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Chairman– Jean-Yves Leblanc,CorporateDirector

Outgoing president – John LeBoutillier,ChairmanoftheBoard,Industrial

Alliance,InsuranceandFinancialServicesInc.

Vice-Chairman– Pierre Pomerleau,PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer,

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Directors

– Claude Beaudin, Vice-President,HumanResources,BombardierAerospace

– Gaëtan Boucher,President&CEO,Fédérationdescégeps

– Paul Dénommée,Vice-President,CorporateController,Metroinc.

– Pierre Després,Vice-President,Communications,GlobalPrimaryProducts,ALCOA

– Johanne Desrochers,PresidentandCEO,Associationdesingénieurs-conseilsduQuébec

– Yves-Thomas Dorval,President,QuebecEmployersCouncil

– Michel Hémond,President,Pyradiainc.

– Gaston Lafleur,President,RetailCouncilofQuebec

– Jacques Légaré,President&CEO,Conseildelatransformationagroalimentaireetdesproduitsdeconsommation

– Jean-François Mérette,President&CEO–EasternCanada,EacomTimberCorporation

– Pierre Karl Péladeau,PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer,Quebecorinc.

– Norman M. Steinberg,President,OgilvyRenault

– Alain Tascan,GeneralManagerandFounder,EAGroup

– Dan Tolgyesi,PresidentandChiefExecutiveofficer,QuebecMiningAssociation

– Denis Turgeon,PresidentCRTConstructioninc.

Permanent Staff

– Yves-Thomas Dorval,President

– Daniel Audet,ExecutiveVice-President

– Carmel Laflamme,Vice-President–OccupationalHealthandSafety

– Jacques Leblanc,Vice-President–HumanResourcesDevelopmentPolicy

– Louis-Paul Lazure,Vice-President–Communications

– Norma Kozhaya,DirectorofResearchandChiefEconomist

– Chantale Lavoie,Director–LegalAffairs

– Dominique Malo,ExecutiveConsultant–OccupationalHealthandSafety

– Patrick Lemieux,Consultant–Communications

– Suzanne Cyrenne,Administration

– Chantal Picard,Coordinator–Memberandexecutiveservices

– Kathy Chasles-Bélec,AdministrativeAssistant–OccupationalHealthandSafety

– Geneviève Le May,AdministrativeAssistant–EventsandCommunication

Quebec Employers Council’s main bodies as of December 31, 2010

The mission, vision and values of the Quebec Employers Council

Mission ThemissionoftheQuebecEmployersCouncilistoensurethatcompaniesandemployerscanhavethebestpossibleconditionsinQuebec–particularlyregardinghumancapital–toprospersustainablyinacontextofglobalcompetition.

Vision Thepointofconvergenceofemployersolidarity,theEmployersCouncil,throughitsleadership,istheindispensablereferenceinitsfieldsofinterventionandexertsaconstructiveinfluenceforamoreprosperoussociety,inwhichentrepreneurship,productivity,wealthcreationandsustainabledevelopmentarethenecessaryconditionstoincreasethestandardoflivingoftheentirepopulation.

Values Rigourandpragmatism Importanceofhumancapital Responsibility Creativity Entrepreneurship Solidarity Openness PassionandCommitment.

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Chairman’s Message ItwaswithconsiderableenthusiasmthatIacceptedthechairmanshipoftheQuebecEmployersCouncilboardofdirectorsinNovember2010.Fulfillingsucharoleinsuchaprestigiousandinfluentialorganization,whilehelpingtomobilizeQuebec’semployersaroundthemajorchallengesfacingoursocietyasawhole,isanidealopportunityformetogetinvolvedinsupportofQuebec’sprosperity.

ThisreportprovidesanoverviewofthemanyinterventionstheCouncilhasconductedinthepastyearandthegainsthathavebeenmadeforQuebecemployers.Itisimperativethatemployerscontinuetoconversewithdecision-makersandthegeneralpublicinastrongandunifiedvoice,andthattheentirebusinesscommunityformsacommonfrontbyjoiningtheQuebecEmployersCouncilandgettinginvolvedinitsmainorganizationalbodies,inaspiritofemployersolidarity.

Iwouldliketothankmypredecessor,JohnLeBoutillier,forhisimmeasurablecontributiontotheQuebecEmployersCouncilandhisgovernanceoverthelastfouryears,andhissupportandcounselthroughoutthetransitionprocess.IwouldalsoliketoacknowledgetheinvolvementoftheboardmemberswhosemandateisendingandwelcomethepeoplejoiningtheCouncilthisyear.IextendmycongratulationstothepermanentstaffoftheQuebecEmployersCouncilfortheirdedicationandthediligentworktheydoonadailybasistoserveourmembersandhelpenhancetheexposureoftheorganization.

Jean-YvesLeblancChairmanoftheBoard

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Active and committed participation in debates and decision-making processes

Anobservertrackingtheorganization’sinterventionswillhavenotedthat,morethanever,theQuebecEmployersCouncilhassteadfastlyparticipatedinallthemajordebatesandrepresentedtheemployerswithrigourandpragmatismonthemainissuesthathavegrippedQuebecsocietyoverthelast12months.Healthandworksafety,labourrelations,federalandprovincialbudgets,universityfunding,shalegas,theconstructionindustry,innovation,payrolltaxes,thePortofMontreal:thesearesomeofthemanydossiersinwhichtheCouncil’scontributionbroughtaddedvaluetothepublicdebate.

