Information and Communications Technology Council
Encyclopedia
The Information and Communications Technology Council is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1992 as the Software Human Resources Council (SHRC). The organization adopted its new name in October 2006 to reflect its expanded mandate
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ICTC provides:
ICTC is one of 31 sector councils funded in part by the Government of Canada
's Sector Council Program.
applications of foreign workers. The story was covered in a paper by Dr. Alasdair Roberts
titled "Making Policy Behind Closed Doors", which criticized the Department of Human Resources Development Canada
for allegedly handling this project in such a way as to allow for fast-tracking of visa applications The paper argued that the Canadian government handed decision-making to SHRC/ICTC.
Mandate
Mandate can refer to:*Mandate , an obligation handed down by an inter-governmental body*Mandate , an official or authoritative command; an order or injunction*Mandate , the power granted by an electorate...
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ICTC provides:
- skills definitions (comparable to the National Occupational Classification)
- labour market intelligence
- careerCareerCareer is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a person's "course or progress through life ". It is usually considered to pertain to remunerative work ....
awareness - professional developmentProfessional developmentProfessional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning...
ICTC is one of 31 sector councils funded in part by the Government of Canada
Government of Canada
The Government of Canada, formally Her Majesty's Government, is the system whereby the federation of Canada is administered by a common authority; in Canadian English, the term can mean either the collective set of institutions or specifically the Queen-in-Council...
's Sector Council Program.
Controversy
The ICTC was implicated in the controversial Software Development Worker Pilot Project, a program that allowed the Canadian Department of Citizenship and Immigration to fast-track the visaVisa (document)
A visa is a document showing that a person is authorized to enter the territory for which it was issued, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry. The authorization may be a document, but more commonly it is a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport...
applications of foreign workers. The story was covered in a paper by Dr. Alasdair Roberts
Alasdair Roberts (academic)
Alasdair S. Roberts is a Canadian professor at Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, and author of articles and books on public policy issues, especially relating to government secrecy and the exercise of government authority.-Education:...
titled "Making Policy Behind Closed Doors", which criticized the Department of Human Resources Development Canada
Human Resources Development Canada
The Department of Human Resources Development, also referred to as Human Resources Development Canada , is a former department of the Government of Canada...
for allegedly handling this project in such a way as to allow for fast-tracking of visa applications The paper argued that the Canadian government handed decision-making to SHRC/ICTC.