• About Us

• What is the CHRC?
• CHRC's Mission
• What CHRC does
• Why CHRC is necessary
• CHRC Board of Directors
• The History of CHRC
• Provincial and Territorial Advisory Committee (PATAC)
• Annual Reports

About Us

> What CHRC Does

With general membership and board members drawn from within the cultural sector, CHRC’s work is guided by the sector and by the priority needs identified by sub-sector studies and baseline labour force survey data. Further information on these documents may be found in the History of CHRC document.

Specifically, CHRC undertakes:

Project Development

CHRC manages and facilitates projects to address specific cultural human resource issues such as succession, training, compensation, HR management/planning, career planning and competency development.

Career Development Tools

CHRC produces career development tools such as:

• The Art of Managing Your Career (for self-employed artists and culturalworkers)
• Competency Chart and Profile for Export Marketing of Cultural Products and Services
• Competency Profile for Information Resources Management Specialists in Archives, Libraries and Records Management
• Careers in Culture

Internship Support

CHRC manages Internship Programs that bridge the school-to-work transition for young artists and cultural workers.

Job Recruitment

CHRC maintains an online opportunities board called CultureWorks for artists and cultural workers to post resumes and find opportunities, and for cultural employers to find qualified cultural workers.

Networking

CHRC shares information and resources, resolves problems cooperatively and influences decision makers on HR issues, through a vast network of national and provincial arts organizations, artists and cultural workers and a through a broad network beyond the cultural sector that includes universities, colleges, training institutions and other sectoral councils.

Information and Research

CHRC commissions, collects and publishes research (for example: Face of the Future - a study on human resource issues in the cultural sector, a Compensation Survey for Cultural Managers, and a Survey of Women in Film and Television). CHRC also communicates HR information through newsletters, this web site, press releases, meetings, roundtables, forums, seminars and conferences.

Advocacy

CHRC speaks as a recognized and respected voice on behalf of artists and cultural workers across the country to decision makers and the public.