The Heath+ Community Care Workforce Council (HCSC) is committed to working with the health care and community care sectors to contribute to quality, sustainable human resources. The HCSC deals with human resource planning and development within the Nova Scotia health sector. By providing an objective focus on occupational and labour market analyses, sustaining collaborative linkages and performing research to understand developing health human resources challenges, we contribute to a viable, well-trained health sector workforce. We maintain collaborative working relationships in the health sector through our partnerships with employers, employees, industry organizations, regulatory bodies, educational institutions government departments and related agencies.