2002 - Canadian Museum of Civilization

Museum ServicesSecurity Services• Security practices have beenreviewed and upgraded inlight of the events ofSeptember 11, and noincidents have been reported.• CMCC Security Servicescontinues to participateactively in the ICRP(International Committee onRisk Preparedness for theProtection of CulturalHeritage and Assets).Human ResourcesA trained workforce is essential tothe Corporation’s daily operations.This is particularly true of anorganization that depends soheavily on remaining current innew technologies andmanagement practices. TheCorporation offers a wide range oftraining opportunities to itsemployees, from informationtechnology to language and othertraining, all aimed at improvingthe core competencies of theCorporation, and fulfilling itsstrategic objective of improvinglabour productiveness andefficiency. Highlights of the pastyear include:• Project Management trainingfor 131 employees; languagetraining to 15 employees, andinformation sessions toapproximately 100 employeeson such topics as retirementplanning, balancing work andfamily, and communicationbetween parents and teenagersand other such sessions. Seven(7) members of the Executivecompleted LeadershipDevelopment Training.• Negotiations with theProfessional Institute of thePublic Service of Canada(PIPSC) are underway.• A collaborative review of theJob Evaluation System withboth unions and managementhas been initiated and isprogressing well.• Collective bargaining with thePublic Service Alliance ofCanada (PSAC) will likelybegin sometime in Spring2002.• All personnel, staffing,classification and benefits fileshave been updated.• Future training plans for2002–03–04 are being assessed.Volunteer ServicesThe Corporation maintains anactive volunteer organization,which undertakes functions frominterpretation and research tospecial-events planning and directmail campaigns. Volunteers alsocontinue to provide assistance inthe delivery of schoolprogrammes.The United Nations’ declaration of2001 as the International Year ofVolunteers, provided the CanadianMuseum of CivilizationCorporation with a perfectopportunity to formally recognizeand celebrate the work of theinstitution’s many volunteers.During the year, more than 520 individuals fromall cultural communities and all walks of life havegiven their time and support to the organization,contributing more than 40,000 hours to variousprojects. Pictured left to right: Indra Singh,Germain Mignault, Suzanne Mignault, LaurelDouma, Edouard Thérien, Eric Lavallée,Guillaume de Brouwer, John Robertson and LiLiu. Photo: S. Darby32