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Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière [clear filter]
Monday, January 27
 

08:00 EST

08:30 EST

Opening Keynote Address | Allocution d'ouverture: Fogo Island: Reviving Small Communities Through Innovative Social Enterprise | Île Fogo : faire renaître les petites collectivités par l’innovation des entreprises à vocation sociale
An eighth-generation Fogo Islander, Zita Cobb will describe the work of the Shorefast Foundation on Fogo Island, including the Fogo Island Inn – an award-winning destination that attracts guests from around the globe. Shorefast is a registered Canadian charity with the mandate to promote cultural and economic resiliency for Fogo Island. The Inn is a 100% social business: all profits are reinvested in the community of Fogo Island through the projects of Shorefast. These projects include a micro-lending fund for start-ups, the Fogo Island Arts artist-in-residence program, and a handcrafted furniture business that ships worldwide. Zita will share her inspiring story of helping to secure a vital economic future for Fogo Island – and the lessons that might be transferrable to other communities. She firmly believes the success achieved by Shorefast illustrates that reviving small communities is possible: there is inherent value in rural places that can be reclaimed and made relevant for 21st-century life, and losing our human sense of community and place is neither inevitable nor necessary.

Zita Cobb, native de l’île Fogo de huitième génération, décrira le travail de la fondation Shorefast sur l’île, notamment le Fogo Island Inn, une destination primée qui attire les touristes de tous les coins de la planète. Shorefast est un organisme de bienfaisance enregistré au Canada ayant pour mandat de revitaliser la culture et l’économie de l’île Fogo. L’Inn est une entreprise à vocation sociale : Shorefast réinvestit tous les profits dans la collectivité de l’île dans le cadre de ses projets. Ces projets comprennent notamment un fonds de microcrédit pour les entreprises en démarrage, le programme d’artistes en résidence Fogo Island Arts et une entreprise de meubles fabriqués à la main qui expédie ses produits dans le monde entier. Zita racontera son parcours inspirant, soit la manière dont elle a contribué à assurer l’avenir économique de l’île Fogo, et les leçons qui pourraient être transmises à d’autres collectivités. Elle croit fermement que le succès de Shorefast démontre que la revitalisation des petites collectivités est concevable : il est possible de reprendre possession de la valeur intrinsèque des milieux ruraux et de les remettre au goût du jour, et il n’est pas nécessaire ni inévitable de perdre notre esprit de communauté et notre appartenance.

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Zita Cobb

Founder & CEO | Fondatrice et directrice générale, Fogo Island Inn and Shorefast Foundation | Fogo Island Inn et Shorefast Foundation
Growing up on Fogo Island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Zita Cobb developed a deep belief in the inherent value of place and a profound respect for the human ways of knowing that emerge from respectful relationships with nature, culture and community. After completing high school... Read More →


Monday January 27, 2020 08:30 - 09:30 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 01: Improving Workplace Stability Through Cross-sector Collaboration
Individuals trying to move from instability to stability face many challenges with obtaining and retaining work. With increased focus on job retention, Peterborough Social Services and Employment Ontario partners collaborated to provide "Workplace Stability" training for our local employers. We will share our challenges and successes of this journey along with concrete strategies of how to improve your workplace stability.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Investigate stability vs instability for employees and businesses;
  • Learn why hidden rules and resources matter in the workplace;
  • Strategies to create an inclusive, supportive and stable workplace

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Suzie Johnson

Supervisor, City of Peterborough Social Services Division
With 27 years' experience in human services and leadership, Suzie Johnson has a passion for improving communication and relationships at all levels. She is excited to share how Peterborough is successfully creating a Bridges Community.


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 02: Climbing Trees Instead of Ladders: A Changing World of Work
With 40% of the Canadian workforce contingent by 2025, we need a new model for how we approach work. The Tree Approach gives us a new framework for how we envision our work life. It frees us up to imagine other possibilities besides a full-time, 30-year ladder job, and helps us adjust and adapt to new workforce models such as the contingent, alternative and flexible workforce models that use an on-demand approach to talent sourcing and hiring. The changing world of work doesn't have to be scary if we have effective models and strategies to support us.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Apply the Tree Approach Model to career planning and work search;
  • Use the Tree Approach Model to help clients navigate new workforce trends such as contingent, alternative, agile and flexible staffing models;
  • Analyze the effectiveness of the model in your work with clients

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Gail Kastning

Owner, Purposeful Careers
Gail Kastning, BEd, CCS, is a Calgary-based Certified Career Strategist and owner of Purposeful Careers. She coaches, facilitates, consults and speaks on the topic of the contingent workforce.


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 03: Stop Talking at Them! 5 Ways to Engage
Students feel overwhelmed and confused. But there is hope. You can inspire and intrigue them. How do you get them interested in career exploration? Why should you care? Two words: youth employment. Give students the chance to learn about jobs that may be new to them. ONFE can share ways to get teens interested in jobs in your market.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Encourage attendees to host effective career exploration events for teens;
  • Provide tools and methods to find relevant, cool guests;
  • Provide ideas to ensure the success of your event

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Cathie Edmond

Manager, Employer Connections, Ottawa Network for Education
Cathie Edmond has 25 years' experience working in post-secondary co-op and she has developed in-depth knowledge of business and job opportunities in the market. Cathie now works with ONFE to help high school students explore careers.


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 04: Robots vs Humans Dilemma
In recent years, there has been a huge concern that robots will take over our jobs and, as a result, many people will be redundant and unemployed. In this session, participants will have an overview of selected careers that will be endangered and their alternatives in the post-digital era. Furthermore, recommendations for future readiness will be presented.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Explore selected jobs that are expected to disappear in future;
  • Explore alternative future careers of selected endangered jobs;
  • Identify recommendations and suggested solutions for future readiness

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Abla Krouma

Alumni and Career Guidance Coordinator – Student Services Directorate, Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute (ADVETI)
Abla Krouma is a Global Career Development Facilitator with more than eight years' experience in career and alumni services. Her career has engaged intensively in higher education, student affairs, employer and alumni relation, and training.


