Our Partners

Learn more about each of the committee groups and partners


WORKING COMMITTEES

Established workforce development committees are collaborating as Local Employment Planning Council partners in outreach to employers, local service coordination for employers, data collection from employers and the broader community, and input to local service planning as the goals of the LEPC at the regional level align with the goals of the individual workforce committees at the local level. This community willingness to collaborate on the LEPC will ensure a pilot project that ties directly into the local communities. The composition of the Workforce Committees mirrors the composition of the Central Planning Table within their respective geographies.

Members on the committee represent:

  • Oxford Small Business Centre
  • Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation
  • City of Woodstock
  • Town of Tillsonburg
  • People Management Group
  • Elgin Middlesex Oxford Workforce Planning and Development Board
  • Sure Start Program
  • Community Employment Services
  • Conestoga College
  • Woodstock & Area Small Business Enterprise Centre
  • Town of Ingersoll
  • Regional Economic Branch, Ministry of Agriculture & Food, Ministry of Rural Affairs
  • Woodstock Oxford Regional Campus Fanshawe College
  • County of Oxford
  • Tillsonburg Multi Service Centre

Members on the committee represent:

  • YWCA
  • Elgin Business Resource Centre
  • St. Thomas EDC
  • Ontario Works
  • St. Thomas-Elgin Local Immigration Partnership
  • Elgin County Economic Development
  • Employment Services Elgin
  • Fanshawe Career and Employment Services
  • Elgin County Health Unit
  • Elgin County Library
  • St. Thomas Public Library
  • Elgin Middlesex Oxford Workforce Planning and Development Board

Members on the committee represent:

  • Employment Sector Council London-Middlesex
  • Middlesex County Economic Development
  • Middlesex County
  • Thames Valley District School Board
  • The Business Help Centre
  • Leads Employment Services
  • Community Employment Choices
  • Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
  • Literacy Link South Central
  • Elgin County Library
  • St. Thomas Public Library
  • Elgin Middlesex Oxford Workforce Planning and Development Board

Members on the committee represent:

  • City of London
  • London Economic Development Corporation
  • Immploy
  • Western University
  • London Chamber of Commerce
  • London District Catholic School Board
  • Thames Valley District School Board
  • Employment Sector Council
  • Elgin Middlesex Oxford Workforce Planning and Development Board

Subject-matter working groups


Labour Market Information Committee provides advice on what local labour market information research is available, as well as providing advice and expertise to the Central Planning Table on labour market information during the pilot project.

The Employer Engagement Working Group ensures that the LEPC works with local employers and employer groups to identify workforce development needs and issues.

The Inter-governmental, Inter-ministerial Committee brings the municipal, provincial, and federal perspectives to the Local Employment Planning Council.

Francophone Working Group discusses issues related to local employment for the francophone community from both the opportunities and the shortages perspectives.

Service Provider Working Group – Open workshops will be held for all service providers to allow the LEPC to gather pertinent information for the Central Planning Table and to ensure information flows between the Central Planning Table and the full range of service providers across the London Economic Region.