Highlights of Key Observations from Participants Compensation Compensation and benefits is a huge issue. Not just the issue of private versus public sector, but also the issue of same level of pay despite varying cost of living differences across Canada. Management needs to recognize this.
Training is linked to career opportunities, which are seen as limited for inspectors.
Explore different options for methods of delivering training and how to maximize the use of existing resources. Solutions to problems need to be ingrained into the culture. The increasing complexity of work is not being recognized. Furthermore, technical and administrative workloads are increasing with fewer staff. Becoming more difficult to juggle competing priorities in an environment of rapid change and heavier workloads.