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 05: Career Centres as Sites of Community Campus Engagement
This session will explore the ways in which career centres can serve as sites of community campus engagement, through work integrated-learning, co-operative education, and partnerships with non-profit and community organizations. With the increased attention and funding at both the federal and provincial levels toward business partnerships, it is important to also emphasize social sector work.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Community campus engagement opportunities with the non-profit and social sector;
  • Ways career centres can connect to social sector and non-profits;
  • Finding funding for community campus partnerships with communities

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Nicole Bedford

Steering Committee Member, Community Campus Engage Canada
Nicole Bedford is the Project Manager and Communications Co-ordinator for CFICE. She is a list-maker, a whip-cracker and an Excel sheet-spreader perpetually toiling for a more organized tomorrow.
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Madga Goemans

Postdoctoral Fellow, Community Campus Engage Canada
Magda Goemans develops communities of practice at regional and national scales within Community Campus Engage Canada. Prior to these efforts, Magda provided broad research and evaluation support to a multi-year research project known as Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement... Read More →


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 06: Women Connecting with Women: Counselling in Settlement Agencies
Launched in June 2018, Skills for Change offers Women Connecting with Women (WCW) crisis counselling and an educational support services program. By supporting and empowering newcomer women, WCW improves psychological and physical well-being, provides life skills and referrals to community services, and promotes adjustment to life in Canada. Qualified staff provide intersectional, anti-oppression, client-centred individual counselling, workshops and support groups.

Learning Outcomes:
  • How the trauma experienced by service users affects outcomes;
  • How wellness/self-care support services result in improved program outcomes;
  • How agencies can work collaboratively to address service gaps

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Narges Khazraei

WCW Counsellor, Skills for Change of Metro Toronto
Narges Khazraei is a Canadian Certified Counsellor with a Master's in Counselling Psychology from the University of Ottawa. Narges supports and empowers newcomer women in the WCW program, providing personal counselling, workshops and support groups.
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Grace Ryu

Supervisor, Skills for Change of Metro Toronto
Grace Ryu is a Supervisor at Skills for Change. Grace supervises the Women Connecting with Women program and her areas of research and interest are diversity and access initiatives in the community and higher education.


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 07: FoW/NoW: The Future of Work is Now
The 'Future of Work' (FoW) with all the new technologies is no longer in the distant future. It is already here as the Now of Work (NoW). From Alexa to drones, technologies are already affecting toddlers and changing the way adults navigate the world. Discover techniques to prepare young minds to manage the transition to the complex new world of work.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Embrace the inevitability of change in your planning;
  • Preparedness and foresight give you a situational advantage;
  • Life design is strategic long-term thinking

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Karena de Souza

Founder, FUTUREcasting
Karena de Souza is a podcaster, strategist, mindset coach and futurist. She uses the skill of observing possible futures five to 15 years in the future to help her audience develop strategies on how to position and pivot for success.


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 08: Employment of Blind and Partially Sighted Canadians
We hypothesize that the level of employment for working-age people who are visually impaired remains well below that of the general population despite advances in assistive technology and public awareness campaigns directed to employers. This session will share the results of a survey (email and phone) administered in both French and English with 1,205 respondents.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Understand the employment and unemployment rates of visually impaired Canadians;
  • Understand factors affecting employment success within the visually impaired population;
  • Understand the employment experiences of blind and partially sighted Canadians

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Kathleen Forestell

Lead, Advocacy and Community Outreach, CNIB
Kathleen Forestell is the Lead for Advocacy for CNIB in Ottawa. She is passionate about research and promoting accessibility and inclusion. She is presenting on behalf of CNIB’s research team.


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 09: Capitalizing on the Power of Multi-Generational Teams
How do you create and manage a cohesive team in this unprecedented five-age group environment? The speaker has assisted employers in creating dynamic onboarding systems that champion the similarities of each peer group through recognition, reward and engagement. She will share her insights from first-hand experiences, allowing you to gain actionable strategies to leverage the power of your multi-generational team!

Learning Outcomes:
  • An understanding of the different generations in today's workplace;
  • Capability to create more harmonious communications between age groups;
  • Ability to conceptualize engaging, multi-generational onboarding processes

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Nicole Miller

Assistant Director of Learning and Professional Development, University of Ottawa
Nicole Miller owns Mil-Roy Consultants, as well as being Assistant Director at University of Ottawa Co-op & Careers. Active in the careers field, she was the only Canadian contributor to a book prefaced by Dick Bolles.


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 10: How to Beg/Borrow/Steal a Career Textbook for Students!
TRU's Career and Experiential Learning Department received an Open Education Resource Development Grant to create an open-access career textbook available to all TRU students. This presentation outlines our career textbook, access information and guidelines for how your institution can use or adapt our textbook for your students and institution.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Utilizing a textbook resource in career courses with no cost;
  • Adapting an existing textbook for your own institution's use;
  • How to maximize learning resources for your students

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Larry Iles

Senior Faculty Member, Thompson Rivers University
Larry Iles has worked in career development throughout his 22 years with Thompson Rivers University (TRU). He is currently writing two chapters for an online career book with the TRU Career and Experiential Learning Department.
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Jamie Noakes

Career Counsellor, Thompson Rivers University
Jamie Noakes is a faculty member in Career and Experiential Learning at TRU with 10 years of experience in a variety of post-secondary settings. Currently, Jamie is a Career Counsellor and a Co-ordinator for business co-op students.


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 12: Difficulties that Immigrants and International Students Are Facing
Our research is on understanding the difficulties immigrants and international students face at workplaces in Canada. Participants were interviewed as individuals or in family settings. International students are defined as those who obtain a student visa and study in Canada. Immigrants are defined as people who have legally immigrated in various ways, excluding refugees. Interview time: 60 to 120 minutes. Age: 10-60 years old. Sample size: over 50.

Learning Outcomes:
  • International students struggle with language, insufficient working experiences, unfamiliar workplaces;
  • Immigrants struggle with expectations of job applications before and after immigration;
  • Immigrants face gender roles issues; hard for women to apply for jobs


Speakers | Conférenciers
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Minzhou Sun

Registered Professional Counsellor, Bright Sun Counselling Services
Minzhou Sun is a Registered Professional Counsellor and the founder of Bright Sun Counselling Services. Minzhou has over 5,000 hours in practice with clients with a diverse background with different issues (eg, mood disorders, anxiety, etc.).


