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Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario
Contact 1: Gwen Hayes, Communications and Marketing
Phone (Bus): (416) 923-2324 Ext 335
(Fax): (416) 923-7264
E-mail: info@hrpao.orgAddress: 1902 - 2 Bloor Street W., Toronto, ON M4W 3E2
Web Site: www.hrpao.org
Toll-Free Phone: 1-800-387-1311
Other Locations: Ontario based.
Contacts to be centralized through Toronto head office Communications branch as noted above
Keys:
Accreditation; Administration/Personnel Management; Adult Education; Associations; Business Conferences; Business Ethics; Business Training; Business/Labour; Business/Trade Publications; Certification; Conferences; CHRP; Certified Human Resources Practitioner; Company Integrity; Compensation; Corporate social responsibility; Core competencies; C-Level; C-Suite; Corporate Learning; Disability; Diversity, Education; Employment; Employee benefits; Employee engagement; Employment Issues; Employment Law; Executive Compensation; Government relations, Governance; HR Executives, Human Resources, Human Resource Management; HR Professionals, Human capital management; Human Resources Development; Human Resources Policy; Labour Relations; Leadership; Leadership Development Through L-Pods; Management Trends; Mediation; Organizational development; Performance assessment; Professional Designations; Professional Development; Professional Excellence; Recognition; Rewards; Talent management; Tension in the Workplace; Training and Development; Workplace and Labour; Work-life Balance; Work Planning; Workplace Flexibility; Workforce; Workplace Issues; Workplace Practices; Ontario*.
Expertise: The Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario (HRPAO) is the professional association for human resources management in Ontario. Established 1935. 30 employees.
Mandate: HRPAO shapes organizational excellence by empowering human resources professionals to connect effective people management with business success. As the premier HR association in Canada, HRPAO is internationally recognized and sought out for its knowledge, innovation and leadership. We passionately advocate for, promote, and provide leadership for the HR profession.
With over 16,000 members in 28 chapters in Ontario, and other locations around the world, HRPAO connects its membership to an unmatched range of HR information resources, events, professional development, and networking opportunities.HRPAO grants the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation, the national standard for excellence in human resources management. Those who achieve the designation meet high levels of expertise and competency in all areas of human resources management.
Features:
· Manages the legislated professional accreditation of human resources professionals
· Provides in-house training and development for members leading to the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation
· Provides seminars and conferences on trends, management issues, HR Law, and compensation
· Provides human resources training and development through partnerships with leading post-secondary institutions
· Responds to requests for information and background research through a resource centre staffed by information services professionals
· Provides links to key academic institutions and human resources research, information on HR trends, benchmarking, business management updates, HR challenges and solutions, compliance updates and changes to legislation online at www.hrpao.org and through personalized research services
· Monitors Federal and Ontario labour and employment law and issues
· Government affairs program
· Outreach to C-level executives, HR consultants, human resources professionals from large companies, small business, government, manufacturing, not-for-profit, and service industries
· Provides chapter affiliation and networking opportunities
· Undertakes partnerships and sponsorships with key companies in the corporate sector
· Annually hosts the second largest HR Conference and Trades Show in the world
Updated: December 20, 2006