Human Resources Professionals Association: Leaders

Economic Factors Dept: Such is the projection for 2025 if the status quo remains, according to a dramatic new report in which senior leaders from the private and public sectors analyze the demographic, technological, environmental and economic factors that will shape Canadian society in the years to come, according to Vancouver Sun. "All the stuff we take for granted today: a good health system; effective education for the next generation; reason-able retirement; welfare for those who need it - just won't exist. At best, we're looking at a very flat forecast, with the possibility things might even get worse." Aggressive outsourcing will hollow out Canadian business; prolonged economic recovery will have left people without jobs and jobs without skilled people; and immigration will sputter in response to the country's lacklustre global brand. "Our future as a country is really under threat," says Bill Greenhalgh, CEO of the Human Resources Professionals Association, which conducted the joint study with professional services firm Deloitte. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.