About CPISC

FAQ's

What is the Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC)?


The Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC) is a national not-for-profit collaborative forum that addresses human resource issues within the printing and graphic communications industries. CPISC works with industry, education, labour, and government partners to identify and address the human resource development and training needs of the sector.

How is the CPISC funded?


As part of the federal government's sectoral partnerships initiative, CPISC receives core and project specific funding from the Canadian government. CPISC is also supported by industry through in-kind contributions and participation in its activities.

What are CPISC's objectives?


CPISC's mission is to identify and implement human resource and workforce development strategies and initiatives  to enhance the industry's public image; make the industry a workplace of choice; and, maximize the career potential of every employee.

CPISC has identified four strategic objectives that guide its work:

  • Providing a national forum for collaboration among all stakeholders on human resource and workforce development issues
  • Improving the image of the industry as a career destination through outreach activities to potential employees and better communication of opportunities to those already employed in the sector
  • In partnership with industry stakeholders, assuming a leadership role in skills development through the creation of national skills standards and occupational profiles and the development of relevant training tools and resources
  • Creating and maintaining an exemplary sector council by communicating with stakeholders and by being responsive, representative, connected, results-oriented, administratively sound and transparently managed.

For each of these objectives, specific action strategies have been developed with measurable outcomes. Details on these activities are available in our strategic plan.

What are some of the challenges facing the printing industry?


The printing sector has some unique challenges that will be addressed by CPISC's work. These challenges include rapid technological change, a geographically disbursed and demographically varied industry and a need for  national skill standards.

What is a sector council?


Sector councils are industry-led partnership organizations that address skills development issues in key sectors of the economy.

Sector councils work as a uniting element to engage business, workers, educators, professional associations and government in a strategic alliance that is focused on determining the specific skills and human resource needs that will enable the sector to thrive.

There are currently over 30 sector councils operating within the Government of Canada's Sector Council Program involving more than half of Canada 's labour market.