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Press Releases
2010
May 26, 2010
Team Canada National Selection Event
2009
November 13, 2009
Newest addition of skill standards will help create better trained workforce for print industry
November 9, 2009
CPISC to release national skill standards for output and colour specialists
August 26, 2009
Redefining today’s printing industry in Canada
June 15, 2009
CPISC releases second set of skill standards
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June 8, 2009
Advisory - CPISC to release national skill standards for prepress and finishing and bindery
May 25, 2009
CPISC secures $1.4 million in funding for next three years
2008
November 24, 2008
Roadmap to help lead industry towards the future
November 18, 2008
Word-of-mouth recruitment may be limiting print labour pool.
August 27, 2008
The Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC) releases first in a set of national skills standards and occupational profiles for the printing and graphic communications industry.
August 25, 2008
The Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC) will release Wednesday the first set of national skill standards for the printing and graphic communications industry.
July 28, 2008
Team Canada Selection Event hosted at Heidelberg Canada in Toronto on August 25-26, 2008.
July 22, 2008
Start of In-depth study of human resource issues facing the printing and graphic communications industry announced.
June 17, 2008 - Success for the printing industry in a global marketplace depends on having a highly skilled workforce able to adapt to changing technologies.
June 17, 2008 - At its Annual General Meeting held on Thursday, June 12, 2008, the Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC) set the stage for its future activities by building on a second successful year and electing its Board of Directors.
June 9, 2008 - The Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC) and le Comité sectoriel de main d'oeuvre des communications graphiques du Québec (CSMO) are jointly hosting FORUM 2008 focusing on improving industry standards and addressing technological changes for today and tomorrow.
May 9, 2008 - The Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC) would like to congratulate SAIT, more specifically, Mo Keshavjee, for winning a gold award from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) for the production of the Bound for Success Video
April 9, 2008 - CPISC congratulates the Digital Graphics Communications Program, School of Information and Communications Technologies at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary on winning award for new video
April 25, 2008 - The Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC), Skills/Compétences Canada and Heidelberg Canada are joining forces to ensure that Canada has a competitor in the 2009 WorldSkills printing competition by co-hosting a Team Canada Selection Event .
April 2, 2008 - The Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC) and le Comité sectoriel de main d'oeuvre des communications graphiques du Québec (CSMO) are pleased to invite you to FORUM 2008 (The Future of Print).
March 7, 2008 - The Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC) would like to congratulate NorQuest College on receiving a federal investment of over $1.4 million toward their Centre for Excellence in Print Media Communications.
2007
November 8, 2007 - Mr. Michael L. Wallace , Member of Parliament for Burlington, on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), joined Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC) today to release The Report on Education and Training for Printing and Graphic Communications .
October 9, 2007 - Jeff Ekstein and Duncan Brown, Co-Chairs of the Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC) are pleased to announce that Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), through its Sector Council Program, has approved two-year infrastructure funding for the CPISC.
July 11, 2007 - At its Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday June 19, 2007, the Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC) set the stage for its future activities by building on its successful first year and re-electing its current Board of Directors to continue achieving its goals.
July 11, 2007 - Success for the printing industry in a global marketplace depends on having a highly skilled workforce. This was the clear message of the first Annual Forum, hosted on June 18, 2007 by the Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC).
2006
November 7, 2006 - Duncan Brown and Jeff Ekstein, Co-Chairs of the Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC), are pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to the CPISC Board of Directors.
June 19, 2006 - Duncan Brown and Jeff Ekstein, Co-Chairs of the newly formed Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC) are pleased to announce the appointment of Marie Eveline as Executive Director.
Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, the Honourable Diane Finley, with CPISC Executive Director, Marie Eveline, at the announcement of $1.4 million in core funding for the printing sector council (May, 2009).
