Datamonitor. The report ‘Impact of Financial Crisis on Technology Spending in Banking’, says this will be concentrated in European and North American markets, led by the UK, where banking technology spend will have the greatest fall, declining – almost 7%.
NEW YORK - Despite mounting job losses and a stock market spiraling toward a 12-year low, U.S. consumer sentiment edged up this month according to the most recent results of the RBC CASH (Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household) Index. The survey, which measured the attitudes of 1,000 Americans earlier this week, found that consumer sentiment remained very low, but stable.
WATERLOO - University of Waterloo researchers were successful in the latest round of the Transatlantic Exchange Partnership (TEP) competition, with one UW-led project aimed at developing student talent with global experience in quantum information processing.
Kitchener - The Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations (CIPI) held its Canadian Laser Application Network (CLAN) Workshop, March 11 – 12, 2009, at the Marriott in Downtown Toronto.
Steven McCartney is CEO of Atria Networks LP. Mr. McCartney began his career in telecommunications with the largest Canadian public telecommunications carrier, culminating a 15-year career as General Manager Ontario, Public Communications.
Kitchener - Students in mechanical, manufacturing and mechatronics engineering at three Canadian institutions will have the opportunity to study in Europe as part of an exchange project under the Transatlantic Exchange Partnership (TEP) being funded equally by Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) and the European Union (EU).
WATERLOO — Six charities across Southwest Ontario have received up to $5,000 each as part of the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Canada Foundation Leadership Grants program. The program supports the leadership and professional development of existing and emerging charity staff and volunteers—an acutely underfunded, but critical area for non-profits. This year, PwC invited Canadian charities to apply for either an Individual Leadership Grant (up to $2,500) or Team Leadership Grant (up to $5,000). Since the launch of the Leadership Grants program in 2006, PwC has awarded $611, 808 in grants to 253 recipients.
London, ON - Libro Financial Group has received the Ontario Credit Union Charitable Foundation's 2009 Outstanding Corporate Achievement Award in recognition of their dedication to community investment.
Waterloo — The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation along with the Cambridge and North Dumfries Community Foundation have been named bronze award winners for excellence in communications by the 2009 Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program. Sponsored by the Council on Foundations, the awards program recognizes effective communications efforts to increase public awareness of foundations and corporate giving programs.
TORONTO - The approximately 10,000 CAW members working at General Motors have accepted the new restructuring agreement by 87 per cent. Ratification votes took place over the last two days in Oshawa, Windsor, St. Catharines and Woodstock after the agreement was reached early in the morning on March 8.
HAMILTON - Twelve organizations in the heavy construction industry have pledged $1,127,500 over five years to establish an endowed chair at McMaster University. It is believed to be the first such chair in Canada.
TORONTO, ON: In today’s competitive automotive marketplace, Canadian automotive parts suppliers need to increase their innovative capabilities to gain a competitive advantage.
"Surging population growth, climate change, reckless irrigation and chronic waste are placing the world's water supplies at threat, a landmark UN report said on Thursday. [Agence France Presse/Factiva]
Every policymaker and his or her staff have tales to tell about their, well, "interesting" meetings. Like those businesspeople who start their pitch with, "you never agree with me and always take money from the other side. I don't even know why I'm here. But do you think you could vote for this legislation? What if I paid for your vote with a big campaign contribution?" With a few notable exceptions, that approach is likely to get you shown to the door - and quick.
"Chinese exports slumped 25.7 percent in February, much higher than analysts had expected, as the global economic crisis began to take its full toll on the country's export sector....China's exports have decreased for four months in a row, but until February the rate of decline had been much slower than seen in other Asian countries with large export sectors...." [The Financial Times (UK)/Factiva]
Most leaders will readily agree that earning and keeping the trust of others is critical to their effectiveness as a leader. It is quite possibly the single most important prerequisite for leaders at all organization levels. Unfortunately, it can also be the most fragile. Recent events in the economy have spilled over into all business sectors and have shaken the confidence in organization leadership to the core.
Every year over 200,000 immigrants move to Canada, many of them in search of economic opportunity. But is there actual opportunity to be found? It seems that for every story of a recent immigrant who struck it big in Canada, there is a story of an Indian engineer who must work as a cab driver, or a Chinese surgeon that cannot obtain credentials. Analysis of recently released 2006 data, confirms that educated immigrants are underemployed in the Canadian labour force.
Waterloo Region – On Friday, March 13, 2009, the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council presents Dr. Irvin Waller and a discussion about “Less Law, More Order: The Truth about Reducing Crime”.
Passion within the workplace -- does the topic get your attention? It should, but not because this article addresses romantic relationships at the office. We're talking about company leaders creating passion -- as in a boundless, extremely fervent fondness and commitment -- for the job and company. In fact, in every organization, one of the major roles of the leader is be a passion maker, or someone who is responsible for developing and inspiring enthusiasm within the entire chain of command.
Only half of financial executives surveyed have an effective strategy for managing CSR issues
Toronto — An overwhelming majority (90%) of Canadian senior financial executives consider reporting on the environmental and social impacts of their companies to be important. A large proportion of responding companies (72%), according to a new survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the Canadian Financial Executives Research Foundation (CFERF), the research institute of FEI Canada (FEI Canada), also claimed that their company understood which sustainability issues were most relevant to achieving their business goals.
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