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 13: The "Bright Spots" Strategy: From Haldane to Heath
Career development clients benefit when we focus on the positive experiences in their work histories. This approach is associated with Haldane, and has lately found expression in the work of the Heath brothers and their advice to find the "bright spots." Our clients all have stories of positive work experiences to tell. Our job is to listen and learn.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Understand the benefit to clients of a "bright spots" approach;
  • Identify the positive psychology principles most relevant to career counselling;
  • Discover the history and lasting value of Bernard Haldane's ideas

Speakers | Conférenciers
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John Thompson

Counsellor, LifeSpan Employment Coaching and Counselling
John Thompson graduated from Conestoga College's Career Development Practitioner program in 2017. He has a private practice in Goderich, ON. He holds a PhD in Human Development and Applied Psychology from the University of Toronto.


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 14: Preparing College Students for the End of Work
How do we prepare college students for the changing workplace? Despite the predictions for major changes due to automation and digitization, career development scholars and practitioners have been largely quiet about how to best anticipate these seismic shifts. This presentation will describe an undergraduate course that addresses these concerns as well as explore trends influencing work.

Learning Outcomes:
  • To discuss a course that examines how technology influences work;
  • To examine and understand inequalities and issues that shape work;
  • To dialogue and learn about practices around future work

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Michael Stebleton

Associate Professor of Higher Education, Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development Department, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Michael J. Stebleton, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development (OLPD) department at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. His research and teaching interests include career development, student development and student persistence.


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 15: What Can We Do to Increase Success in Post-Secondary Education
Our session will present an overview of the three-year pilot "NYA Next," which built a 10-month experiential education program offered to 50 youth from Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. Next provides an intensive experience where youth can explore a broad range of career interests while building skills and experience. We'll focus on best practices and lessons learned.

Learning Outcomes:
  • How to support successful transitions to career for Northern youth;
  • What can we do to increase success in post-secondary education;
  • How to use experiential learning to invest in potential

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Rebecca Bisson

Executive Director, Northern Youth Abroad
Rebecca Bisson has spent 20 years working with youth, and in program development and organizational management. She finds NYA the perfect environment to play a meaningful role in a organization with big plans and huge heart.
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Karen Aglukark

Participant Achievement Coach, Northern Youth Abroad
Karen Aglukark is originally from Arviat, NU, but lives in Ottawa. She participated in NYA in 2007 and 2008 and went on to work and volunteer for NYA, serving as Board Chair for four years.


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 17: Mapping Digital Skills in Canada
Changing workplace demographics present a challenge as employers struggle to hire recent graduates due to growing recognition of the discrepancy between the skills workers have and the skills required for organizations to remain competitive. This presentation explores a recent Ryerson project that focuses on digital skills mapping to better respond to the changing needs of the workforce.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Identify systemic barriers for new graduates with ICT education/skills
  • Identify employer needs for "digital skills" across sectors in Canada
  • Critically assess educational program development for alignment with employer demands

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Brian Robson

Director, Diversity Institute, Ryerson University
Brian Robson has been leading the ADaPT (Advanced Digital and Professional Training) Program at Ryerson University for over four years, along with other empowerment projects for entrepreneurs. He earned a PhD in Systematic Theology from the University of Toronto and an MBA (Globalization... Read More →
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Wendy Cukier

Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Founder of the Diversity Institute, Ryerson University, Diversity Institute, Ryerson University
Dr Wendy Cukier (MA, MBA, PhD, DU (HC), LLD (HC), MSC) is a leading expert in technology, innovation and diversity. Founder of Ryerson's Diversity Institute, her cutting-edge projects promote social/economic advancement for underrepresented groups.


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:10 EST

(Carrousels) Plénière table 16: Mieux outiller les employeurs pour l’accueil de stagiaires
De plus en plus de Canadiens effectuent des stages en entreprise, que ce soit au cours de leur formation, pour valider leurs compétences développées à l’étranger ou à l’occasion d’une réorientation professionnelle. Les employeurs s’arrachent bien souvent ces potentiels employés, mais ne sont pas toujours prêts à bien les accueillir et les intégrer. Découvrez un nouvel outil pour soutenir ces entreprises en quête de stagiaires!

Objectifs d’apprentissage :
  • Découvrir un nouvel outil pour les employeurs qui accueillent des stagiaires;
  • Explorer les défis et les conditions de réussite des stages;
  • En apprendre davantage sur les bonnes pratiques en matière de stage.

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Valérie Roy

Directrice générale, AXTRA
Valérie Roy est directrice générale d’AXTRA, l’Alliance des centres-conseils en emploi. Elle travaille avec les membres et partenaires d’AXTRA pour élaborer de meilleures pratiques et accroître le bassin de connaissances dans le secteur de l’employabilité et de la formation... Read More →
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Gabrielle St-Cyr

Chargée de projet principale – Recherche et analyse, AXTRA
Gabrielle St-Cyr est chargée de projet principale en recherche et analyse chez AXTRA, l’Alliance des centres-conseils en emploi. À ce titre, elle a piloté différentes études depuis huit ans pour favoriser l’intégration en emploi de clientèles diversifiées, comme les jeunes... Read More →


Monday January 27, 2020 10:10 - 11:25 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 01: Providing Career Supports for Students with Disabilities
Laurier’s Career Development Centre celebrates diversity by offering unique programming, expert advice, and additional support and resources for students with disabilities. Learn from a dedicated career consultant as she shares programming ideas, strategies, successes and challenges experienced while working with campus and community partners to provide high-quality support and services to students who face barriers while navigating career development.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Learn simple methods and resources for students with disabilities;
  • Tackling the issue of disclosure and how to support students;
  • Understand collaborative approaches to career development for students with disabilities

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Korrie Belanger

Career Consultant: Diversity Programs, Wilfrid Laurier University
Korrie Belanger (MSW) offers engaging and unique programming as well as meets with diverse students to help them find meaningful career paths. Outside of work, she thoroughly enjoys spending time staying active with her dog.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 02: Innovative Pilot Projects: Improving Adult Learner Employment Pathways
The 2017-2018 ERPAE Capacity Building sessions helped Adult and Continuing Education (ACE) staff learn about ACE within and outside their region, supporting the development and implementation of innovative pilot projects to improve adult learner pathways to employment. Data provided valuable insights about the effectiveness of this project. Key components of a collaborative coalition model for professional development (CCMfPD) will be shared.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Learn about innovative work undertaken to support adult education learners;
  • Understand how collaboration was used to build capacity;
  • Learn about the collaborative coalition model for professional development

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Lorraine Godden

Instructor II, Careers and Employability, Carleton University
Lorraine Godden, PhD, teaches Careers and Employability at Carleton University. Her research includes career planning, work-integrated-learning and adult education. Lorraine serves on the Board of Directors of CERIC and the Asia Pacific Career Development Association.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 03: Classroom to Career: Bridging Career Guidance Gaps
Learn to enhance the support you provide to students without needing extra hours in your day! This presentation identifies ways to bridge the gaps in student career planning. Based on the presenters' experience in post-secondary career planning, private practice and school board consulting, we will share practical strategies to improve the effectiveness of career planning supports for students.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Identify challenges and opportunities for career counselling with students;
  • Explore effective collaboration between career practitioners, guidance counsellors and teachers;
  • Enhance your student support career planning toolkit!

