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APPENDIX C
LIST OF WITNESSES

Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

Department of Human Resources and Social Development Barbara Glover, Acting Director General, Labour Market Policy	2006/06/01	4
Cliff Halliwell, Director General, Policy Research and Coordination Directorate
Karen Jackson, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch
Corinne Prince-St-Amand, Acting Director General, Foreign Workers and Immigrants

Department of Human Resources and Social Development John Atherton, Director General, Active Employment Measures	2006/06/08	6
Barbara Glover, Acting Director General, Labour Market Policy
Donna Kirby, Acting Director General, Canada National Literacy Programs
Peter Larose, Director General, Workplace Partnerships Directorate
Andrew Treusch, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Planning

Statistics Canada Alain Bélanger, Coordinator, Demography Division, Research and Analysis Section	2006/06/13	7
Philip Cross, Manager, Current Economic Analysis
François Nault, Director, Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics
Susan Stobert, Manager, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey
Maryanne Webber, Director General, Labour and Household Surveys Branch

Canadian Chamber of Commerce Robert McKinstry, Senior Policy Analyst	2006/06/20	9
Michael Murphy, Executive Vice-President, Policy

Canadian Labour and Business Centre Clarence Lochhead, Senior Researcher
Shirley Seward, Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Policy Research Networks Sharon Manson Singer, President
Ron Saunders, Director, Work Network

Canadian Healthcare Association Sharon Sholzberg-Gray, President and Chief Executive Officer	2006/09/21	10

Canadian Medical Association Colin McMillan, President
William Tholl, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Nurses Association Lisa Little, Senior Nurse Consultant, Health Human Resources Planning

Canadian Pharmacists Association Janet Cooper, Senior Director, Professional Affairs
Brian Stowe, President

Health Action Lobby Pamela Fralick, Chief Executive Officer, The Canadian Physiotherapy Association

Department of Human Resources and Social Development Cathy Drummond, Director General, Services for People with Disabilities	2006/09/26	12
Nancy Lawand, Director, Canada Pension Plan Disability Policy
Caroline Weber, Director General, Office for Disability Issues

Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada Karen Ellis, Vice-President, Public Service Renewal and Diversity
Kami Ramcharan, Director General, Diversity Division

Centre for the Study of Living Standards Andrew Sharpe, Executive Director	2006/09/28	13

Groupe de réflexion et d'initiative des immigrants diplômés à l'étranger Renaud Arnaud, President

Movement for Canadian Literacy Wendy DesBrisay, Executive Director

National Council of Welfare Sheila Regehr, Director

Alliance of Sector Councils Andrew Cardozo, Executive Director	2006/10/03	14

Mining Industry Human Resource Council Paul Hébert, Executive Director

Software Human Resource Council Inc. Paul Swinwood, President

Biotechnology Human Resource Council Colette Rivet, Executive Director	2006/10/05	15

Canadian Automotive Repair and Service Jennifer Steeves, Executive Director

Cultural Human Resources Council Susan Annis, Executive Director

Electricity Sector Council Catherine Cottingham, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Norm Fraser, Vice-President, Operations

National Seafood Sector Council Phil LeBlanc, President, IMO Foods Canada Limited
Johanna Oehling, President

Canadian Federation of Independent Business Bradley George, Director, Provincial Affairs, Newfoundland and Labrador	2006/10/23	18

National Association of Career Colleges James Loder, Director and Board Member, Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland & Labrador Workplace/Workforce Learning Committee and Literacy Newfoundland and Labrador Ed Brown, Director
Kimberley Gillard, Executive Director

Society of Rural Physicians of Canada Michael Jong, President
James Rourke, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland
John Wootton, Editor, Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine
As an individual Jean Ann Ledwell	2006/10/23	19

Council of Canadians with Disabilities Marie White, National Chairperson

Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union Lana Payne, Communications and Research

Newfoundland and Labrador Association for Community Living Melanie Thomas, Executive Director
Sean Whiltshire, Chief Executive Officer, Avalon Employment Corporation

CUPE - PEI (Canadian Union of Public Employees) Leo Cheverie	2006/10/24	20

National Council of Women of Canada Karen Dempsey, Vice-President, Economics

Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers Susan Nasser, Executive Director
Leslie Williams, Master of Social Work Student

