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Collaborative Learning Day: Human Resources and the Path Forward

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Date: June 29 & 30

Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 each day

Agenda: Day 1 & 2

Registration for the 2021 Collaborative Learning Day is now open! Given the unprecedented challenges over the past year, let’s explore lessons learned, managing today’s transitions, and preparing for the future.

The FNPSS and the BC Federal Council is inviting Human Resource (HR) Practitioners, Managers, and Band Administrators from BC First Nations communities to come together virtually for a two, half-day Collaborative Learning event, focused on the theme of Human Resources and preparing for the future.

Through breakout sessions, panel discussions, and a keynote, speakers will draw from their personal experiences, wisdom, and share valuable strategies and tangible resources on the topics listed below.

Day 1 Panel Discussion: Human Resources – Current Realities and Charting a path forward

A diverse open panel of government/provincial and First Nations speakers will together discuss HR lessons learned and how human resources has been affected by COVID 19. Speakers will draw from their experience and discuss learnings from the past, transition periods, planning for the future and what that looks like. COVID-related legislation, return to work, mask/vaccination, virtual work, and other government facing initiatives will come from the Provincial Government side. First Nations speakers will provide Indigenous context and best practices on COVID-19 related HR practices.

Leona Baptiste, Osoyoos Indian Band; Diane Carrier, Canadian Aboriginal Human Resources Management Association; Melissa Morden, Employment and Social Development Canada; Sunny Wong, Canada Revenue Agency; Jennifer Wiegele, Mathews Dinsdale & Clark LLP.

 

Day 2 Keynote Speaker: Resiliency: Diversity as Strength

Keynote speaker, Dr. Leroy Little Bear, will draw from his wisdom and expertise as a Blackfoot knowledge keeper to highlight strategies to promote health and wellness, along with resiliency during challenging times.

Dr. Leroy Little Bear

 

Day 1 and Day 2 Breakout Sessions:

Planning and Preparing for a Return to the Office: Amidst provincial restart plans, ‘Return to work’ is looking to become more of a reality all organizations will need to act upon. This session will discuss the steps and approaches to creating a ‘Return to work’ planning strategy.

Kelly Parkin, Employment and Social Development Canada; Qwuyumaat (Eyvette) Elliott, Ever Plan.

Courageous Conversations: A constant tool that is becoming increasingly valuable in the workplace is the ability to lead difficult and courageous conversations. Jeanette Proulx, from Canada School of Public Service, will provide tools and frameworks on how to approach these challenging conversations from a strategic and positively impactful perspective.

Jeanette Proulx, Canada School of Public Service.

Learn more about new legislation – Violence in the Workplace and Cultural Leave:

Changes and alterations that have been made to previous violence in the workplace and cultural leave legislation. The topic of new legislation in relation to violence in the workplace and cultural leave will be unpacked by industry professionals in this breakout session.

Scott McCann, Harris and Co.; Melissa Morden, Employment and Social Development Canada.

 

A Deeper Dive into Labor Code Part 3 – tidbits around hiring, firing, and record keeping: This session will discuss Part 3 of the Canada Labor Code which touches on topics such as termination, keeping records, paying wages, types of leave, and more. In relation to workers’ rights and fair and equitable conditions of employment, speakers will dive into the details and conditions of these line items.

Joshua Sutherland, Harris and Co.; Siobhan Hutchinson, Employment and Social Development Canada.

Building your Conflict Resolution Toolkit: Mediator & Arbitrator, Scott Siemens, will be sharing some practical tools for HR Professionals and “people leaders” on how to recognize conflict in the workplace as well as how to begin the process of helping disputing parties work toward resolution. This session will be of interest to those without formal mediation training, and also provide value to the more experienced managers.  We can all benefit from more tools in our toolkit.

Scott Siemens, Federal Interdepartmental Conflict Management Practitioner.

What you need to know about Duty to Accommodate: Duty to accommodate the needs of employees has always been an important aspect of HR and management, but during the past year the need to be aware of and accommodation of a diverse set of employee needs, including mental health, has increased in importance.

Melanie Samuels, Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP.

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This event will be a great opportunity for attendees to engage with leaders, learn from others, as well as share their own expertise and learnings.

This virtual event is sponsored by the First Nations Public Service Secretariat and the BC Federal Council under the Strengthening Public Service Institutions Initiative & MOU.  