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Nina Hornjatkevyc

Registered Psychologist, Calgary Career Counselling
Nina Hornjatkevyc is a Registered Psychologist specializing in career and personal counselling. She has worked with thousands of clients, is practice lead at Calgary Career Counselling and for 10 years counselled students in post-secondary settings.
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Meghan Reid

Registered Psychologist, Canada Career Counselling
Meghan Reid is a Registered Psychologist focusing on career and workplace psychology. She leads Canada Career Counselling's Toronto and Oakville, ON, offices, and has supported hundreds of clients across Canada to make strategic and informed career decisions.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 04: Comprehensive Career Programs Must Include STEM Information
Most jobs in Canada require, or benefit from, a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) background. Some STEM careers are obvious (eg, health and medical professionals, engineers, scientists), but many are not (eg, journalists, welders, computer animators, chefs). Students limit their career options by opting out of STEM courses. Discuss the issues, explore free resources and experience 360 virtual reality workplaces.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Appreciate the relationships between STEM skills and the workforce;
  • Understand the impact when students opt out of STEM courses;
  • Explore student and teacher resources to address this issue

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Craig White

Education Program Consultant, Let's Talk Science
Craig White has worked from elementary to post-secondary as instructor, teacher, principal, district curriculum co-ordinator and Department of Education consultant. Craig leads the LTS STEM Careers project, promoting the importance of STEM for youth career options.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 05: The 10 Options After High School
While most high school graduates and their parents can name four, there are actually 10. Come explore all of the options post-high school graduation and learn valuable statistics to enable clients to make informed decisions.

Learning Outcomes:
  • The 10 options;
  • Concerns about each option;
  • Positives about each options

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Sarah-Jane VandenBerg

Career Coach, Passionate Income
Published author Sarah-Jane VandenBerg has empowered thousands of people over 25 years to make successful, life-changing career decisions. Workshop participants describe her style as refreshing, fun, genuine and engaging.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 06: Coaching iGen/Gen Z: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies
Participants will gain insight into the challenges, opportunities and strategies involved in coaching iGen/Gen Z (14-25). Generation Z brings new challenges to the workforce. They are the digital natives who want to telecommute and be self-employed. As their coaches, we can utilize their technical talents to help them build their brand. Strategies to empower this group will also be shared.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Challenges that Generation Z requirements bring;
  • Opportunities within the "digital native" label are highlighted;
  • Strategies to increase clients' awareness of their career path

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Hoda Kilani

iGen Coaching Expert, Right Career Fit
Dr Hoda Kilani is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC). She is the founder of career coaching company Right Career Fit. She brings up-to-date expertise to coach iGen/Gen Z to realize their dream careers.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 07: Big-Picture Thinking for Job Developers
You'll learn the tricks of the trade and some effective ways to build employer relationships that will last for a lifetime. The role of a job developer can be challenging one, but not anymore, because you'll have everything you need to know to make your role as a job developer an easy and enjoyable one.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Knowledge on how to meet targets every single time;
  • Build effective employer relationships;
  • Learn how to facilitate meaningful placements and job matching

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Narine Dat Sookram

Job Developer, Empower Employment
Narine Dat Sookram is a World Record Holder and an RBC's Top 25 Canadian Immigrant. He has received over 200 awards, including the Global Public Peace Prize, an International Customer Service Director of the Year Award and an Honouree Doctorate.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 08: Effective In-Class Exercises for Mature & International Students
After teaching employment preparedness for five years, Anita has developed in-class exercises that have proven to be effective for a range of students. You will receive a free workbook with 30-minute in-class exercises that you can use for your own learners. Exercises include: a template to perfect your elevator pitch, career action plan template, writing effective achievement sentences and more.

Learning Outcomes:
  • A free template for the perfect elevator pitch;
  • Exercises on how to write achievement sentences for your resume;
  • How to get ESL students proactive in their classes

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Anita Agrawal

Professor, Centennial College
Anita Agrawal is a Professor of Career Development for post-graduate jobseekers at Centennial College. Professor Agrawal has been teaching part time for the past five years and has taught over 1,000 students.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 09: Mindful Practices for Teaching Employability Skills
This presentation will share ABC's teaching philosophy and provide a detailed look at the training we offer to practitioners who host our popular UP Skills for Work program. We will look at withholding judgment, confidentiality, validating learner experiences, incorporating adult learning theory and other key concepts. We will also have a five-to-10-minute discussion with participants about their own best practices.

Learning Outcomes:
  • How does adult learning theory fit into career development;
  • How to connect with learners through empathy and validation;
  • How to mindfully teach employability skills

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Erica Ruth Kelly

Programs Co-ordinator, ABC Life Literacy Canada
Erica Ruth Kelly has been working in the literacy sector since 2015. She is the Programs Co-ordinator for Quebec and Atlantic Canada at ABC Life Literacy Canada, a national literacy non-profit.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 10: Adapting Services to Optimize the International Student Experience
International enrolments are climbing across Canadian post-secondary institutions. Since 2016, the University of Waterloo's career centre has analyzed and adapted how its services support students in this heterogeneous group. This session will highlight enhancements we have made to usher in universal design across career education contexts, offering the opportunity to apply this process to your own career education environments.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Learn about one institution's service adaptations to engage international students;
  • Explore the themes that characterize successful initiatives in this realm;
  • Identify opportunities to tailor services and resources in your organization

