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• Consulting Guru David Maister to Speak In Kananaskis: Back by popular demand, this time in western Canada, David Maister, widely acknowledged as one of the world's leading authorities on the management of professional service firms, will keynote the CMC-Canada/CMC-Alberta Management Consulting Conference. Click here for more information.
• Click here to read the latest edition of cNotes - containing news and ideas for Canadian management consultants. This issue contains an important message from the CMC-Canada Chair, Ken Davies, FCMC, an update on our website reconstruction, links to CMC-Canada in the news and much more.
• Public Sector Driving Vibrant Canadian Consulting Market. The market for consulting services across Canada represents a vibrant opportunity for consultancies located both inside and outside its borders according to industry analysts Kennedy Information in a new study commissioned by CMC-Canada. Read the report's press release here. For more information on how to purchase the study, click here.
  
• Attend ICMCI's 8th European Hub Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden on April 24th-26th. For more information on the event, including program details, click here.
• CMC-Canada's website is in need of an overhaul. Click here to access the RFP. Please note that the deadline for submissions is 5pm Eastern time on Friday, February 8. A small committee will review all proposals received by that time, with a decision on the successful developer to be made by Friday, February 15. Please call or email Mary Blair with any questions. 416-860-1515 / 800-268-1148 x 7 mblair@cmc-canada.ca  
• December 11, 2007: The Commissioner of the Competition Bureau officially announced the findings of the report on professional regulation in Canada.  CMC-Canada's government relations counsel has provided a summary of the report. Click here for more information.
• December 2007: Click here to read the latest edition of cNotes - containing news and ideas for Canadian management consultants. cNotes now has a new look, which incorporates branding, colour and images!  This edition also includes a Photo Gallery from the Industry Study Event and CMC-Canada's 2007 Annual General Meeting.
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines are available. Filling out your CPD declaration and have questions on CPD activities or points?  Click here for the complete CPD guidelines and more information.
• CMC-Canada congratulates the Caribbean Institute of Certified Management Consultants on joining the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes. Click here for more information.
• Learn how the new standard for social responsibility from the International Standards Organization will impact the role of management consultants and the industry in the latest article added to the News and Resources section of our website.
• October 2007: CMC-Canada promotes the CMC designation and lists new CMCs and FCMCs in the October 22, 2007 edition of The Globe and Mail. Click here to see the full announcement.
• October 2007: CMC-Canada thanks the following sponsors of the 2007 Canadian Management Consulting Industry Study for their generous support: Deloitte; CGI; Buck Consultants LLC, An ACS Company; CMC-Ontario; Deeth Williams Wall; and TD Meloche Monnex. Click here for more information.
• August 2007: Government of Ontario Procurement Update: Government Responds to CMC-Ontario/CMC-Canada's Feedback on Draft RFP for General Management Consulting Services. Click here for more information.
• July 2007: CMC-Ontario announces procurement breakthrough. CMC-Ontario is pleased to announce the Ontario provincial government recently updated its Vendor of Record (VOR) for General Management Consulting to include the Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designation as a desirable credential. For more information, please click here.
• July 2007: Read the results and recommendations from CMC-Ontario's Procurement Outreach Professional Development Event held in June. During the event, Neil Sentance, ADM, Supply Chain Management, Ontario Shared Services and Ontario consultants discussed changing procurement practices and policies within the Ontario government. Click here for more information.
• June 2007: CMC-Canada is pleased to provide a link to the latest David Maister article, "Integrity Impugned." The article discusses constructive approaches you can take should your integrity or motivations be challenged by a client.  Click here to read the full article.
• April 19 2007: CMC-Canada recognizes top exam scorer.  The TD Meloche Monnex Gold Medal Award, which recognizes the Certified Management Consultant who achieved the highest mark on the comprehensive exam leading to the designation, was given to Blair Mantin, CMC.  Click here to read the full press release.
• March 30 2007: CMC-Canada Strategy.  Click here to view the strategy document approved by the CMC-Canada National Board of Directors that will guide the organization's plans and activities over the next three years.
• March 21 2007:  Click here to read the latest David Maister article "Selecting a Leader: Do We Know What We Want?".  The article offers a simple tool to assist with a difficult topic: identifying the key attitudes, skills and behaviors that a CEO or Managing Partner should have.
• February 2007: CMC-Canada is pleased to  provide a link to the latest David Maister article "Are We In This Together? The Preconditions For Strategy." The article argues that many firms are incapable of pulling off any strategy because their members have not yet decided if they wish to enter into a joint, collaborative activity-building for the future. Click here to read the full article.
• January 2007:  CMC-Ontario President Lynn Bennett, CMC was invited to share the Ontario Institute's views and speak directly with the Minister of Finance regarding the upcoming 2007 Ontario Budget. Her presentation addressed two of the four questions posed by the Ontario Finance Minister: What can the Ontario government do to continue to foster economic growth and job creation in the province? What should the government's top priority be for this year's budget and how should it be funded?   Read more...
• CMC-Canada and CMC-Ontario respond to the Ontario Government - Click here to read the response to the Ontario Government "Draft RFP for General Management Consulting Services"
• cNotes Fall Edition - Click here to read the latest edition of our e-newsletter, including a message from the Chair, Greg Fieger CMC.
• Ontario Ministry of Government Services Pre-Notification: RFP for Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement Services - The Ministry of Government Services has requested CMC-Canada inform its members of this upcoming RFP release. Click here to read the pre-notification announcement (member login required).
• Learning Tour presentation now available - Click here to download a PDF of the cross-Canada Learning Tour presentation (member login required).
• Comprehensive Report on Management Consulting in Canada - Click here to order the full 198-page report from Kennedy Information. Click here to find out how you can receive a free copy of the 48-page Summary Report when you become an Association member.
• CMC-Ontario Health Care Study - Click here to download a PDF of the study results. with insights into current  Health Care issues, views of management consultants and suggestions for how CMC-Canada and its members could better serve the sector's needs. Click here to download a PDF of the highlights presentation.

CMC-Canada thanks the following sponsors of the 2007 Canadian Management Consulting Industry Study for their generous support:

Platinum Sponsor                                                                         Gold Sponsor

                                                         
For Deloitte's website click here                                                       For CGI's website click here

Silver Sponsors

                                  
For Buck Consultants LLC, An ACS Company's                               For CMC-Ontario's website click here
website click here

Bronze Sponsors

                                                                        
For Deeth Williams Wall's website click here                                     For TD Meloche Monnex's website click here

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