Effective, mobilizing representation on behalf of stakeholders

Indefendingtheemployers’positioninmanydossiersin2010,theQuebecEmployersCouncilendeavouredtoconductsustainedandrepeatedrepresentationstoallofthepartiesinvolved.InadditiontoannualmeetingswithpoliticalpartycaucusesinQuébecCityandOttawaandoccasionalmeetingswiththeministersandaffectedoppositionspokespeople,theQuebecEmployersCouncilthenwentonvarioustours,jointlywithotheremployerrepresentatives;thetourswerebasedaroundaseriesofmajorissuesfortheemployers,particularlylabourrelationsintheconstructionindustry,fundingofemploymentinsuranceandupdatingtheoccupationalhealthandsafetyplan.

Development of significant and pragmatic content

Alongwithadoptinganewstrategicplanandplatformforthe2010-13period,in2010theQuebecEmployersCouncilpublishedassortedbriefs,studiesandsurveyswhichsubstantiallyhelpedinraisingpublicdebateonmanyissues.TheflagshippublicationofthelastyearwasdefinitelytheReport Card on Quebec Prosperity,whichdrewonacomprehensiveanalysisandvalidateddatatoprovideafairandoverallportraitofthecreationofwealthandprosperityinQuebec.

Dynamic and constructive communication with its target audience

TheQuebecEmployersCouncilgaveitselfafinemakeoverin2010byadoptingadynamicandcontemporaryvisualidentity,anewsignaturetagline(“AlliedforProsperity”)andbyraisingitsvisibilityontheInternet,refreshingitswebsite(www.cpq.qc.ca)andreinforcingitspresenceinthesocialmedia.Thesetangibleactions,backbysustainedandsignificantinterventionsincurrentevents,allowedtheQuebecEmployersCounciltoincreaseitspresenceintheelectronicandprintmediaandontheInternetby140%,sothatthevoiceofthebusinesscommunitycouldbeheard.

An organization in better health and with enhanced value

ThearrivalofmanynewcomerstotheQuebecEmployersCouncil’spermanentstaffandboardofdirectorsin2010generatedarenewedenergyandvibrancyintheorganization,andthiscontributedtoitssuccess.TheworkoftheQuebecEmployersCouncilinthedossiersinwhichitwasinvolvedbroughtmeasurableresultsinregardtotheorganization’sfinancialsituationin2010,withthefiscalyearendshowingacurrentoperatingsurplusof$189,700and$279,422oncealloftheQuebecEmployersCouncil’sfinancialobligationsweretakenintoaccount.

TheQuebecEmployersCouncilissolidlypositionedtoboldly,energeticallyandenthusiasticallytacklethemanychallengeswaitingitinthecomingyear.AsthepresidentoftheQuebecEmployersCouncil,Iurgetheentirebusinesscommunitytoshowemployersolidarityandallyforprosperitybyjoiningourorganization,soitcancontinue,morethanever,tobetheindispensablereferenceinQuebec’sbusinesscommunity.

Yves-ThomasDorvalPresident

President’s Message

The Employers Council: More than ever the crossroad of employer solidarity in Quebec Fromeverystandpoint,2010hasbeenamemorableyearfortheQuebecEmployersCouncil.Againthisyear–41yearsafteritsinception–theorganizationhasdemonstrateditsleadership,credibilityandrelevanceastheQuebecbusinesscommunityspokesperson,withgovernments,employers,unions,themediaandgeneralpublic.AsQuebecpreparestoconfrontthemajorchallengesthatwillhaveanunprecedentedimpactonitsabilitytocreatewealthandprosperity,itbecomesessentialforemployerstobeboldandtakeanactivepartinfindingsolutionsasmajorplayersinaQuebecsocietythatnowevolvesinaglobaleconomicenvironment.

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Active and committed participation in government bodies

QuebecemployerscancountontheactiveandcommittedparticipationofthepresidentandotherQuebecEmployersCouncilspokespersonswithvariousbodieswherethepoliciesaffectingcompaniesaredeveloped.In2010,theQuebecEmployersCouncilrepresentedemployersonthefollowingbodiesinparticular:

theBoardofDirectorsoftheCSSTandtheIRSST,andthemanycommitteesoftheCSST;

theBoardofDirectorsoftheCommissiondespartenairesdumarchédutravailandtheCommission’smanyworkinggroups;

theConseildespartenaireséconomiques;

theConseilconsultatifdutravailetdelamain-d’œuvre;

theComitédesintervenantséconomiquesdusous-ministredel’Immigration;

MNAsandMembersofParliament,notablythroughanannualtourofpoliticalpartycaucuses.

Since2010,theQuebecEmployersCouncilalsorepresentsemployersonthetripartiteroundtablecomprisedofHumanResourcesandSkillsDevelopmentCanada,CanadianEmployersCouncil,theCanadianLabourCongressoninternationallabourstandardsandatthenationalCommitteeprogramofprofessionalandtechnicalstudies.

