A COUNCIL 12 EMPOWERED BY Activity Report 20 ITS MEMBERS 2012 ACTIVITY REPORT THE MISSION, VISION AND VALUES OF THE QUEBEC EMPLOYERS COUNCIL MISSION – The mission of the Employers Council is to prosperous society in which entrepreneurship, productivity, ensure companies can have the best possible conditions – wealth creation and sustainable development are necessary particularly regarding human capital – to be able to prosper conditions to raise the standard of living of the entire in a sustainable manner in a global competition context. population. VISION – The point of convergence of employer solidarity, VALUES – Rigour and pragmatism / importance of human the Employers Council, through its leadership, is the capital / responsibility / creativity / entrepreneurship / indispensable reference in its areas of intervention and solidarity / openness / passion and commitment. exerts a considerable constructive influence for a more THE COUNCIL’s main auTHORITIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gilbert Grimard, outgoing president, PERMANENT STAFF Association de la construction Chairman Yves-Thomas Dorval, President du Québec Jean-Yves Leblanc, Corporate Carmel Laflamme,Vice-President – Alain Harvey, Director Vice-President, Occupational Health and Safety Human Capital, Industrial Products Vice-président Division, Kruger Jacques Leblanc, Vice-President – Human Resources Development Policy Georges Dick, Global Managing Jean-François Michaud, President Director – Hydroelectricity and Dams, and CEO, Québec Furniture Louis-Paul Lazure, Vice-President – AECOM Consultants inc. Manufacturers’ Association Communications Vice-Chairman Nathalie Pilon, President, Canada, Norma Kozhaya, Director of Research and Chief Economist Jean Beauchesne, President-CEO, Thomas & Betts Fédération des cégeps Éric Prud’homme, Québec Director, Me Guy-François Lamy, Director– Claude Beaudin, Vice-President, Canadian Banking Association Legal Affairs Human Resources, Bombardier John Rosato, outgoing president, Dominique Malo, Executive Assistant Aerospace Association des propriétaires et – Occupational Health and Safety and Louis-Marie Beaulieu, Chairman administrateurs d’immeubles / Labour Relations of the Board and CEO, Groupe BOMA Québec Patrick Lemieux, Consultant – Desgagnés inc. Richard G. Roy, President and CEO, Communications Caroll Carle, Vice-President – Uni-Sélect inc. Suzanne Cyrenne, Administration Employees and culture, Gaz Métro Jean Simard, President and CEO, Chantal Picard, Coordinator – Paul Dénommée, Vice-President, Aluminium Association of Canada Member and Executive Services Corporate Controller, Metro inc. Alain Tascan, President and CEO, Julie Lefebvre, Administrative Yves-Thomas Dorval, President, SAVA Transmédia Assistant – Occupational Health Quebec Employers Council and Safety Stéphane Gauthier, President, Geneviève Le May, Administrative Groupe TCI Assistant – Events and Communications Quebec Employers Council mourns the loss of its First Vice-President, Daniel Audet (1961-2012) With great sadness, the Quebec Employers Council learned last June of the death of its First Vice-President, Daniel Audet, who succumbed to cancer at the age of 51. Mr. Audet had served in his Employers Council post since May 2007 and spearheaded many initiatives during his tenure. 2 ... the colossal efforts «the Employers Council has expended throughout the year to fulfil its primary mission ... « Chairman’s MESSAGE Another busy and productive year in terms of publications, activities and involvement is ending for the Quebec Employers Council. Over the last 12 months, I have so that businesses can sustainably small but dedicated staff continues been able to rely on the valued prosper in a competitive global to make the Council, in its 43rd year of collaboration of my board-member market. This task would not have existence, an indispensable reference colleagues in ensuring the smooth- been possible without the tireless and in the major public debates of concern functioning of the organization’s ongoing support of our members, to employers and a strong, credible business operations. I would like to whose deep involvement and spokesperson in the Québec business thank them for their availability and incisive comments contribute to the community. unceasing commitment, which have Employers Council’s vibrancy and enabled the organization to be more efficiency. My thanks to them for the visible than ever in 2012, with the confidence they have expressed and business community, government I urge them to reiterate their support decision-makers and the general to the Council so it can continue to public. successfully convey their concerns at Reading this report is a testament to various forums in which the Council Jean-Yves Leblanc participates. the colossal