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Jennifer Woodside

Director, Centre for Career Action, University of Waterloo
Jennifer Woodside is Director of the University of Waterloo's Centre for Career Action, leading the design and development of career education programming across campus. CCA was recognized for its Career Leader program's innovation in leadership by CACEE in 2018.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 11: Integrated? Holistic? How Do These Apply to FCR?
Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) is a hot topic in Canada with so many Internationally Trained Professionals (ITPs) from various countries across the world having immigrated to our great nation. How can we ensure all professionals are rightfully integrated and how do we fit all the pieces of the puzzle together in a holistic way? Come join us and learn more.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Review the integration of ITPs in the Canadian workforce;
  • Discuss the advantages of approaching FCR in holistic ways;
  • Explore what can be included in future FCR programming

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Michael Lam

Director of Employment Services, S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Michael Lam, with his bachelor and master's degrees in public administration and Certified Career Development Practitioner (CCDP) qualifications, started his credentials in the employment services and vocational training field in 1990.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 12: Experience More Access
This presentation is intended to provide some clarity on how post-secondary institutions can support students with disabilities in transitioning from an academic to a career or experiential learning environment. The information included in this presentation is gathered using an anti-oppressive practice lens and in the spirit of honouring equity, diversity and inclusion.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Reframing disability on campus and in the workplace;
  • Disentangling accommodations from bona fide learning/skill requirements;
  • Understanding the student experience and resilience

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Jennifer Mei

Accessibility Experiential Learning Co-ordinator, Thompson Rivers University
Jennifer Mei is a registered social worker with a strong history of working with diverse populations living with disabilities. More specifically, she has worked in the context of providing academic and employment accommodations.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 13: Preparing Youth for Work in the Bio-Economy
We'll explore the success of BioTalent Canada's wage-subsidy programs. In particular, with a focus on the importance of essential and technical skills and how they are needed (and yet lacking) in the industry and how wage subsidies help employers bridge the risk of hiring youth. Additionally, we'll discuss how BioTalent Canada is working with employers, students and post-secondary institutions to augment curriculum to help make youth more job-ready for work in the industry.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Needed steps to get more youth working in the bio-economy;
  • How to get involved/participate in the Student Work Placement Program;
  • Benefits of job readiness

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Pamela Gray

Director of Project Development, BioTalent Canada
Pamela Gray is the Director of Project Development with BioTalent Canada, the HR partner of the bio-economy. She is responsible for the development and delivery of its programs including the Student Work Placement Program.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 14: Real-time Assessment of Learning in Career Workshops
It doesn't matter if you taught it, it matters if they got it. So, how can we be sure? In this discussion, I share how Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) can collect and assess rich detail about student learning as a fundamental part of workshop delivery and one-to-one advising.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Review Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) and how they assess learning;
  • Describe how to collect and analyze data generated by CATs;
  • Brainstorm opportunities to prototype CATs to enhance existing assessment practices

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Kimberley Rawes

Career Educator, UBC Centre for Student Involvement and Careers
Kimberley Rawes is the first Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach in Canada. She activates career and learning theories into her practice in curricular and co-curricular settings for all students at the University of British Columbia.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 16: On-campus Job Shadowing: Exploring PhD Career Pathways
PhD students have unique career considerations. The University of Waterloo's job-shadowing program explores diverse careers in university settings with experiential cases and reflection to enhance learning. Hear about the creation of this program, and the impact it had on PhD student self- and career awareness, while also discussing how to bring reflection into graduate student programming on your campus.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Understand the process and considerations that went into program creation
  • Experience the case study/experiential component of program first hand
  • Explore how reflection could be added to your graduate programming

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Kira Bruschke

Career Advisor, University of Waterloo
Kira Bruschke, RP, CCC is a career counsellor with 10 years' experience in post-secondary settings. At the University of Waterloo, she provides support to graduate students and post-docs in their career development and employment goals.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carrousels) Plénière table 15 : Explorer les identités en développement de carrière : pourquoi et comment
Les travailleurs font face à un environnement complexe et en évolution continuelle. En conséquence, ils vivent généralement plusieurs transitions professionnelles et extraprofessionnelles au cours de leur vie. Des outils d’évaluation qualitative ont été développés pour leur accompagnement, néanmoins, aucun n’explore les identités professionnelles et extraprofessionnelles d’un client. C’est pourquoi cette communication vise à présenter une méthode qui pallie ce manque.

Objectifs d’apprentissage :
  • Approfondir ses connaissances à propos du concept d'identité en orientation;
  • Se familiariser avec des outils d'évaluation qualitative utilisés en orientation;
  • Pratiquer une méthode d'exploration des identités professionnelles et extraprofessionnelles

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Philippe Jacquin

Professeur adjoint en orientation, Université de Moncton
Phillipe Jacquin est professeur adjoint en orientation professionnelle à l'Université de Moncton. Il possède un Ph.D. en psychologie de l'Université Rennes 2.


Monday January 27, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière
 
Tuesday, January 28
 

07:00 EST

08:00 EST

08:20 EST

Keynote Address | Allocution: Take Back Control. Why Politicians Should Care About Career Development | Reprenez le contrôle. Pourquoi les politiciens devraient se préoccuper du développement de carrière
Career development focuses on how individuals interact with the labour market, the economy and society. In times of political, social and economic stability career guidance can empower the individual and offer a boon to society. In this keynote Professor Tristram Hooley will set out the evidence for the social and economic impact of career development. He will argue that the career development field should be much more assertive about its value and think far bigger. He will also argue that politicians have a lot to gain by engaging more seriously with the idea of career and supporting calls to provide lifelong career development services.

Le développement de carrière met l’accent sur la manière dont les individus interagissent avec le marché du travail, l’économie et la société. En période de stabilité politique, sociale et économique, l’orientation professionnelle peut autonomiser chacun et offrir un avantage à la société. Dans ce discours liminaire, le professeur Tristram Hooley exposera les preuves de l’impact social et économique du développement de carrière. Il soutiendra que le domaine du développement de carrière devrait faire preuve de plus d’assurance quant à sa valeur et viser beaucoup plus grand. Il fera également valoir que les politiciens ont beaucoup à gagner en se mobilisant plus sérieusement à l’égard du concept de carrière et en appuyant les appels visant la prestation de services de développement de carrière tout au long de la vie.