Alongwiththisstatutoryandregularparticipation,theQuebecEmployersCouncilhascontinuedtomonitorandconductenergeticadhocinterventionswithotherpoliticalandgovernmentbodieswhosedecisionsaffectemployers.Here,byareaofintervention,arethemainrepresentationsmadebytheQuebecEmployersCouncilattheprovinciallevelin2010.

Quality and availability of manpower

Bill changing the pedagogical regime for Adult Education –RepresentationsinFebruarytotheConseilsupérieurdel’éducationduQuébecpresident

Pact for the competitive funding of our universities –ParticipationbytheQuebecEmployersCouncilasasigningpartyofthePact

Funding of universities–RecommendationsexpressedbytheQuebecEmployersCouncilinconjunctionwiththeMeetingontheFutureofUniversitiesandtheircontributiontothedevelopmentofQuebec

Competitive cost of human capital

Fourth consecutive increase in the contribution rate to the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan–RepresentationinAugusttotheQuebecMinisterofEmploymentandSocialSolidarity

Intelligent regulation

For a Safe Maternity Experience program–RepresentationsinJunetoallMembersoftheNationalAssemblyunderscoringtheneed,after29yearsofexistence,toreconsidertheprogram

Pay equity commission–Representation,alongwiththreeotherorganizations,totheMinisterofFinance,MinisterofLabourandtheMinisterinchargeofInfrastructuresdemandingareviewofthegovernment’sdecisionalprocessesregardingtheabolitionofthisorganization.

Domestic helpers–RepresentationstotheMinisterofLabourontheexpressedintentionofintroducingabillsubjectingdomestichelperstotheAct respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases

Bill 123 on the amalgamation of the Société générale de financement du Québec and Investissement Québec –SubmittingofabriefandpresentationinNovemberbeforetheNationalAssembly’sPublicFinanceCommission

Production machinery and labour relations in the construction industry–Briefpreparedfollowingworkdonebyaconstructionindustrypartners’studygroupexpressingthepositionofjobproviders,andatourwiththegovernment’smainministersanddeputyministers

Replacement workers and Labour Code−OpenlettertopremierJeanCharestontheprovisionsoftheLabour Codepertainingtoreplacementworkers

Conseil consultatif du travail et de la main-d’œuvre–BriefpresentedtothemembersoftheCCTMoutliningpotentialsolutionstoimprovetheperformanceoftheorganization.

Healthy public financing and competitive taxation

Bill 107, Act respecting l’Agence du revenu du Québec–InSeptember,thesubmittingofabriefandpresentationbeforetheNationalAssembly’sPublicFinancesCommission

Sustainable economy

Sustainable development of the shale gas industry in Quebec–InOctober,abriefandpresentationinconjunctionwiththeBureaud’audiencespubliquessurl’environnement(BAPE)consultation

User’s Guide to the recovery–CommentsissuedinJanuaryinconjunctionwiththeQuebecgovernment’s2010EconomicMeeting

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TheQuebecEmployersCouncilactiveonthefederalsceneAsitisindependentfromanyCanada-wideorganization,theQuebecEmployersCouncilintervenesonaregularbasis,withfulllatitude,todefendtheinterestofQuebecemployerstofederalauthorities.Someoftheconsultationsinwhichitparticipatedin2010included:

January

RoundtablewithCanadianPrime-MinisterStephenHarperandtheMinisterofNaturalResourcesandtheprime-minister’sQuebeclieutenant,ChristianParadis,focusingontheeconomicsituation,implementingCanada’seconomicactionplan,andthereturntobalancedbudgets

March

Tripartiteroundtableonsocialdialogue,theratificationofInternationalLabourOrganization(ILO)agreementsandfollow-upoftheILO’sGlobalJobsPact,organizedbyHumanResourcesandSkillsDevelopmentCanada

May

PassportCanadaconsultationonimprovingthepassportissuancesystem

Strategicinitiativeforinnovativemanufacturingcompanies,lettertotheIndustryMinister

DepartmentofFinanceCanadaconsultationsonCanada’sretirementincomesystem

June

MemberoftheCanadianemployers’delegationattheannualmeetingoftheInternationalLabourOrganizationinGeneva

July

Publicconsultationonoptionsfortheforeigninvestmentrestrictionsinthetelecommunicationssector

August

ParticipationbyEmployersCouncilpresidentYves-ThomasDorvalinaroundtableoneconomicrecoveryanddeficitreductionpresidedoverbythehonourableStockwellDay,PresidentoftheTreasuryBoardandMinisterfortheAsia-PacificGateway

October

2011-12pre-budgetconsultationoftheHouseofCommonsStandingCommitteeonFinance

The Quebec Employers Council also made representations in the following dossiers:

Illicittobaccotrade:lettertotheprimeministerofCanadaandallofthefederalMPs(March)andlettertotheHealthMinister,thehonourableLeonaAglukkaq(December)

Wholesalehigh-speedaccessservices:lettertotheIndustryMinister,thehonourableTonyClement(October)

LabourdisputeatthePortofMontreal:lettertotheLabourMinister,thehonourableLisaRaitt(July)

Pan-Canadiansecuritiescommission:lettertotheFinanceMinisterwithnineothersigningpartiesconcerningthecreationofasinglesecuritiescommissioninCanada(May)

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Federal and provincial budgets

SeveralinterventionsbytheQuebecEmployersCouncilinconjunctionwiththe2010pre-budgetconsultationsinQuebecCityandOttawaledtotangibleresultsforemployerswhenthetwobudgetswereannounced,notablyinregardtothecontrolofpublicspendingandthereturntobalancedbudgets.

