Professional Practice

A national volunteer organization that coordinates the interests and activities of HR professionals in Canada

- establish national core standards for HR profession
- promote communication among participating associations
- serve as recognized resource on equivalency for HR qualifications across Canada
- provide a national & international collective voice on HR issues

- succesfully completed the NKE
- registered to become CHRP
- process of developing KSA to write NPPA

- first exam
- test explicit knowledge

- second exam
- test tacit knowledge

- body of knowledge and work that makes up the HR profession (7 areas)
1. professional practice
2. organization effectiveness
3. total compensation
4. employee and labour relations
5. occupational health, safety & wellness
6. staffing
7. organization learning, training & dev

- every 3 years

1. Preamble : categories - CHRP, CHRP candidates, CHRP exam registrants
2. Competence
3. Legal Requirements (statutory acts, regulations & by-laws)
4. Dignity in the workplace (human rights, equity, dignity & respect)
5. Balancing interests (org vs employees needs & Interests
6. Confidentiality
7. Conflict of interest
8. Professional growth & support of other professionals
9. Enforcement

1. Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms
2. Provincial/Territorial Human Rights Legislation "the protected groups"
3. Equity Legislation
4. Canada Labour Code
5. Employment Insurance
6. Worker's Compensation Act
7. Pension & Benefits Act
8. PIPEDA
9. Common Law
10.Contract Law

- free from discrimination & harassment = protected groups

- equal opportunity and treatment to designated groups : race, colour, ancestry, religion, marital status, etc

- equity in compensation for women compared to that of men

- ensures women doing the same job as male counterpart receive equitable remuneration

- ensures that women performing in female-dominated occupations receive equitable remuneration to their male counterparts performing in male-dominated occupations of equal value

- ensures that "target groups" are represented in the workplace (federal jurisdictions and organizations only) : women, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities