2002 - Canadian Museum of Civilization

Upcoming Challengesfor the CorporationThe Corporation has identifiedfive major challenges overthe next five years:Construction of theCanadian War MuseumThe construction of the newCanadian War Museum onOttawa’s LeBreton Flats will be theCorporation’s major priority overthe next few years. In order toensure that the project remains ontime and on budget, theCorporation has committed itself toan ongoing programme of internalteam-building, while also ensuringthat staff have the knowledge toplan and implement programmingin the new facility. In the shortterm, the Corporation will designand conduct an audience researchstudy, and will develop a solidCWM concept and storyline.Human ResourcesPlanningKey priorities for the HumanResources Division are therevision of the CMCC’s JobEvaluation System, thePerformance Appraisal Systemand the Human ResourcesInformation System (HRIS).Demographic shifts, combinedwith an increasingly competitiveemployment marketplace, are alsoputting pressure on theCorporation’s existing humanresources. In order to ensure thatthe Corporation is able to meetfuture staff requirements, it willbe developing a Human ResourcesSuccession Plan. The Plan willassess an anticipated loss of skillsas key staff near retirement age,and will identify skills required inthe future. In addition,recruitment and retentionstrategies will be examined,CMCC skills priorities will beidentified to complement our welldevelopedskills and corecompetencies model, along withstrategies designed to build anymissing or underrepresentedskills. Coaching and mentoringprogrammes will also bedeveloped, as will professionaldevelopment and learningopportunities for staff at all levels.The results of a recent TrainingNeeds Analysis will help usdevelop appropriate training toensure that staff have thenecessary skills to meet theongoing challenges and newdemands of exhibition andprogramme development, as wellas research and collections.The new location for theCanadian War Museum, in theheart of downtown Ottawa onLeBreton Flats, will allow it to bea central part of the new visionfor Canada’s Capital.22