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January 2018
EPAC Round Table
Our next round table will be held on January 23 from 12:00 to 1:30 at 216 Elgin Street, Ottawa. J'espère que vous vous joindrez à nous pour la prochaine table ronde informelle après la pause estivale le 23 janvier de midi à 13h30 chez Johnny Farina, au 216, rue Elgin, Ottawa. Please notify EPAC that you are coming at service@epac-apec.ca so that we can reserve sufficient places. Take advantage of this opportunity to chat and network! Looking forward to seeing…
Find out more »February 2018
The Dynamic Leader: IPAC National Leadership Conference and Awards
IPAC National Leadership Conference and Awards. Featuring: Signals of Change - Our Path to the Future with Nikolas Badminton, "Futurist". Today, exponential technologies - Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Renewable Energy, Blockchain, Personalized Medicine, Nanotechnology, and Quantum Computing - are accelerating and will change how the world works. Nikolas will take you through these areas and highlight the signals that indicate that big changes are coming. The Authenticity Principle - Unlocking the Power of Differences, with Ritu Bhasin,…
Find out more »April 2018
National Corporate Ethics and Integrity Summit
Can your ethics program withstand today’s pressure? Learn from companies that have had ethical challenges and strengthen your organization’s ethical backbone. Industry experts speaking at this Summit include: • Kathy Uher, Board Member, MEC • Ula Ubani, Chief Ethics Officer, BMO Financial Group • Bob Chant, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Communication, Loblaw Companies Limited • Michael Appavoo, Associate Vice-President, Risk and Regulatory Affairs and Legal Counsel, Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited • Richard Bistrong, Chief Executive Officer, Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC…
Find out more »Good Organizations, Bad Apples Webinar
The next EPAC webinar reflects the unfortunate rise in allegations of harassment, sexual misconduct and abuse of power in many sectors of society. Margaret Michaels, a highly experienced workplace misconduct investigator (including harassment cases in the federal government), will lead our focus on – the best ways to articulate your organization’s norms and ideals for proper personal behaviour – the tools to use in response to allegations of past or current misconduct. We will include discussion of a case study.…
Find out more »May 2018
Conference: Ethical Standards, Culture and Leadership: ‘Back to the Future’ with the Tait Report
Our full-day conference looking at John Tait’s 1996 report A Strong Foundation will take place at St. Paul’s University in Ottawa on Tuesday May 8, 2018, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. (Doors open at 7:45.) The title of the conference is Ethical Standards, Culture and Leadership: ‘Back to the Future’ with the Tait Report. How did that Report launch and frame two decades of heightened attention to values and ethics in the federal public service? In the public sector…
Find out more »December 2018
Through the Looking-Glass: Public Sector Ethics Now and Beyond
A conversational and interactive webinar with Ralph Heintzman on foundations, current conditions and future directions in public sector ethics. Get your questions and comments ready! Ralph Heintzman helped to launch the current era of values and ethics in the federal public service as vice-chair of the Tait Report (1996) working group. Subsequently he headed the government’s Office of Public Service Values and Ethics. Registration is required to participate in the webinar.
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EPAC Webinar “Off Duty”
"Off Duty: Should Employers Punish Misbehaviour that Happens Off the Job?" Should employers be allowed, or even encouraged, to punish employees for wrongful behaviour off the job? Or should an off-duty employee's behaviour be beyond an employer's reach? This webinar with business-ethics leader Chris MacDonald will examine a range of cases, looking at reasons why employers may be tempted to punish employees for after-hours wrongs, as well as examining several reasons why we should be cautious about encouraging employers to…
Find out more »April 2019
2019 Annual CAREB Conference
2019 Annual Conference and General Meeting of the Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards. One day of workshops, two days of conference and AGM for everyone interested in ethics in scientific and applied research, especially members and administrators of Research Ethics Boards in Canada.
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