Northwestern Ontario Chapter

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Member Benefits Overview February 22, 2005
Northwestern Ontario Chapter www.hrpano.org exec
utive_at_hrpano.org
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HRPAO Past, Present, Future

• 1990
• 6,000 members
• 1,392 CHRPs
• All grandparented
• 7 courses by 23 community colleges
• 6 courses by 16 universities

• 2004
• 14,000 members
• 5,200 CHRPs
• 54 academic route
• 11 courses by 24 out of 25 community colleges
• 10 courses by 17 out of 17 universities

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HRPAO Past, Present, Future

• 1990
• 20 Professional Development workshops etc. per
  year
• No employer demand for CHRPs
• No compensation differences

• 2005
• Over 70 Professional Development workshops etc.
  per year
• Employer demand for CHRPs
• Compensation higher for CHRPs

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HRPAO Past, Present, Future

• HRPAOs successes include
• Enhanced Professional Development
• National Standards for CHRP
• Increased Services to Members
• Membership Growth and Membership Involvement
• Recognition for HR Profession and CHRP
  Designation

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Benefits of Membership

• Affinity Centre
• Workopolis.com receive a 15 discount on single
  job postings on  Workopolis.
• Chapters/Indigo 20 off the purchase of regular
  prices books through the Corporate Sales Centre. 
  
• Grand Toy receive 45 off all online purchases.
• TD Meloche Monnex Home, Auto, Travel and Small
  Business Insurance, Professional Liability
  Insurance
• The Toronto Blue Jays, HP Invent, UPS Services,
  PRIMUS Canada, Canada NewsWire, Gallup Management
  Journal, Morneau Sobeco Inc., MBNA Canada Bank
  and more.

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Benefits of Membership

• Awards of Excellence
• National Fellow Award
• Honourary Life Award
• The Ross A. Hennigar Memorial Award
• Tosi/HRPAO Scholarship
• Outstanding CHRP Achievement Award, sponsored by
  Gilmore Staffing Solutions
• Professional Leadership Award sponsored by The
  Globe and Mail

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Benefits of Membership

• Career Management Centre
• Hire Authority
• Job Postings
• Resume Bank
• Co-op Postings
• Volunteer Postings
• Employment Networking Group
• Resume Tips

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Benefits of Membership

• Events
• Annual Conference 3 day program, 40 sessions,
  leading edge presenters, 130 exhibitors
• Events seminars, dinner speakers series
• HR Law Conference
• Local Chapter events

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Benefits of Membership

• Government Affairs
• Consultation with provincial and federal
  government through association government affairs
  committees
• Regular updates on legislative issues on HRPAO
  Web site
• Commitment to proactive advocacy on behalf of
  members

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Benefits of Membership

• Information Services
• Legal Centre
• Knowledge Centre
• Resource Centre library of leading HR
  publications customized research

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Benefits of Membership

• Publications
• HR Professional magazine
• HR Strategist
• HR e-Newsflash
• Employment Law at Work
• Human Rights _at_ Work
• Ultimate HR Manual coming soon

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Benefits of Membership

• Professional Development
• mid to senior level learning opportunities
• Executive Briefing Series (2004/2005)
• Professional Development Clinics (Queens
  University Industrial Relations Centre)
  (2004/2005)
• Alternate Dispute Resolution Workshops (Toronto,
  Ottawa, Thunder Bay) first collaborative
  programming initiative with the Ottawa and
  Northwestern Ontario Chapters (2004/2005)

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Benefits of Membership

• Volunteering
• Board of Directors
• Chapters
• Committees
• Annual Conference

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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

• The Certified Human Resources Professional
  Designation
• Is national standards for excellence in human
  resources management, emphasizing the critical
  role of people management in todays workforce
• By completing the CHRP designation you establish
  yourself as an accomplished professional
  informed, committed and connected

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HOW TO OBTAIN CHRP DESIGNATION

• PRESENT FUTURE National Route
• 9 Mandatory Courses
• Human Resources Management ,Organizational
  Behaviour, Finance
• Accounting, Occupational Health Safety,
  Training and
• Development, Employee Labour Relations,
  Staffing (Recruitment
• Selection), Human Resources Planning,
  Compensation
• National Knowledge Exam
• Professional Practice Assessment Exam

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HRPAO Degree Requirement

• Effective January 1, 2011 a degree will be
  required for HRPAO members to obtain their CHRP
  designation
• To be exempt from this requirement, must be a
  member of HRPAO by December 31, 2007 and then
  complete courses by Dec 31, 2010.
• This is now the national standard as adopted by
  CCHRA and its member organizations

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Recertification Why?

• Confirms professional credibility/competency
  within the rapidly evolving HR field
• Enhances the accountability/validity of the
  profession as a whole raises the bar
• Demonstrates continuous development as a
  professional
• Other provinces have had recertification for
  years Ontario and Quebec are the last
• For HRPAO members, recertification will begin
  being assessed in 2006.

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Recertification Log

• Criteria developed nationally, implemented
  provincially
• Required to gain 100 points within a three year
  time frame to maintain your CHRP designation
• Designed to showcase your professional learning
  activities over a three year period
• Onus is on CHRP member to justify log of
  activities
• 3 of logs will be audited by panel of peers

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New Website

• HRPAOs new site launched in September 2004
• Features
• A new look
• New software/content management system
• Improved navigation/access
• A content database
• New business systems and workflow for increased
  efficiencies

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