Labour dispute at the Port of Montreal

AfterahighlypublicizedinterventionbytheQuebecEmployersCouncil,CanadianLabourMinister,thehonourableLisaRaitt,assignedtheCanadianIndustrialRelationsBoardwiththemandateofsummoningtheMaritimesEmployersAssociationandtheunionrepresentingthePortofMontreallongshorementoresumenegotiationsinthelabourconflictatthePortofMontreal.Thisannouncementbroughttheresumptionofnegotiationsandledtoanagreementinprinciplebetweenthetwopartiestwodayslater.

Contract for the renewal of Montreal’s fleet of subway cars

TheQuebecEmployersCouncilcloselymonitoredthedossierregardingtherenewalofMontreal’sfleetofsubwaycars.Itspositionpromotingtheurgencyofhavingnewsubwaycarsassoonaspossible–endorsedbymanyemployerandunionassociations–contributedtotheswiftadoptionofBill116,Loi sur l’acquisition de voitures pour le métro de Montréal,andthisavoidednewdelays.

Many tangible gains for employersTheinterventionsandrepresentationstheQuebecEmployersCouncilmadein2010wereproductive.TheQuebecEmployersCouncilispleasedtoreportsignificantresultsandtangiblegainsforemployers.Herearesomeexamples:

ThepresidentoftheQuebecEmployers’CouncilatthepressconferenceannouncingtherenewalofMontreal’ssubwaycars,withQuebecpremierJeanCharest(centre)amongthenotablesinattendance.

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TheunifyingleadershipoftheQuebecEmployersCouncilintheareaof……occupationalhealthandsafetyBecauseofitsefficientrepresentationstovariousCSSTbodiesandthemobilizationofemployersinpartnershipwithotherassociations,theQuebecEmployersCouncilobtainedmanytangiblegainsforemployersin2010:

Datingbackto2009,theemployerdelegationtotheCSSTboardofdirectorssucceededinlimitingtheincreaseintheemployers’CSSTcontributionrateto4%for2010;theemployerscoverthefullannualcostofmorethan$2.2billionforthesystem.Oneyearlater,thishasproventobetherightdecisionoverotheroptionsthatwouldhaveledtocosthikesintheareaof170to370milliondollars.

Thechangetothefundingpolicythatoccurredin2010willstabilizetherateforafive-yearperiodbyestablishingaratecaptoamortizethe$3.1deficitrelatedtoyieldlossestheCaissededépôtetplacementduQuébecrecordedin2008.Withoutthischange,itwouldhavecostemployers$186.5millionmore.

InJune,theQuebecEmployersCouncil,capitalizingontheadoptionofaunanimousmotionbytheNationalAssemblysupportingtheextendingoftheFor a Safe Maternity Experienceprogramtoworkersinbusinessesoffederaljurisdiction,sentalettertoMNAsremindingthemofcertainfactsabouttheprogramanditscosts,andurgingthemtoreconsidertheprogram.

Lastfall,theQuebecEmployersCouncilinitiatedapublicaffairscampaignonthemodernizingofQuebec’soccupationalhealthandsafetyplantocreateawarenessamongelectedofficialsandthegeneralpublicabouttheimportanceofadaptingtheplantocurrentworkplacerealitiesbyreducingcostsandmakingitmoreefficient,whileensuringworkers’healthand

safetyaremaintained.TheQuebecEmployersCouncilissued10newslettersonthevariousoccupationalhealthandsafetyproblems,includingaspecialeditionoftheInfoCPQnewsletter.AcolloquiumonthesubjectwasheldinNovember,bringingtogethersome100participants.

InJune,theQuebecEmployersCouncilactivelyintervenedwiththeLabourMinistertodenouncemanyaspectsofBill110aimedatsubjectingdomestichelperstotheoccupationalhealthandsafetyplan.TheQuebecEmployersCouncilinterventionledthenewLabourMinistertorequesttheministry’scivilservantstoreworkthedraftbill,whichmanydeemedtobediscriminatory.

InOctober,theQuebecEmployersCouncilandtheFédérationdeschambresdecommerceduQuébecjointlysubmittedtothestudygroupchargedwithmakingrecommendationsonQuebec’soccupationalhealthandsafetyplanthereportbyemployerrepresentativesprovidingadetailedaccountofproblemsnotedinhowthecurrentsystemworks.Thedocument,producedincollaborationwithaconsultationcommitteecomprisedof40employerassociationrepresentativesandcompaniesfromdiverseeconomicsectors,issued40recommendationsaimedatmakingtheplanmoreefficientandlesscostly,whileenhancingitsobjectivesintheareaofoccupationalinjuryprevention.