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Tristram Hooley

Director of Research | Directeur de la recherche, The Careers & Enterprise Company
Tristram Hooley is a researcher and writer on career and career guidance. He holds professorial roles in the University of Derby, Canterbury Christchurch University and the Inland Norway University of Applied Science and is the Chief Research Officer for the Institute of Student Employers... Read More →


Tuesday January 28, 2020 08:20 - 09:20 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

09:30 EST

World Cafe: Youth Empowerment – A Journey of Learning and Discovery, sponsored by RBC Future Launch | Café du monde : Préparer les jeunes – Une démarche d’apprentissage et de découverte , commanditée par Objectif avenir RBC
CERIC is introducing a very special plenary session, a World Cafe on Tuesday, January 28 from 9:30 am - 10:45 am – with the help of RBC. A World Cafe is a structured conversational process based on small group discussions and crowdsourcing that taps into our collective intelligence.

Through open dialogue, we’ll tackle one of the major issues of our day: Overwhelmingly, Canadian youth are feeling anxious and unprepared to enter the workforce. But there’s a silver lining – they also possess an underlying optimism and excitement for the future. A recent RBC survey of more than 2,000 Canadians aged 15-24 found that youth are feeling hopeful, but nervous about their future employment prospects. Canada’s prosperity is directly linked to our ability to prepare the next generation to succeed in a fast-changing global economy. If young people succeed, we all succeed.

However, preparing youth for the changing world of work isn’t something any of us can do alone. How can we co-create with governments, educators, youth-serving organizations, and companies large and small to foster change that makes a real difference? How can we equip allies including parents, guidance counsellors and teachers who want to provide support and make a difference? In short, how can we help empower youth for the jobs of tomorrow?

In this World Cafe, you’ll experience learning and discovery in an entirely new way through creative thinking and the power of your peers. We’ll access the wisdom of 1,000 plus Cannexus attendees to tackle these critical questions. Join this all-attendee discussion to connect around common concerns, hear personal insights and develop solutions together.

Le CERIC présente une séance plénière très particulière : une séance Café du monde qui aura lieu le mardi 28 janvier de 9 h 30 à 10 h 45, avec l’aide de RBC. Le World Cafe se caractérise par des échanges structurés entre petits groupes et une production participative qui tire parti de notre intelligence collective.

Par des échanges ouverts, nous nous attaquerons à l’un des plus grands problèmes de notre époque : la vaste majorité des jeunes Canadiens ressentent de l’anxiété à l’idée d’entrer sur le marché du travail et ont l’impression qu’ils ne sont pas prêts. Mais, il y a aussi un bon côté : ces jeunes sont malgré tout optimistes et enthousiastes face à l’avenir. Un récent sondage mené par RBC auprès de plus de 2 000 Canadiens âgés de 15 à 24 ans révèle que les jeunes ressentent de l’espoir, mais aussi de l’inquiétude face à leurs perspectives d’emploi. La prospérité du Canada est directement liée à notre capacité d’aider la nouvelle génération à réussir dans un contexte économique mondial en pleine métamorphose. La réussite des jeunes est notre réussite à tous. Cependant, il faut un effort collectif pour les préparer au monde du travail en constante évolution.

Comment nous associer aux élus, aux éducateurs, aux organismes au service de la jeunesse et aux entreprises, petites et grandes, pour favoriser des changements véritablement transformateurs? Comment outiller nos alliés – parents, conseillers d’orientation professionnelle et enseignants –, qui veulent offrir du soutien et contribuer à changer le cours des choses? En résumé, comment préparer les jeunes aux emplois de demain?

Cette séance Café du monde vous fera vivre l’apprentissage et la découverte d’une toute nouvelle façon par la pensée créatrice et le pouvoir de vos pairs. Nous mettrons à profit la sagesse de plus d’un millier de participants au congrès Cannexus pour nous attaquer à ces questions critiques. Participez à cette discussion à laquelle sont convoqués tous les participants pour entrer en relation sur des préoccupations communes, entendre des opinions personnelles et formuler des solutions ensemble.

Tuesday January 28, 2020 09:30 - 10:45 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

12:30 EST

Breakin' Down Barriers Around Mental Health in the Workplace | Faire tomber les barrières entourant la santé mentale en milieu de travail
Michael “Piecez” Prosserman shares his personal story on how he built a non-profit from the ground up over 15 years that uses hip hop to improve youth mental health. Unity grew from a grassroots idea to a national charity with 80 staff reaching over a quarter of a million youth across Canada. It was built from the dreams of artists, youth and eventually a long list of supporters. In this talk, Michael addresses navigating mental health challenges in a leadership role, building authentic team culture that supports well-being and simple strategies for self-care in teams.

Michael « Piecez » Prosserman raconte comment il a mis sur pied, à partir de rien et en une quinzaine d’années, un organisme sans but lucratif qui utilise le hip-hop pour améliorer la santé mentale des jeunes. Parti d’un projet très local, Unity est devenu un organisme national comptant 80 employés à l’écoute de plus d’un quart de millions de jeunes partout au Canada. L’organisme a pris de l’ampleur grâce aux rêves d’artistes et de jeunes ainsi qu’à de nombreux donateurs. Dans cette conférence, Michael parle de l’art de gérer les questions de santé mentale lorsqu’on occupe un poste de direction, du développement d’une culture d’équipe authentique favorisant le bien-être, et de stratégies simples pour l’autogestion de la santé au sein des équipes.

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Michael Prosserman

B-boy & Founder | Bboy et fondateur, Unity Charity
Michael “Piecez” Prosserman empowers social impact leaders to grow and thrive. Michael founded Unity Charity (www.unitycharity.com) out of his passion for breakdancing (“b-boying”) and mental health. By high school, Michael was accepted into Cirque Du Soleil and was featured in the major motion picture “Honey.”  Michael speaks from lived experience, bringing a practical, innovative approach to coaching... Read More →


Tuesday January 28, 2020 12:30 - 14:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

12:30 EST

How an International Experience Just Might Change Your Life | Comment une expérience internationale peut changer votre vie
Listen to Laëtitia Damonsing as she shares her story of working and travelling abroad through International Experience Canada.  As a fervent believer in the power of youth in action, social inclusion and education for all, she will showcase how she contributed to the communities abroad where she worked.  Laëtitia will also share how her journeys helped her develop both personally and professionally, giving her those sought-after global competencies employers are looking for.   Going abroad and working in a different country is not without its challenges and Laëtitia will  leave you inspired to send your students abroad.

