b'Message from the PresidentMessage du prsidentStephen CryneI extend a very warm welcome to all delegates attendingJ e souhaite chaleureusement la bienvenuetous les dlgusnotre 37e confrence nationale de our 37th national conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario. This marks our third conference in Niagara since 2005.Niagara Falls. Il sagit de notre troisime confrence I congratulate members of the Conference Planning Niagara depuis 2005. Je flicite les membres du Committee, chaired by Effie Kakoutis of IBM Canadacomit de planification, prsid par Effie Kakoutis Ltd., for their hard work and dedication in developing andIBM Canada, pour leur dvouementllaboration dun outstanding conference program. programme de confrence exceptionnel.The pace of change and level of demands placed on mobilityLe rythme du changement est tel que les professionnels de la professionals make it hard to keep up. We live in what manymobilit peinentle suivre. Nous vivons dans ce que beaucoup have described as a VUCA worldwhere volatility, uncer- ont dcrit comme un monde o la volatilit, lincertitude, la tainty, complexity and ambiguity are the norm. Only onecomplexit et lambigut sont la norme. Seul le changement thing is consistent and thats change. As we struggle to adaptpersiste. Alors que nous luttons pour nous adapter, Une mobi-to VUCA, Future-Proofing Mobility is a perfect theme for thelitlpreuve du futur est un thme parfait pour la confrence 2019 conference.de 2019. In my conference message a year ago, I highlighted the disrup- Dans mon messagela confrence, lan dernier, jai soulign tion in our industry. Since then, political instability in manyles perturbations dans notre industrie. Depuis lors, linstabilit regions of the world and growing opposition to global tradepolitique dans de nombreuses rgions du monde et lopposition and immigration make business planning very difficult. Yet forcroissante au commerce mondial etlimmigration rendent Canada, with our more forward-thinking approach to immi- la planification des entreprises trs difficile. Pourtant, pour gration, these negative forces in other regions work to ourle Canada, avec notre approche plus avant-gardiste de advantage, as evidenced by the growing number of companieslimmigration, ces forces ngatives dans dautres rgions selecting Canada to relocate key international talent. Sinceoprentnotre avantage, comme en tmoigne le nombre 2017, according to a study by the CBRE group, Toronto alonecroissant dentreprises qui choisissent le Canada. Depuis 2017, has added more technology jobs than the U.S. Bay Area;selon une tude du groupe CBRE, Torontoelle seule a cr Washington, D.C.; New York City and Seattle combined. plus demplois technologiques que la rgion de San Francisco, Washington, New York et Seattle runis.As Canadians head to the polls later this fall we must keep the focus on the positive benefits of Canadas immigrationAlors que les Canadiens se rendront aux urnes plus tard cet programs and leverage the competitive advantage we enjoyautomne, nous devons continuer de mettre laccent sur les in this area. At a recent meeting I attended with Immigrationavantages positifs des programmes dimmigration et tirer parti Minister Ahmed Hussen, he made the point that almost 90 perde notre avantage concurrentiel dans ce domaine. Lors dune cent of Canadas employment growth will come from immigra- rcente runion avec nous, le ministre de lImmigration, tion. The minister also noted that much of the emphasis inAhmed Hussen, il a soulign que prs de 90 % de la crois-recent immigration policy has been on highly skilled talent,sance de lemploi au Canada proviendra de limmigration. PERSPECTIVESPublished by: Sales ExecutivesDirector, Business Developmentemployees and the organizationsreceive one annual subscription with is published quarterly for the: Gary Fustey, Dawn Stokes, Jack Smith,Michael Bellthat provide support services. Thetheir membership dues. Subscriptions Canadian Employee Relocation Council www.mediaedgepublishing.com Pat JohnstonBranch Manageropinions expressed in Perspectivesare available to members and Suite 1711Senior Graphic Design SpecialistNancie Priv do not necessarily reflect the viewsnon-members for $50 each per 44 Victoria Street33 South Station StreetJames T. Mitchell Published August 2019 of CERC. Information contained inyear. 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