TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT presents the following as its Fourth Report. Meetings Your Committee met on Monday, September 21, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.in Room of the Legi slative Building. Matters under Consideration • Bill (No. 4) – The Community Revitalization Tax Increment Financing Act/Loi sur le financement fiscal de la revitalisation urbaine • Bill (No. 9) – The Social Work Profession Act/Loi sur la profession de travailleur social Committee Membership • Ms. BLADY • Mr. BRIESE • Mr. CALDWELL • Mr. DERKACH • Hon. Ms.

IRVIN-ROSS • Ms. KORZENIOWSKI (Vice-Chairperson) • Mr. LEMIEUX • Mrs. MITCHELSON • Mr. REID (Chairperson) • Mrs. ROWAT • Hon. Ms.

WOWCHUK Public Presentations Your Committee heard the following five presentations on Bill (No. 4) – The Community Revitalization Tax Increment Financing Act/Loi sur le financement fiscal de la revitalisation urbaine: Stefano Grande Downtown BIZ Loretta Martin Centre Venture Development Corporation Bruce Alexander Manitoba School Boards Association Lorne Weiss Manitoba Real Estate Association Peter Squire Winnipeg Realtors Your Committee heard the following presentations on Bill (No. 9) – The Social Work Profession Act/Loi sur la profession de travailleur social: Liz Carlson Private Citizen Bert Crocker Private Citizen Harvy Frankel, Dean University of Manitoba Faculty of Social Work Leona Schroeder Manitoba Association of Social Workers Tom Simms Private Citizen Michael Hart Aboriginal Social Workers Society in Manitoba Karyn Delichte Private Citizen Sherrill Hershberg Private Citizen Chris Enns Private Citizen David Alper Private Citizen Darlene MacDonald Canadian Association of Social Workers Joy Eidse Private Citizen Diane Roussin MamaWiw Chiitata Centre Glenda Peebles MASW-MIRSW Aboriginal Interest Group Jill Brody Private Citizen Dr.

Donald Burke, President William and Catherine Booth College Oleksandr Kondrasho Private Citizen Greg McVicker Private Citizen Elsie Flette First Nations Southern Manitoba Child and Family Services Authority Neta Friesen Private Citizen John Chudzik Private Citizen Shauna MacKinnon Private Citizen Written Submissions Your Committee received the following written s ubmission on Bill (No. 4) – The Community Revitalization Tax Increment Financing Act/Loi sur le financement fiscal de la revitalisation urbaine: Doug Dobrowolski, President Association of Manitoba Municipalities Your Committee received the following ten written submis sions on Bill (No. 9) – The Social Work Profession Act/Loi sur la profession de travailleur social: Bonnie Bryant Private Citizen Laura Crookshanks Western Manitoba Liaison Group, MASW/MIRSW Neta Friesen (by leave) Private Citizen Heather Kirkham On behalf of the social workers who are Community Mental Health Workers in the Assiniboine Regional Health Authority Keith Mander Private Citizen Veronica Marsmen Canadian Association of Social Workers Marie McKie Social Work Health Interest Group Leona Schroeder (by leave) Private Citizen Vicki Verge Manitoba Children’s Issues and Interest Group Erika Wiebe Private Citizen Bills Considered and Reported • Bill (No. 4) – The Community Revitalization Tax Increment Financing Act/Loi sur le financement fiscal de la revitalisation urbaine Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 9) – The Social Work Profession Act/Loi sur la profession de travailleur social Your Committee agreed to report this Bill, with the following amendment, on division: THAT Clause 10(1)(

a) of the Bill be amended by striking out " or" at the end of subclause (ii), adding "or" at the end of subclause (iii) and adding the following after subclause (iii): (iv) meets the requirements for registration set out in the regulations respecting applicants who are already certified by a regulatory body governing the profession of social work in another Canadian jurisdiction; Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr. Daryl R EID, Chairperson September 21, 2009