efforts the Employers Chairman of the Board Council has expended throughout In closing, I extend my heartfelt thanks the year to fulfil its primary mission to the permanent staff for its diligent of promoting the best possible and devoted work. The considerable conditions in the province of Québec day-to-day efforts put forth by this 3 ... employers’ concerns «have been extensively covered by the Quebec media, thanks to the public interventions by the Employers Council. « PRESIDENT’s MESSAGE 2012 has turned out to be an intense year for the Employers Council in every respect. All of the efforts and results it has concerns have been extensively major prosperity campaign. This achieved are in keeping with the major covered by the Quebec media, unprecedented multi-platform 2010-13 strategies the Council has thanks to the public interventions by communications initiative, which outlined. These include: an active and the Employers Council. extends over a three-year span, will be enthusiastic participation in debates The Council also took part in many aimed at maintaining and enhancing and authoritative bodies, effective public consultations throughout the Quebecers’ standard of living through and mobilizing representations, year. Some of these consultations wealth creation in the province by the relevant subject matter, pragmatic included the first two preparatory business community, in an effort to proposals and dynamic, constructive meetings on the quality of higher generate sustainable prosperity. communications. education and accessibility and Today, I urge all Quebec employers The Council continued to markedly participation to higher learning, to be a part of this one-of-a-kind distinguish itself at many levels ahead of the Summit on Higher initiative, and I invite them to lend in 2012, thereby becoming an Education; the work done by a their support to the Employers indispensable force in relations committee of experts on the future Council and thereby help not only in with the business community, union of pension plans; public consultation strengthening its role as Quebec’s organizations, governmental decision- on the Integrity in Public Contracts business community spokesperson makers and the general public. bill and the consultation by the but in becoming a real engine of It should be noted, in this regard, that Association pour le développement change as it makes the Quebec the Council had more media presence de la recherche et de l’innovation du economy a model that is acclaimed than ever in 2012. In fact, a report Québec (ADRIQ) on the next national and admired. produced by an independent firm on research and innovation policy. behalf the Council, shows, among Confronted by an uncertain global other things, the amount of articles economy and the many issues the and reports on the organization’s province of Québec will be facing position on issues over the last in the coming years, the Employers year resulted in an astounding 23% Council used the last few months of Yves-Thomas Dorval increase over 2011, and it’s up 400% the year to assess the socio-economic since 2008! This confirms employers’ climate and start developing a President 4 2012 ACTIVITY REPORT ACTIVE AND COMMITTED PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT BODIES Quebec employers can count on the active and committed participation of the president and other Employers Council spokespersons with the various bodies where the policies affecting companies are developed. In 2012, the Council’s representations included: on the board of the CSST and the IRSST and on the many work committees of the CSST; on the board of directors of the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT) and the Commission’s many work groups; on the Conseil des partenaires économiques; on the Comité consultatif du travail et de la main-d’œuvre (CCTM); on the Comité des intervenants économiques du sous-ministre de l’Immigration; among MNAs and MPs through an annual tour of political party caucuses in the National Assembly and the House of Commons; at the Comité national des programmes d’études professionnelles et techniques; at the Tripartite Round Table © Guillaume D.Cyr Norma Kozhaya, the Employers Council’s Director of Research and Chief Economist, at a theme comprised of Human Resources and meeting in Quebec City, in November 2012, preparing for the Summit on Higher Education. Skills Development Canada, the Canadian Employers Council and the Canadian Labour Congress on Quality and availability of manpower Quality of higher learning – international labour standards. Aging of the labour force and Comments submitted, in November, at the first theme meeting Along with this statutory and future of retirement – The conducted in preparation of the regulatory participation,