Manitoba Civil Service Commission

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Manitoba Civil Service Commission

Career Assistance
Program for Members of Visible Minorities and
Immigrants
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Career Assistance Program for Members of Visible
Minorities and Immigrants

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Affirmative Action Policy

• 1983 - Manitoba Government MGEU issued a joint
  Affirmative Action Policy for 3 groups women,
  physically disabled and natives to redress
  existing discriminatory barriers and to enhance
  promotion equality of treatment for designated
  groups.
• 1986 - Affirmative Action Policy now includes
  visible minorities and focus development for
  women in clerical classifications.
• A joint union/management Affirmative Action
  committee was established both at the central and
  departmental level and tasked to design a plan
  that will include outreach recruitment, special
  training and management development programs to
  redress the effects of past practices and to
  accelerate equalized representation in the work
  force.

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Renewal Strategy (2003)

• It is the way the Government and its departments
  are going to keep and attract the talent
  government needs to meet the public service
  expectations of Manitobans.
• - competent, representative Government
  workforce
• GOALS
• 1) Renewal - make working for government a more
  attractive and rewarding experience for current
  and potential employees
• 2) Sustainability - minimize the impact of
  retirements on service delivery
• 3) Diversity - increase diversity at all levels
  of the Civil Service
• 4) Clarity - increase accountability for
  effective human resource management

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Renewal Strategy

• Why was there a need?
• Close to half of all employees and three-quarters
  of all senior managers are eligible to retire in
  the next 10 years.
• There are existing areas of skill shortages
  i.e. Engineers, Financial Officers, Agrologists,
  a concern that becomes even greater if turnover
  increases.
• There is real competition from public and private
  employers for the talent we need in the Civil
  Service.
• There is a need to emphasize that the continued
  development of all of our employees will
  reinforce the strong commitment that employees
  have in serving the public.

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Employment Equity Policy (2004)
2003 - Employment Equity Policy Review was
conducted and Equity language in
MGEU Collective Agreement was included. 2004
Affirmative Action Policy became Employment
Equity Policy - Implementation of Diversity
Employment Equity Strategy - linked to
Renewal Strategy
The Government of Manitoba is committed to an
Employment Equity Policy that achieves a civil
service workforce reflective of the citizens it
serves at all levels of four designated groups
- Women, - Aboriginal persons,
- Persons with a disability, and
- Members of visible minorities.
Employment Equity seeks to remove discriminatory
barriers and ensure equality of treatment within
the civil service.

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Visible Minorities

• Persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who
  because of their race or colour, are a visible
  minority.
• Examples of visible minorities include
• Black ( African, Haitian, Jamaican, Somali)
• South Asian (East Indian, Pakistani, Punjabi, Sri
  Lankan)
• South East Asian (Cambodian, Indonesian, Laotian,
  Vietnamese)
• Arab / West Asian ( Armenian, Egyptian, Iranian,
  Lebanese, Moroccan)
• Chinese
• Filipino
• Latin American
• Japanese
• Korean

• Statistics
• 9.9 of the MB Labour Force are VM
• In 20 years, 30 of Canadas population is
  expected to be VM

Source Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

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Provincial Civil Service Diversity Strategy (2007)

• a new and comprehensive approach to further
  equity and diversity in the MB Civil Service
• Objectives
• Departments develop diversity and employment
  equity plans for increasing and retaining a
  diverse workforce.
• Eliminate bias and be culturally sensitive in all
  human resource processes.
• Establish partnerships with internal and external
  resources to enhance efforts in the area of
  diversity and employment equity.

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Immigrants

• First - Generation immigrant
• defined as an individual born outside Canada
• Philippines accounted for 16.9 per cent of the
  foreign-born residing in Manitoba in 2006,
  followed by the United Kingdom (10.1 per cent)
  and Germany (six per cent). Collectively, Poland,
  the United States, India and Mexico accounted for
  18.1 per cent of the foreign-born.
• Statistics Canada Census 2006, Labour Force
  Survey

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Career Assistance Program for Members of Visible
Minorities and Immigrants

• Established in 2003.
• Response to the minimum progress in the
  recruitment of members of visible minorities and
  immigrants
• An effort to increase representation in the
  provincial civil service

• In 2004, only 3.7 of the total employees within
  MB Civil Service are VM
• 8 VM representation was set as a benchmark based
  on 2001 Census data on labour market.