Strengthening Public Service Initiative

Details

Date:
June 29, 2021
Time:
9:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Online

Organizer

First Nations Public Service Secretariat
Phone
604-926-9903
Email
info@fnps.ca
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Meet the Speaker - Robin Henry!

Robin is of Tlingit and Vuntut Gwitch’in ancestry and a citizen of the Teslin Tlingit First Nation in the Yukon Territory. He is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) and also has a BA in Social Sciences. To complement those designations, Mr. Henry is also a Chartered Director (C.Dir.), holds a certificate in Strategic Leadership from the UBC Sauder School of Business, and attended the AFOA Canada sponsored “Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities” at the Harvard Business School. Robin has 25 years’ experience in the senior human resource management position with several national, provincial and local First Nations and Indigenous organizations.
Robin is leading a workshop on Sucession Planning Training which is designed to help participants develop comprehensive strategies for identifying and nurturing future leaders and ensuring smooth transitions and long-term success.
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Meet the Speaker - Robin Henry!

Robin is of Tlingit and Vuntut Gwitch’in ancestry and a citizen of the Teslin Tlingit First Nation in the Yukon Territory. He is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) and also has a BA in Social Sciences. To complement those designations, Mr. Henry is also a Chartered Director (C.Dir.), holds a certificate in Strategic Leadership from the UBC Sauder School of Business, and attended the AFOA Canada sponsored “Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities” at the Harvard Business School. Robin has 25 years’ experience in the senior human resource management position with several national, provincial and local First Nations and Indigenous organizations. 
Robin is leading a workshop on Sucession Planning Training which is designed to help participants develop comprehensive strategies for identifying and nurturing future leaders and ensuring smooth transitions and long-term success.

Meet the Speaker: Harmony Johnson!

Harmony Johnson, sɛƛakəs, is of the Tla’amin First Nation. Harmony is the Vice-President-Indigenous Wellness & Reconciliation at Providence Health Care, and operates a consulting business providing strategy, advisory, and project leadership services in Indigenous human rights, governance, data sovereignty, and issues of anti-Indigenous racism and discrimination. She teaches and writes in matters of Indigenous health and human rights, including print and digital books about her grandmother’s life history and Tla’amin teachings.

Harmony will be moderating the Plenary; Data at the Root of First Nations Governance. This panel will profile ways in which BC First Nations are advancing data capacity in their governments, and how this type of work is being further supported with services and funding of an emerging BC First Nations Regional Information Governance Centre.
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Meet the Speaker: Harmony Johnson!
 
Harmony Johnson, sɛƛakəs, is of the Tla’amin First Nation. Harmony is the Vice-President-Indigenous Wellness & Reconciliation at Providence Health Care, and operates a consulting business providing strategy, advisory, and project leadership services in Indigenous human rights, governance, data sovereignty, and issues of anti-Indigenous racism and discrimination. She teaches and writes in matters of Indigenous health and human rights, including print and digital books about her grandmother’s life history and Tla’amin teachings.
 
Harmony will be moderating the Plenary; Data at the Root of First Nations Governance. This panel will profile ways in which BC First Nations are advancing data capacity in their governments, and how this type of work is being further supported with services and funding of an emerging BC First Nations Regional Information Governance Centre.

The First Nations Public Service Secretariat (FNPSS) is pleased to invite all BC First Nations to attend a free webinar designed to provide information on how to apply to the First Nations Well Being Fund!

The session is intended to be practical and will provide an opportunity for applicants to ask questions about the application process, guidelines, and documents you will need to submit your application. FNPSS staff will be on hand to walk you through the application form(s), identify the type and level of information required, and to answer any questions you might have.

Participation is NOT mandatory; however, applicants are strongly encouraged to participate.
To register for ONE of the sessions, select from the list of session dates below. Please note both sessions are the same.

Tuesday, November 28, at 12-12:50 PM: ow.ly/U1Rb50Q42ox

Thursday, November 30, at 12-12:50 PM: fnps-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkd-qtpj4qEtS6veo_BjeT2jUwWzHbnzzp#/registration
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The First Nations Public Service Secretariat (FNPSS) is pleased to invite all BC First Nations to attend a free webinar designed to provide information on how to apply to the First Nations Well Being Fund!
 
The session is intended to be practical and will provide an opportunity for applicants to ask questions about the application process, guidelines, and documents you will need to submit your application. FNPSS staff will be on hand to walk you through the application form(s), identify the type and level of information required, and to answer any questions you might have.  
 