Yves-ThomasDorval,presidentoftheEmployersCouncil,andFrançoiseBertrand,president-CEOoftheFédérationdeschambresdecommerceduQuébec,presentedtheemployers’proposalsinconjunctionwiththeworkconductedbytheCamirégroup.

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Modernizing the Labour Code –TheQuebecEmployersCouncilwasanenthusiasticparticipantinthedebateonmodernizingtheLabourprovisionsregardingreplacementworkers.InseveralpressreleasesandinalettertotheLabourMinister,theQuebecEmployersCouncilurgedthegovernmentnottocreateanevengreaterimbalanceinfavouroftheunionsbyrestrictingemployers’rightstoresorttoalock-out.

Labour relations in the construction industry–In2010,theQuebecEmployersCouncilconductedaseriesofconsultationsandmeetingstobringconstructionentrepreneursandjobproviderstogetherinanefforttoreachacommonpositiononsomeofthelabourrelationsissuesintheconstructionindustry,includingcertainunproductivebonusesintheheavymachineryindustryandtheissueofunionplacementofthelabourforce.Fromthedialoguebetweenthevariousemployerrepresentatives,theAssociationdelaconstructionduQuébecnotablyobtainedtheeliminationofthepresentationbonusinthissector,incontract-renewalnegotiationsintheconstructionindustryinlatesummer.

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Studies and documents

InAugust,theQuebecEmployersCouncilreleasedthefirsteditionofitsReport Card on Quebec Prosperity,anewinstrumentthatcomparesQuebec’sperformancetothatofotherCanadianprovincesandotherOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(OECD)countriesintermsofwealthcreationandprosperity.Publicationofthedocumentarousedconsiderablereactionandthepressconferenceannouncingthereleaseofthestudygeneratedextensivecoverageintheelectronicandprintmediaandonnews-orientedwebsites.

InOctober,theEmployersCouncilpublisheditsSpecial Report on 2010 Salary Forecasts,producedincollaborationwiththetophumanresourcesconsultingfirmsinQuebec(AonConseil,Mercer–Consultationenressourceshumaines,MorneauSobeco,TowersWatson).Morethan120humanresourcesmanagersandprofessionalsfromindustryassociationsandbusinessesofeverysizeattendedthelaunchofthedocument.

InMay,theQuebecEmployersCouncilpublishedtheresultsofasurvey among businesses on the quality of training initiatives certificate.ThesurveywasconductedwiththesupportoftheCommissiondespartenairesdumarchédutravailanditpolled48businesses.ItdealtwiththeRegulation respecting the exemption applicable to the holder of a training initiatives quality certificate,aregulationexemptingemployersthathavereceivedatraininginitiativesqualitycertificatefromtheAct to promote workforce skills development and recognition(orthe1%law).EmployersandlabourrepresentativesbothexpressedsatisfactionwiththeregulationandrecommendedtoQuebecbusinesseswhichmettheconditionsofeligibilitythattheymaketherequest.

InFebruary,theQuebecEmployersCouncilpublishedtheresultsofapublicopinionpolltheLégerMarketingfirmconductedamong350businessleaderstoassesstheirviewsaboutQuebec’spublicpoliciesandsomeoftheissuesrelatedtobusinesses.

InDecember,theQuebecEmployersCouncilreleasedtheresultsofasurveyconductedamong500universitystudentsontheirfinancialsituationandtheiropiniononsomeofthemeasurestoaddresstheproblemofuniversityfunding.Theresultshelpedtoputthecostofpost-secondaryeducationinQuebecintocontext.

Themaincommunicationtoolwithitsmembers,theQuebecEmployersCouncilpublished11issuesofitsInfoCPQnewsletterin2010(alongwithaspecialeditiononQuebec’soccupationalhealthandsafetyplan).Eachmonth,thenewslettercontainedasummaryoftheQuebecEmployersCouncil’sstanceonissuesand,ifapplicable,thelegislativeamendmentsorregulationsobtainedfollowingitsrepresentations.Asummaryofthemediacoverageextendedtoeachoftheinterventionswasalsoprovided.InfoCPQisoneofthemostwidelyreaddocumentsontheQuebecEmployersCouncilwebsite.

Online consultations In2010,theQuebecEmployersCouncilintroducedanonlineconsultationsystemwithitsmemberstogathertheiropinionsandcommentsaboutdifferentissuesonwhichtheCouncilwastakingastandandontheiractivities.Thememberswerealsopolledonwhattheythoughtaboutthemonthlyassociationmeetings,thecolloquiumontheoccupationalhealthandsafetyplanandtheissuesrelatingtoeducationandtraining.

Relevant and pragmatic contentInadditiontothemanybriefsandotherdocumentstosupportitsrepresentationstorespectivegovernments,theQuebecEmployersCouncilpreparedextensivereportsandinformationsessionsfilledwithrelevantandpragmaticcontentforthebenefitofitsmembers.