TEAM Work Cooperative Ltd. Tova Sherman, Executive Director, ReachAbility
Brian Tapper, Board Member
As an individual Florence Javier	2006/10/24	21

Association of Workplace Educators of Nova Scotia (AWENS) Leslie Childs, Workplace Educator
Margan Dawson, Executive Director

National Adult Literacy Database Inc. Sue Folinsbee, Principal
Charles Ramsey, Executive Director

New Brunswick Child Care Coalition Jody Dallaire, Coordinator

Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women Patricia LeBlanc, Member, Advisory Council
Brigitte Neumann, Executive Director

Acadia Centre for Small Business & Entrepreneurship Elly Danica, Consultant, Older Worker Transitions	2006/10/24	22
Shawnna Keddy, Project Coordinator, Community Development

Atlantic Institute for Market Studies Stephen Kymlicka, Senior Policy Analyst

Canadian Federation of Independent Business Andreea Bourgeois, Senior Policy Analyst, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia Department of Education Keith Messenger, Strategic Planning and Policy Analyst, Skills and Learning Branch
As an individual Marie-Pier Archambault	2006/10/25	23
Pierre-Alexandre Clermont

Fondation de la langue française pour l'innovation sociale et scientifique Jean-Marc Beausoleil, Agent de développement de solutions et de projets

Quebec Federation of University Students Philippe-Olivier Giroux, President, Conseil national des cycles supérieurs
Apollinaire Ndobo, Vice-President, Conseil national des cycles supérieurs

SPHERE-Québec (Soutien à la personne handicapée en route vers l'emploi au Québec) Nancy Moreau, Director General
Lyne Vincent, Project Officer

Canadian Construction Association Alfonso Argento, Chairman	2006/10/25	24
Jeff Morrison, Director, Government Relations and Public Affairs

Canadian Federation of Independent Business André Lavoie, Senior Policy Analyst

Quebec Interprofessional Council André Gariépy, Director General

Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment Bonnie Kennedy, Executive Director	2006/10/26	25

Canadian Nursery Landscape Association Harold Deenen, Co-Chair, Human Resource Committee
Victor Santacruz, Executive Director

Frontier College John Daniel O'Leary, President

Canada's Association for the Fifty-Plus Judy Cutler, Director, Government and Media Relations	2006/10/26	26
William Gleberzon, Director, Government Relations

Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives (KAIROS) Jennifer Devries, Program Coordinator, Refugees and Migration
Cecilia Diocson, Executive Director, National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada
Francisco Rico-Martinez, Co-Director, FCJ Refugee Centre
Veena Verma, Barrister & Solicitor, Cavalluzzo Hayes Shilton McIntyre & Cornish LLP

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/ University of Toronto Karen Lior, Executive Director, Toronto Training Board
Peter Sawchuk, Acting Head, Centre for the Study of Education and Work
As an individual David MacGregor, Professor of Sociology, King's University College at the University of Western Ontario	2006/10/26	27

Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work Carole J. Barron, President and CEO
Norma Ricker, Director, Employment Partnerships

SEDI (Social and Enterprise Development Innovations) Simon Bailey, Project Coordinator
Bob Wilson, Director, Self Employment

Canadian Food Industry Council Cheryl Paradowski, Executive Director	2006/10/26	28

Canadian Home Builders' Association Paul Gravelle, Coordinator, Education and Training
Mary Lawson, Past President
David Wassmansdorf, Immediate Past President

Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association Joyce Reynolds, Executive Vice-President, Government Affairs

Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council Kevin A. Maynard, Executive Director

Justicia for Migrant Workers - Ontario Chris Ramsaroop, National Organizer	2006/10/27	29

Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic Avvy Yao-Yao Go, Director

Ontario March of Dimes Judy Quillin, Director
Andrea Spindel, President and Chief Executive Officer

Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians John Rae, President	2006/10/27	30
As an individual Marvin Caplan

Canadian Association for Community Living Cameron Crawford, Director, Research and Knowledge Management

Ontario Federation of Labour Pam Frache, Director, Education

Ontario Network of Injured Worker Groups Orlando Buonastella, Organizer
Steve Mantis, Secretary

Partners in Employment-London/Middlesex Mark Anderson, Member
Robert Collins, Director, Goodwill Industries
Bruce Rankin, Manager, Employment Services