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Career Assistance Program for Members of Visible
Minorities and Immigrants

• Employs a collaborative approach with the
  community through outreach to
• educational institutions
• employment centres
• ethno-cultural organizations and
  agencies in Manitoba
• Opportunity Notices are sent organizations
  representing the visible minority and immigrant
  communities of Manitoba. These organizations
  promote these opportunities among their client
  base.

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Career Assistance Program for Members
of Visible Minorities

• The Civil Service Commission recruits candidates
  on an ongoing basis.
• The Civil Service Commission maintains an
  inventory of candidates with a broad range of
  skill sets.
• Positions are based on Department needs and
  candidates are sponsored for a term or volunteer
  position.

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Career Assistance Program for Members of Visible
Minorities and Immigrants

• Volunteers in Public Service Program (VIPS)
• Started in 2003 focused primarily with the
  immigrants and visible minorities.
• Delivered in partnership with the Department of
  Education, Citizenship and Youth
• Aimed to place skilled immigrants and visible
  minorities in Departments where they can
• Apply and sharpen their skills and experience in
  a Canadian Workplace
• Further develop their language skills in a
  professional workplace
• Assist Departments to carry out special projects,
  test new ideas, and/or supplement the work of
  staff.
• Volunteers are placed in positions in government
  for either
• 3 months at 15 hours a week
• 6 weeks on a full-time basis
• Now placed 56 individuals and 22 found employment
  within Manitoba civil service.

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Volunteer in the Public Service Program
Program Components

• Orientation
• Provides an overview of government and the
  department where participant is assigned.
• Training and Supervision
• Participant is closely trained and supervised to
  acquire the skills and competencies required to
  succeed in the civil service.
• Recognition
• Reference Letter is provided to the participant
  at the end of placement as a form of recognition.

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Career Assistance Program for Members of Visible
Minorities and Immigrants

• Career Gateway Program for Members of Visible
  Minorities (CGP)
• announced in Spring of 2004.
• aims to increase access to employment
  opportunities for members of the visible minority
  community with the Government of Manitoba
• targets intake into areas where there will be an
  upcoming succession and recruitment need
• provides 8.5 FTEs and support for the
  recruitment and development of members of visible
  minorities over a 6-24 month term placement
• Successfully placed 66 people with 52 of them are
  still in government.

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Career Gateway Program Program Components

• Orientation
• Provides global view of government, profiles
  departments and central agency functions through
  speakers, panel discussions and meeting with
  senior executives.
• Networking and team building opportunity
• Selected topics presented
• Training
• OSD provided training to better address
  competencies required in the Manitoba civil
  service and in the position.
• Aggregate of five training days.
• Mentorship
• Opportunity for participants to learn about the
  corporate culture
• Assist less experienced intern/ participant
  acquire the breadth of perspective, networking
  skills and goal setting capabilities required to
  succeed in the organization.

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Career Assistance Program for Members of Visible
Minorities and Immigrants

• Engineering and Technician Training Project
  (ETTP)
• started in 2008
• provides required professional engineering or
  technician related work experience to get
  qualified by professional organizations such as
  APEGM, MIA and MAA

• Immigrant
• Visible
• Minorities

• Career Gateway Program Extension Project (CGEP)
• started in 2008

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Then and now.

• 6 of Manitoba Civil Service is now represented
  by visible minorities.
• VM represents 4.1 of employees in Senior
  officers and equivalent classifications

• What make it successful?
• Based on solid and supported strategy and policy
• Sound marketing strategy
• Competent career development practitioners and
  service delivery partners

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Thank you.

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