Report Card on Quebec Prosperity

Special Report on 2011 Salary Forecasts

Le mot du présidentSanté et sécurité du travail : une réforme du régime s'impose

Le conseil d'administration de la Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST) a mandaté en mai 2009 un groupe de travail ayant pour mandat de lui faire des recommandations sur les mécanismes de prévention prévus par la Loi sur la santé et la sécurité du travail (LSST) et tout autre volet du régime de santé et de sécurité du travail.

Le Conseil du patronat du Québec (CPQ) conjointement avec la Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ) a mis sur pied un comité consultatif chargé d'assurer la coordination des demandes patronales provenant de tous les secteurs d'activité économique afin de faire valoir les préoccupations des employeurs auprès du groupe de travail présidé par monsieur Viateur Camiré.

Vous trouverez dans les pages suivantes un résumé des grandes problématiques étudiées par le comité patronal ainsi qu'une liste complète des recommandations qu'il a faites dans son mémoire soumis au groupe de travail Camiré. Rappelons que ce comité représente plus de 72 000 employeurs issus des domaines privé, public et péripublic avec une masse salariale de plus de 45 milliards.

Pour la plupart des problématiques abordées, il est possible d’obtenir plus d’informations en consultant les bulletins sur le régime de santé et de sécurité du travail émis par le Conseil du patronat du Québec au cours des derniers jours et auxquels nous faisons référence à la fin des articles.

Bilan de 30 années en santé et sécurité

Depuis les 30 dernières années, les milieux de travail ont évolué en matière de gestion de la santé et de la sécurité du travail. L'avènement d'une tarification plus réactive ainsi que l'arrivée des mutuelles de prévention ont contribué notamment à hausser de

façon importante le niveau de la prise en charge de la santé et de la sécurité du travail par les milieux.

De 1999 à 2008, on a assisté à une baisse constante de la fréquence des accidents et des décès par accident, mais, étonnamment, les coûts des indemnités de remplacement du revenu (IRR) ont connu une hausse importante

pendant la même période. Ainsi, alors que la masse salariale a augmenté de 19 %, le nombre de cas indemnisés en IRR a baissé de 29 %. Quand on compare le nombre d'IRR par chaque million de salaire ajusté, la baisse est encore plus spectaculaire et se situe à 41 %.

Notons que la baisse du nombre de lésions se constate quel que soit le secteur d'activité, groupes prioritaires ou non.

En matière de décès résultant d'un accident du travail, le nombre de cas a aussi diminué considérablement, passant de 200 en 1989 à moins de 100 en 2008. Par 100 000 travailleurs, la baisse est de l'ordre de 65 %. Ce taux est inférieur à celui observé en Ontario et en Colombie-Britannique.

Par contre, les coûts des IRR pour les absences de court terme et long terme ont fortement augmenté. Le coût moyen (ajusté) d'une IRR représente unehausse de 69 % alors qu'en Alberta et en Colombie-Britannique on constate, pour la même période, une baisse significative. Il en coûte 20 % de plus au Québec qu'en Ontario au chapitre des accidents du travail lorsqu'on compare les dépenses des programmes de ces deux provinces.

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Training and information sessions With the responsibility for training the 87 members of the Commission des lésions professionnelles (CLP) representing Quebec employers on that body, the Quebec Employers Council organized two two-day training sessions for them, in Quebec City and Montreal, respectively, in June and December. The subjects addressed at these sessions included:

Temporaryassignment(June);

Musculoskeletallesions-factsandcontroversy(June);

2009jurisprudencereview(June);

TheFor a Safe Maternity Experience program(June);

Inspectors’powers(December);

Therightofrefusal(December);

Eligibilitycriteriaforthemainmusculoskeletallesions(December);

Recognizedpsychologicaldiagnostics:whattowiththisdiagnosticspotpourri?(December);

Thesecondaryeffectsofnarcotics(December);

Occupationalillnessesofapsychologicalnature:Whereareweat?(December).

Alongwiththesetrainingsessions,twoinformationnewsletterswereproducedfortheemployerrepresentatives(January,June,SeptemberandDecember).

Labour relations in the construction industry

Throughouttheyear,theQuebecEmployersCouncilheldaseriesofmeetingstobringtheconstructionentrepreneursandjobprovidersclosertogetherinworkingtowardcommonpositionsintheindustry’slabourrelations,particularlyontheissueofunionplacementofthelabourforce.

Changes to laws and regulations

Tokeepemployerswellinformedabouttheirnewobligationswhenregulatoryorlegislativechangesoccur,theQuebecEmployersCouncilregularlyorganizesinformationsessionsforthem,particularlyonoccupationalhealthandsafetymatters.

Colloquium on CSST inspection

InMay,morethan150participants,inMontrealandQuebecCity,attendedthecolloquiumtheQuebecEmployersCouncilorganized,incollaborationwiththeCSSTandOgilvyRenault.NormandPaulin,DirectorGeneralPrevention-Inspectionandthepartnership,andJeanLajeunesse,RegionalDirectorMontréal-1totheCSST,presentedtheprovisionsplannedinBill35,particularlytheoneaimedatincreasingthefinesforinfractions.Thecolloquiumwasprecededbyaluncheon-conferenceatwhichClaudePlamondon,SeniorVice-PresidentofAonConseil,spokeonthetopic“CSST–Fundingandaverageratefor2011”.