Participation is NOT mandatory; however, applicants are strongly encouraged to participate.
To register for ONE of the sessions, select from the list of session dates below. Please note both sessions are the same. 
 
Tuesday, November 28, at 12-12:50 PM: https://ow.ly/U1Rb50Q42ox

Thursday, November 30, at 12-12:50 PM: https://fnps-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkd-qtpj4qEtS6veo_BjeT2jUwWzHbnzzp#/registration

Meet the Speaker: Michelle Barroca!

Michelle is a records management, privacy and archives specialist with over 20 years of experience working with local governments and First Nations organizations throughout BC and Yukon. She has a Master of Archival Studies degree from UBC and worked for the cities of Burnaby and Kelowna for nearly 10 years before returning to the Kootenays and establishing FY Information Management Consulting. Michelle provides assessments, recommendations, documentation, training and support to various organizations and is a long-standing RIM facilitator with the FNPSS.

Michelle will be leading the Records and Information Management Assessment Toolkit: How-to Session. This session will provide participants with an introduction to the RIM Assessment Toolkit. This self-guided resource supports First Nations in conducting in-house assessments of their existing RIM situation to better understand what is working well, what needs improvement, and where to focus efforts to realize improvements that reflect RIM best practices.

Take a look at our agenda and register now: ow.ly/2lpO50Q2Cjq
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Meet the Speaker: Michelle Barroca!
 
Michelle is a records management, privacy and archives specialist with over 20 years of experience working with local governments and First Nations organizations throughout BC and Yukon.  She has a Master of Archival Studies degree from UBC and worked for the cities of Burnaby and Kelowna for nearly 10 years before returning to the Kootenays and establishing FY Information Management Consulting. Michelle provides assessments, recommendations, documentation, training and support to various organizations and is a long-standing RIM facilitator with the FNPSS.
 
Michelle will be leading the Records and Information Management Assessment Toolkit: How-to Session. This session will provide participants with an introduction to the RIM Assessment Toolkit.  This self-guided resource supports First Nations in conducting in-house assessments of their existing RIM situation to better understand what is working well, what needs improvement, and where to focus efforts to realize improvements that reflect RIM best practices.
 
Take a look at our agenda and register now: https://ow.ly/2lpO50Q2Cjq

Meet the Speaker: Jamie Sterritt!

Jamie started his career at Klohn-Crippen Consultants in Vancouver, BC, where he became known for involving communities and using technology effectively. In 2005, he began Sa’hetxw Consulting, handling projects from technology and education to community development. He's now an expert in technology and Governance, blending traditional and modern knowledge with passion. He's from the Gitxsan Nation and serves on the Board of Governors for JIBC, FPCC and Creative BC.

Jamie will be leading a session on First Nations Leadership Public Service: Roles and Responsibilities. The session provides participants with a concise exploration of the roles and responsibilities within First Nation governments, helping attendees understand key functions and expectations in the field of governance and administration. This session will be delivered in two parts:

Part One: An overview of the functions and obligations of the Chief and Council and the tools required for the efficient execution of their responsibilities.

Part Two: The collaborative dynamics between the Council and their Administrator in promoting good governance, including understanding the Administrator's varied functions as the sole employee of Council.

View the rest of the agenda and register here: ow.ly/to4750Q1uXl
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Meet the Speaker: Jamie Sterritt!
 
Jamie started his career at Klohn-Crippen Consultants in Vancouver, BC, where he became known for involving communities and using technology effectively. In 2005, he began Sa’hetxw Consulting, handling projects from technology and education to community development. Hes now an expert in technology and Governance, blending traditional and modern knowledge with passion. Hes from the Gitxsan Nation and serves on the Board of Governors for JIBC, FPCC and Creative BC.
 
Jamie will be leading a session on First Nations Leadership Public Service: Roles and Responsibilities. The session provides participants with a concise exploration of the roles and responsibilities within First Nation governments, helping attendees understand key functions and expectations in the field of governance and administration. This session will be delivered in two parts: 

Part One: An overview of the functions and obligations of the Chief and Council and the tools required for the efficient execution of their responsibilities. 

Part Two: The collaborative dynamics between the Council and their Administrator in promoting good governance, including understanding the Administrators varied functions as the sole employee of Council.
 
View the rest of the agenda and register here: https://ow.ly/to4750Q1uXl
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