ASPECT Norma Strachan, Executive Director	2006/11/08	33

Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria Jane Worton, Member

Pacific Foundation for Diversity Shyla Dutt, Member

Canadian Dental Hygienists Association Bonnie Blank, President	2006/11/08	34

International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing IronWorkers - Local 97 Perley Holmes, Business Manager

International Union of Painters & Allied Trades Pat Byrne, Business Manager, District Council 38

Muscular Dystrophy Canada Ken M. Kramer, Chair

United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society Tung Chan, Chief Executive Officer
Barbara Mitchell, Manager, Employment Centre

Canadian Down Syndrome Society Kirk Crowther, Manager, Advocacy Leadership	2006/11/09	35
Dale Froese, VATTA Committee Member

Canadian Mental Health Association Jodi Cohen, President and Chair, Alberta Division

Disability Action Hall Colleen Huston, Coordinator
Denise Young, Director, Community Development

Vibrant Communities Calgary Ramona Johnston, Director
Lori Willocks, Settlement Coordinator, Calgary Immigrant Aid Society

Canadian Federation of Independent Business Dan Kelly, Vice-President, Western Canada	2006/11/09	36

Literacy Alberta Elaine Cairns, Chair
Ian Kennedy, Vice-President

Retail Council of Canada Diane J. Brisebois, President and Chief Executive Officer
Dianne Johnstone, Director, Government Relations and Membership Services (Alberta)

Sustained Poverty Reduction Initiative Christine MacFarlane, Director
Leigh Sherry, Policy Analyst

The Logistics Institute Karyn W. Ferguson, Program Director
Linda Lucas, Director at Large
As an individual Trudi Gunia	2006/11/10	37

Calories Restaurants Janis Cousyn, Proprietor

Saskatchewan Federation of Labour Ron Hitchcock, Chair , Human Rights Committee
Larry Hubich, President

Provincial Interagency Network on Disability (PIND) Ron Bort, Chair, Saskatchewan Voice of People with Disabilities	2006/11/10	38
Bev Duncan, Executive Director

Saskatchewan Home Builders' Association Ken McKinlay, Executive Director

Saskatchewan Labour Force Development Board Mark Hanley, Management Consultant, Points West Management Consultants

Canadian Council on Learning Paul Cappon, President and Chief Executive Officer	2007/03/20	62

Canadian Labour Congress Karl Flecker, National Director, Anti-Racism and Human Rights Department
Hassan Yussuff, Secretary-Treasurer

Canadian Paraplegic Association Ellen Hicks, Director, Advocacy and Communications
David B. Hinton, Executive Director, National Office - Ottawa

Fédération canadienne pour l'alphabétisation en français Gaétan Cousineau, Director General

Police Sector Council Geoff Gruson, Executive Director

Canadian Dental Association Irwin Fefergrad, Registrar, Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario	2007/03/21	63
Wayne Halstrom, President

Canadian Meat Council Gregg Badger, Vice-President, Placement Services
James Laws, Executive Director

Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada Monica Lysack, Executive Director

Innovera Integrated Solutions Alar L. Prost, President

United Steelworkers Jorge Garcia-Orgales, Researcher, Canadian National Office

Association of Canadian Community Colleges Gerald Brown, President	2007/03/22	64

Department of Human Resources and Social Development Gerald Gosselin, Director, Aboriginal Peoples Directorate, Citizen and Community Service Branch, Service Canada
John Kozij, Director, Aboriginal Strategic Policy, Aboriginal Affairs, Employment Programs Policy and Design
Marilyn Lumsden, Senior Policy Advisor, Aboriginal Affairs, Employment Programs Policy and Design

National Association of Friendship Centres Peter Dinsdale, Executive Director

Native Women's Association of Canada Sherry Lewis, Executive Director
As an individual Louis Buschman, Consultant	2007/03/27	65

Canadian Centre for Global Professionals Monjur Chowdhury, Chief Executive Officer
Abdul Malek, Director, Research

Canadian Council of Professional Engineers Marie Lemay, Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Federation of Independent Business Lucie Charron, Economist
Corinne Pohlmann, Director, National Affairs

Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions Linda Silas, President

Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science Kurt H. Davis, Executive Director

CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) Bill McKeown, Vice-President, Government Relations
Catherine Moore, Director, Consumer and Government Relations

National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada Anurahda Bose, General Director
Mirjana Pobric, Project Coordinator

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