Colloquium on the occupational health and safety plan

InNovember,morethan100participantswereonhandinMontrealforthecolloquiumonQuebec’soccupationalhealthandsafetyplanorganizedbytheQuebecEmployersCouncil,incollaborationwithOgilvyRenault.DanielDenis,apartneratSECOR,presentedthestudyhisfirmconductedontheplanfortheCSST,andBernardCliche(LangloisKronströmDesjardins),ClaudePlamondon(AonConseil)andGillesRousseau(Metro)providedanaccountofthereportpreparedbytheemployerssideandsubmittedtothegroupeCamiré.AndréBeaucheminandBrunoLabrecque,oftheCSST,alsodeliveredtheexclusiveannouncementaboutthenewmethodofinsurancepremiumpaymentstotheCSST.

Morethan150participantsattendedtheEmployersCouncilcolloquiumonCSSTinspectioninMontrealandQuebecCity,May11-13,2010.

FromlefttorightarethethreeemployerrepresentativesontheCamirécommitteeattheEmployersCounciloccupationalhealthandsafetyplancolloquium,November24,2010:BernardCliche(LangloisKronströmDesjardins),ClaudePlamondon(AonConseil)andGillesRousseau(Metro).

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Dynamic and constructive communicationWhetheritwasthroughitsfrequentandgrowingpresenceinthemediaoritsnewwebsite,unveiledinJune,theQuebecEmployersCouncil,in2010,effectivelycreatedmorepublicawarenessthaneverabouttheemployers’needsandconcerns.Theexpertiseofourspokespeoplealsoprovidedtheemployerswithastrongvoicetopromotetheirviewpointinmanyofthemorespecializedforumswhereitisimportantthatyoubeheard.And,byholdinganumberofhigh-profileevents,theQuebecEmployersCouncilwasabletoprovideitsmemberswithuniquenetworkingopportunities.

Inkeepingwithitsdesiretomaintainacontemporaryanddynamicimage,theQuebecEmployersCouncilgaveitselfanicemakeoverontheWebwithabrandnewsite(www.cpq.qc.ca)thathasanimproveddesignandnewfeatures.Modern,interactiveandfilledwithoriginalcontent,itallowsuserstoaccessawealthofdocumentsandinformation.Barelysevenmonthsafteritwasputonline,thestatisticsonthenumberofhitsforthewebsiteareimpressive:morethan20,000Internetusersvisitedmorethan50,000pagesbetweenJuneandDecember.

2010alsomarkedtheQuebecEmployersCouncil’sdebutonsocialmedia(Facebook,Twitter,LinkedInandYouTube).Distributingtheorganization’sinterventionsonthesenewplatformsallowsittoreachalargeraudienceinaquicker,interactivefashion;morethan1,000InternetusersfollowtheQuebecEmployersCouncil’sactivitiesinrealtimeonthesenetworks.

The Employers Council in the media: public interventions that are harder-hitting than everOne thousand seven hundred (1,700) articles and reports –TheQuebecEmployersCouncil’spositiononissueswasreportedinmorethan1,700articlesandnewsreportsbymediaoutletsin2010,anincreaseofabout140%over2009.Accordingtoanindependentassessment,thiscoveragehadapublicrelationsvalueofmorethan$15millionoverthetotalvalueobtainedin2009.

Seventy-seven (77) public interventions –Thisvisibilityistheresultof77publicinterventionsthroughouttheyear:59bymeansofapressreleaseand18intheformofopinionletters.

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Unifying events In2010,theQuebecEmployersCouncilorganizedmanyunifyingeventsthatbroughtallofQuebec’semployerstogether.

A User’s Guide to the Recovery: A forum to define employers’ strategic plans in 2010-2013

InFebruary,morethan150businessandassociationsectorrepresentativestookpartindevelopingtheareasofinterventionoftheQuebecEmployersCouncil’s2010-2013platform.Thebusiness-communityrepresentativesexchangedideas,discussedandadvocatedtheirpointofviewatsixworkshops,setupinconjunctionwithaone-dayforum.Thethemeoftheforumwas:“AUser’sGuidetotheRecovery–Emergingfromtherecession,howdoweprovideQuebecwiththebestpossibleconditionstosustainprosperityinaglobalcompetivenesscontext?”Inadditiontotheworkshops,participantslistenedtothreeprominentguestspeakers:QuebecFinanceMinisterRaymondBachand,RobertGagné,directoroftheCentresurlaproductivitéetlaprospéritéandprofesseurtitulaireàl’Institutd’économieappliquéedeHECMontréal,andAlainDubuc,acolumnistatLa Presse.

