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May 10 - AGM: Manitoba
May 11 - AGM: Atlantic
May 22 - Summer Enrollment Deadline
May 22 - Course Refund Deadline
Jun 4 - CGA Courses Begin
Jun 11 - CIC Courses Begin
Jun 11 - 50% Refund Deadline

CCP Summer Registration Ends May 22 - Enroll now and start in June

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Archives - Collecting from your large customers: Is it 'Collections' or 'Corrections'?

A few years ago I was at a major railroad company for imparting training sessions on the topic of Collection Skills and Receivable Management. On the first day of training a, I realized that the collections staff was made up of people who had a significant number of years of collections experience. The group was an enthusiastic batch; however most of the proven collections techniques were being met with “we can’t use those approaches here”. As one of the collections staff mentioned, “we don’t do collections here, we do CORRECTIONS” since 80% of their time was spent on reconciling accounts and correcting errors.

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April 15 – 21, 2012 - The Credit Institute of Canada celebrates National Volunteer Week

The Credit Institute of Canada would like to highlight the importance of this week to our association by honoring our volunteers -- all our National and Chapter Board and Committee Members. We began life as a volunteer association of credit professionals in 1928, and to this day, volunteers continue to be the lifeblood of our association. Together, we build and sustain a vibrant community of credit professionals.

Thank you Credit Institute of Canada volunteers! We appreciate your time and commitment.

To all Credit Institute of Canada members and students: there is no better way to acknowledge the hard work of our volunteers and learn more about your local chapter, than by attending your chapter’s Annual General Meeting. The meetings are held in April or May.

Here are the dates for this year’s meetings:

Annual General Meeting (AGM)	Date
Hamilton	April 17^th, 2012
Montreal-Quebec	April 18^th, 2012
British Columbia	April 19^th, 2012
Calgary	April 19^th, 2012
Edmonton	April 19^th, 2012
South West Ontario	April 19^th, 2012
Toronto	April 19^th, 2012
Conestoga	April 26^th, 2012
Saskatchewan	April 27^th, 2012
Manitoba	May 10^th, 2012
Atlantic	May 11^th, 2012

March 30, 2012 - Important Dates for CCP Program

	Spring 2012	Summer 2012
Enrollment Deadline	~~February 28^th, 2012~~	May 22^nd, 2012
Course Refund Deadline	~~February 28^th, 2012~~	May 22^nd, 2012
Courses Begin	~~March 12^th, 2012~~	June 4^th, 2012
50% Course Fee Refund Deadline	~~March 19^th, 2012~~	June 11^th, 2012
Exam Dates	June 4^th-8^th, 2012	August 27^th-31^st, 2012

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Position Title: Supervisor - Credit Management
Industry: Food Services
Level: Management
Location: Brampton
Salary: n/a

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Position Title: Credit Analyst
Industry: Food Services
Level: Intermediate
Location: Brampton
Salary: n/a

87276
Position Title: Supervisor, Commercial Credit
Industry: Energy distribution
Level: Intermediate
Location: Red Deer, AB
Salary: To be negotiated

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