Employment and Labour Market Services

2009 Provincial Labour Market Engagement Sessions

The Ministry of Housing and Social Development (HSD), the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market (ALMD), and the Ministry of Community and Rural Development (CD) in collaboration with Service Canada, are pleased to provide an opportunity for a representative from your organization to participate in an engagement session to discuss the provincial labour market.

In particular, representatives from various government ministries interested in engaging stakeholders in a discussion regarding provincial employment and labour market services and development in order to share and solicit information that will inform government planning and program development. Dialogue will focus on the array of programs and services offered by the province and where government is moving to improve these for the public and clients.

If you are interested in participating in one of these face-to-face scheduled sessions, please contact Alice Gillespie with your name, the name of your organization, and pertinent contact information. Please also indicate whether you will participate on-site or online, and indicate your date and time preference.

Face-to-Face Scheduled Sessions

Engagement sessions will be held across the province in the following locations:

October 20: Chilliwack
October 21: Surrey
October 22: Vancouver
October 26: Prince Rupert
October 28: Nelson
November 2: Dawson Creek
November 4: Prince George
November 9: Courtenay
November 13: Victoria
November 18: Kamloops
November 19: Kelowna

Online Scheduled Sessions

If you are unable to participate in one of these sessions, government representatives are also offering online sessions according to the following schedule:

Thursday, Nov. 26th, 9:30am-12pm for Vancouver Island and the Coast
Wednesday, Dec. 2nd, 9:30am-12pm for the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley
Thursday, Dec. 3rd, 9:30am-12pm for the Interior, Kootenays, and the North

If you are interested in participating in one of these sessions, please contact Alice Gillespie with your name, the name of your organization, and pertinent contact information. Please also indicate whether you will participate on-site or online, and indicate your date and time preference.

Please note: In order to participate in the online session, you will need a computer with Windows 2000, XP, or Vista and the ability to download a software patch from Microsoft (to be provided).

Information regarding these sessions, such as meeting summaries and presentations, will be available on this site as the provincial tour progresses, we encourage you to visit this site regularly.

For more information on the 2009 Provincial Labour Market Engagement Sessions, please visit the British Columbia Employment & Labour Market Services website.

For assistance, contact the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills or the RuralBC Secretariat.