January 2007

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Media Kit - 2007

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Promote Canadian manufacturing excellence around the globe. Showcase your Made-in-Canada products to the rest of the world.

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Canadian Standards Association

2007 Annual Conference

June 10 - 15, 2007
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Speaking out with one voice about the future

The Canadian Manufacturing Coalition: Our vision, our future.

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icosmo.ca: Manufacturing the golden opportunity for

Canada

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters launched Canadian industry’s exclusive version of an online match-making web portal, icosmo.ca – innovative Canadian oil sands manufacturing opportunities – effectively linking Canadian companies with opportunities in the Alberta oil sands. [more....]

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Canada’s new government promotes stronger links between Canada and China

The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, and the Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, today met with … [more]

Market pricing: Do it right to advance your organization’s strategic goals

Research reveals that, on average, 77% of a company’s expenses are workforce expenditures.

With so much at stake, determining competitive pay levels (commonly referred to as market pricing) can have a profound financial impact on an organization – saving or costing the company dearly and dramatically nurturing or diminishing your most important asset.

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A new American law will require Canadians to carry a passport to travel by air into the U.S.

As of January 23, 2007, a new American law requires everyone entering the United States by air to have a passport...[ more ]

What is a secure
document?

The U.S. government released the final rules for air travel to the United States on November 24, 2006. The following items will be considered acceptable for entry into the United States from within the western hemisphere by air:

§ A valid passport;

§ A NEXUS Air membership when used at a NEXUS Air kiosk;

§ A valid Merchant Mariner's Document for U.S. citizens; or;

§ Valid U.S. military identification and orders, when travelling on active duty.

The

United States

has yet to release the rules for land and sea travel; however, a passport will be valid for all modes of travel under the WHTI. [more]

Working Guide: Best practices in employee attraction, recruitment and retention in manufacturing

The manufacturing sector is an important contributor to the Nova Scotia economy. Manufacturing jobs are high-quality jobs that pay 22 per cent more than the average hourly wage. 95 per cent of manufacturing jobs are full-time. For this reason, it is good policy to encourage continued growth in this important sector.

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