2010 general meetingInApril,morethan70businessandassociationsectorsdelegatedoneoftheirmanagerstorepresenttheirrespectiveorganizationsatthe41stgeneralmeetingoftheQuebecEmployersCouncil.Atthemeeting,JacquesLamarre,theformerpresidentandCEOofSNC-LavalinandnowastrategicconsultantatHeenanBlaikie,receivedtheQuebecEmployersCouncil’s2010Prix de carrièreaward.TheeventwasalsoanopportunitytoinductthreenewmembersintotheEntrepreneursClub:HélèneDesmarais,chairandCEOoftheCentred’entreprisesetd’innovationdeMontréal,DanielLamarre,presidentandCEOofCirqueduSoleil,andElliotLifson,Vice-ChairmanofPeerlessClothing.Duringthegeneralmeeting,thefirstBourseGhislain-DufourwasawardedtoChristineHoule,amastersstudentatÉcolederelationsindustriellesdel’UniversitéLaval.CreatedontheoccasionoftheQuebecEmployersCouncil’s40thanniversaryin2009,theawardrecognizestheoutstandingworkofasecond-cycleindustrialrelationsstudentinQuebec.

Fromlefttoright:Yves-ThomasDorval,MarcGagnon,representingDanielLamarre,ElliotLifson,JacquesLamarre,HélèneDesmarais,JohnLeBoutillier.

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An esteemed annual partner

TheQuebecEmployersCouncilwasfortunateinbeingabletorelyonthesupportofanesteemedpartnerinthesuccessfulorganizingofthevariouseventsin2010.OgilvyRenault,thelawfirmthatisoneofCanada’sleadingspecialistsinlabourlaw,contributedtotheQuebecEmployersCouncil’seventorganizingin2010asitsyear-longpartner.

Winning partnershipsIn2010,theQuebecEmployersCouncilcontinuedtosupportcausesandpartnershipsthatarecompatiblewithitspriorityfieldsofendeavour:

Question Retraite, aconsortiumdedicatedtofinancialsecurityatretirement,thisorganizationstrivestopromoteandimplementactivitiestocreateawarenessamongQuebecersabouttheimportanceofensuringtheirfinancialsecurityatretirementandguidingthemtowardthewaystheycanachieveit.

Innov-Âge, anorganizationinterestedintheadvancementsinknowledgeandresearchonissuesrelatedtoaging.

The Academos cybermentoringprogram,whichhelpsyoungpeoplemakeacareerchoicebyputtingthemintouchwithvolunteerswhoguideandinformthemabouttherealitiesoftheworkingworld.

InstituteforCompetitivenessandProsperity,themainCanadianpartneroftheDavos World Economic Forum, whichensurestheGlobal Competitiveness ReportannuallypublishedbytheForumtakestheopinionofQuebecbusinessexecutivesintoaccount.

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January

TheQuebecgovernment’s2010EconomicMeeting

JurymemberfortheExcellenceinIndustrialRelationscompetitionaspartofIndustrialRelationsWeekorganizedbytheUniversitédeMontréal

February

RoundtableonindustrialrelationsheldinconjunctionwiththeCouncilofIndustrialRelationsExecutivesorganizedbytheConferenceBoardofCanada.

March

Roundtableonlearningandhighereducationaspartof“Canada150”,anon-partisan,Pan-Canadianconference

April

LuncheonforthelaunchofQuebecMiningweekorganizedbytheQuebecMiningAssociationandtheQuebecAssociationofMiningExploration

ConferenceinconjunctionwithEntrepreneurshipandLeadershipDayorganizedbytheHaitianYoungChamberofCommerce

NationalgalaforInnovationinOccupationalHealthandSafetyawardsorganizedbytheCSST

May

Active-agingdaysorganizedbyInnov-Âge

July

LuncheonorganizedbytheAssociationdelarechercheindustrielleduQuébecsurlaStratégiequébécoisedelarechercheetdel’innovation2010-2013

August

Multi-partitediscussiondayontheemploymentinsuranceplanorganizedbytheConseilnationaldeschômeurs

September

RoundtableonpensionplansaspartoftheannualQuestionRetraitecolloquium

LuncheonheldbytheInstituteforresearchonpublicpolicyontheeconomicintegrationofimmigrants

October

RoundtableontheeconomicintegrationofimmigrantsorganizedbyLaMaisonnée

LuncheonheldbytheChambredecommerceetdel’industrieLesMaskoutains

LuncheonheldbytheChambredecommercedeSherbrooke

MajorannualmeetingonoccupationalhealthandsafetyorganizedbytheCSST

RoundtableoncontinuingeducationinconjunctionwiththeannualconventionoftheFédérationdescégeps

November

LuncheonheldbytheChambredecommercedeGatineau

MeetingwiththeCercledepresseduSaguenay

TheQuebecEmployersCouncilpresentoneverypodiumTocommunicatedirectlywithitstargetaudiences,theQuebecEmployersCouncilregularlyrespondstoappealsfromorganizationssolicitingitsexpertiseandpointofview.HereisanoverviewoftheeventsduringwhichtheQuebecEmployersCouncil’spresidentandotherrepresentativeswereaskedtospeakonbehalfofQuebecemployersin2010:

ThepresidentoftheEmployersCouncil,Yves-ThomasDorval,alongwithPierrePlamondon,ChiefActuaryoftheQuebecPensionBoard,andhostStéphanBureau,attheQuestionRetraitecolloquium.

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The 2010 Activity Report was produced by the Quebec Employers Council Communications Department

CoordinationandwritingLouis-PaulLazurePatrickLemieux

TranslationTerryScott

DistributiontomembersGenevièveLeMayandPatrickLemieux

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