Écoutez Laëtitia Damonsing raconter l’histoire de ses voyages et de son travail à l’étranger grâce à Expérience internationale Canada. Laëtitia, qui croit fermement au pouvoir de la jeunesse en action, de l’inclusion sociale et de l’éducation pour tous, expliquera comment elle a contribué aux collectivités au sein desquelles elle a travaillé à l’étranger. Elle indiquera aussi de quelle manière son parcours a favorisé son développement personnel et professionnel, lui procurant les compétences générales qui sont recherchées par les employeurs. Se rendre à l’étranger et travailler dans un autre pays comporte son lot de défis et Laëtitia vous inspirera à envoyer vos étudiants à l’étranger.

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Laëtitia Damonsing

Youth Ambassador | Ambassadrice jeunesse, International Experience Canada (IEC)
Laëtitia Damonsing is a young Mauritian-Canadian, born and raised in Montreal. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international development, and international relations from McGill University. She is a social activist and youth advocate. Over the last four years, she has lived in... Read More →


Tuesday January 28, 2020 12:30 - 14:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

12:30 EST

How to Ikigai | Comment vivre son ikigai
How to Ikigai is a fun, thought-provoking talk with author Tim Tamashiro. He teaches the ancient practice of Ikigai (EE-KEE-guy) that originates from Okinawa, Japan. Ikigai is your “life’s worth” in four simple directions:
  1. Do what you love
  2. Do what you’re good at
  3. Do what the world needs
  4. Do what you can be rewarded for

The biggest challenge in finding more meaning in life is that we tend to focus on our “jobs” each day and forget about our “work.” Our job provides us with an income in exchange for our time. Our work is to become self-actualized so that we gain a deeper understanding of who we are and what brings us joy.

Tim will encourage each person to “Do More You” each and every day. He’ll give you some solid direction to take your first steps toward understanding your own Ikigai.

Comment vivre son ikigai est un entretien amusant et stimulant avec l’auteur Tim Tamashiro. Celui-ci enseigne l’ikigai (prononcer i-ki-gaï), une pratique ancienne qui provient d’Okinawa, au Japon. L’ikigai est « la valeur de votre vie » en quatre orientations simples :
  1. Faites ce que vous aimez
  2. Faites ce dans quoi vous excellez
  3. Consacrez-vous à ce dont le monde a besoin
  4. Faites ce pour quoi vous pouvez être récompensé

La principale difficulté que nous rencontrons quand nous cherchons à donner plus de sens à notre vie, c’est notre propension à ne penser qu’à nos « emplois » plutôt qu’à notre « travail ». Notre emploi est la garantie d’un revenu en échange de notre temps. Notre travail consiste à nous réaliser pour mieux comprendre qui nous sommes et ce qui nous apporte de la joie.

Tim incitera tout un chacun à assumer davantage son authenticité, jour après jour. Il vous guidera avec assurance dans vos premiers pas sur la voie de la compréhension de votre propre ikigai.


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Tim Tamashiro

Author, How To Ikigai
Tim Tamashiro is the author of the non-fiction book How To Ikigai. He's a speaker, singer and former CBC Radio host. He departed from CBC in 2017 to study positive psychology and Ikigai (life's worth).


Tuesday January 28, 2020 12:30 - 14:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

12:30 EST

Using Your Indoor Voice - Success Through Boldness | Utiliser sa voix d’intérieur - Réussir grâce à l’audace
In life there are many rooms that we find ourselves in. These rooms are found within our careers, our relationships and even within the way we think about ourselves. Most of the time within these rooms and environments we follow certain rules regarding what is socially acceptable. Most specifically, a rule that many of us have grown to follow is to use our “indoor voices” within the workplace and other places where we strive for success. We are taught to be quiet about our imperfections and experiences in order to appeal to others. This talk will challenge that idea by showing you that on the other end of being vocal about your story and who you are, is success on levels you may have never dreamed of, not only in the workplace but in every part of your life.

Dans la vie, nous sommes confinés dans toutes sortes d’espaces : notre carrière, nos relations, même notre perception de nous-mêmes. Le plus souvent, nous évoluons dans ces espaces et environnements selon certaines règles concernant ce qui est acceptable socialement. Bon nombre d’entre nous avons en particulier grandi en suivant l’idée selon laquelle il faut utiliser ses « voix d’intérieur » au travail et ailleurs lorsqu’on s’efforce de réussir. On nous apprend à taire nos imperfections et nos expériences afin de plaire aux autres. Cette conférence remettra en question cette idée en montrant que faire entendre son histoire et ce que l’on est, c’est s’ouvrir à des niveaux de réussite qu’on n’a jamais osé imaginer, au travail comme dans tous les domaines de sa vie.

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MayaSpoken

Spoken Word Artist | Artiste en création parlée
MayaSpoken is an award-winning spoken word artist, singer-songwriter, author, activist and speaker. At 21 years old, she has given her first Ted Talk and become the author of poetry novel Warriors in Broad Daylight. MayaSpoken is also the founder of Tell ‘Em Girl Women’s Spoken... Read More →


Tuesday January 28, 2020 12:30 - 14:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 01: Taming the Overwhelm Dragon
We lead busy lives. Juggling multiple priorities, adapting to constant change, contending with challenging targets, working with limited resources - and striving to meet clients needs. The resulting overwhelm can drain energy, stifle motivation and contribute to burnout. Explore the keys to balancing and managing responsibilities while maintaining your energy and enthusiasm in this interactive session.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Appreciate the significance and pervasiveness of overwhelm in the workplace;
  • Recognize circumstances and habits that can cause overwhelm;
  • Develop personal strategies to avoid overwhelm

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Cathy Ginsberg

President, Coach & Trainer, People Focus Training Inc.
Cathy Ginsberg is an engaging speaker, coach and trainer specializing in developing leaders to inspire commitment and achieve results. She has extensive training and development experience in the business world and in non-profit organizations.


Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 02: Teaching Career Using the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Inspired by the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a university career transition course introduced the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its curriculum. Learn how the introduction helped students identify local and global issues they hoped to help address in their communities, which in turn enabled them to better articulate their life purpose and career aspirations.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Examine possible connections between SDGs and career education;
  • Identify benefits/challenges of incorporating SDGs in the curriculum;
  • Devise ways to incorporate SDGs in their context and practice

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Candy Ho

Faculty, Educational Studies, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Candy Ho teaches at Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Educational Studies department in the Faculty of Arts. She is keen to explore the convergence between career education and development, teaching and learning, and student success.


Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 04: First Canadian Work Experience Pilot: Early Implementation Lessons
The need for Canadian work experience comes up repeatedly as a key barrier for many newcomers seeking employment upon arrival. The Canadian Work Experience Pilot is testing innovative approaches to help skilled newcomers gain their first Canadian work experience in their professions, including the use of temporary wage subsidies. Reflect and participate in discussions on early findings from the evaluation.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Lessons from innovative approaches to help skilled newcomers find work;
  • Applying a GBA+ lens to the evaluation and learnings;
  • Lessons for career development for skilled newcomers

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Julie Rodier

Research Associate, Social Research and Demonstration Corporation
Julie Rodier is a Research Associate at SRDC. She has extensive experience collaborating with community stakeholders in carrying out evaluations that are evidence-based and feasible in real-world settings to produce useful and relevant results for stakeholders.
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Greg Lockwood

Research Associate, Social Research and Demonstration Corporation
Greg Lockwood is a Research Associate at SRDC. He has experience co-designing and testing innovative projects in the employment and social services sector. He is passionate about capacity-building, learning what works and making research accessible.


Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 05: Road Map to Manifest Your Dreams
What steps can help you build a solid foundation to SOAR in life, personally and professionally? Join Dave Urichuck to find out. You'll learn and better understand five specific topics to help create the life, career and business you want and deserve.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Defining your own version of success;
  • Defining your own attitude;
  • Defining what truly motivates you

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Dave Urichuck

International Speaker, Professional Coach and Author, DaveUrichuck.com
Dave Urichuk is an international speaker, professional coach and published author. He helps his clients to further explore their goals, increase their personal beliefs and self-confidence, and achieve a balanced lifestyle.


Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 06: How to Ikigai
How To Ikigai is a fun, interactive session with author Tim Tamashiro. He teaches the ancient practice of Ikigai (EE-KEE-guy). From Okinawa, Japan, Ikigai is your "life's purpose" in four simple directions: 1. Do what you love; 2. Do what you're good at; 3. Do what the world needs; 4. Do what you can be rewarded for.

Learnig Outcomes:
  • To learn a new method for living your life's purpose;
  • To learn psychology that supports Ikigai for well-being;
  • To gain renewed interest and passion for self-actualization

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Tim Tamashiro

Author, How To Ikigai
Tim Tamashiro is the author of the non-fiction book How To Ikigai. He's a speaker, singer and former CBC Radio host. He departed from CBC in 2017 to study positive psychology and Ikigai (life's worth).


Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 08: Career Pathways for Visible Minority Newcomer Women
Visible minority newcomer women often face multiple barriers to employment. In Canada, gaps in labour-market outcomes are typically wider for core-aged immigrant women, both as compared with their male counterparts and Canadian-born women. We will discuss a three-year pilot designed to support employment-related programming for visible minority newcomer women. Learnings from the pilot will help inform policy and programming.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Learn about employment innovations to support visible minority newcomer women;
  • Foster innovation through partnerships;
  • Use evidence-based decision-making to strengthen employment and other outcomes

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Tim Foran

Senior Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Tim Foran is a Senior Director; Settlement and Integration Policy Branch with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Tim has over 25 years of experience in strategic policy, federal-provincial-territorial relations and program policy development.
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Susanna Gurr

Research Director, Social Research and Demonstration Corporation
Susanna Gurr is a Research Director at SRDC. She has extensive experience in research and evaluation, including designing, implementing and reporting on local and national studies within the social policy areas. She is a Credentialed Evaluator.


Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 09: How Career Development Discussions Can Increase Employee Engagement
Knowing how to increase employee engagement remains elusive for many people managers. What can you do in your job to increase engagement, regardless of your position in an organization? Learn what new research tells us are necessary key components to increasing employee engagement, and how to strategically use career discussions as an effective and low-cost tool to do so.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Understand why increasing employee engagement remains (unnecessarily) elusive;
  • Learn how to use career discussions to increase employee engagement;
  • Understand why building emotional intelligence as managers is vital

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Colleen Egli

Associate Director, BCom Careers & Work-Integrated Learning, UBC Sauder School of Business
Colleen Egli is the Associate Director, BCom Careers and Work- Integrated Learning at UBC Sauder School of Business. She has an MA in Organizational Psychology, and specializes in the intersection between career development and engagement.


Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 10: Findings from Data Analysis of First Nations Employment
There is an increasing desire to better understand challenges faced by First Nations' peoples in finding sustainable employment. This presentation answers the question, what interventions lead to successful outcomes? It draws on recent data on Indigenous groups. The data shows Indigenous peoples' employment readiness, the challenges they face, and the interventions that have improved their soft skills and employability factors.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Challenges facing First Nations people in seeking sustainable employment;
  • Challenges by demographics and geography within First Nations' communities;
  • Successful interventions and quantitative analysis

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Mukhtar Rahemtulla

President, ERS Scale Inc.
Mukhtar Rahemtulla is CEO of ERS Scale and HTI Consulting Inc. Rahemtulla is a successful businessman and a volunteer and Board member of several non-profit organizations. He obtained his BASc Electrical Engineering and MBA from UBC.
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Nadine Montour

Employment and Training Counsellor, Kahnawake Economic Development Commission
Nadine Montour is an Employment and Training Counsellor at the Kahnawake Economic Development Commission. Prior to this she was the Aboriginal Student Resource Centre Co-ordinator at Concordia and post-secondary counsellor at the Kahnawake Education Centre.
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Roiahtate Horn

Youth Engagement and Workforce Development Counsellor, Tewatohnhi’saktha, Kahnawake’s Economic Development Commission
Roiahtate Horn achieved a Bachelor of Arts with a major in First Peoples studies and a minor in Education from Concordia University. Roiahtate works directly with the youth of Kahnawake by providing career counselling, employment support and training opportunities.


Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 11: Addressing Labour Needs for Persons with Disabilities
In an increasingly diverse society, the aspiration to include persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the workforce at all levels is more critical than ever before. Most companies have policies of diversity in place. But they do not live up to them. Hiring PWDS will reap multiple advantages – both for themselves in terms of qualified personnel as well as for the public.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Increase awareness of challenges faced by employees with disabilities;
  • Understand how not hiring PWDs has implication for the economy;
  • The benefit of including employees with disabilities in the workforce

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Amani Hitimana

PhD Candidate, University of Toronto
Amani Hitimana is a PhD candidate in adult education and community development with a collaborative specialization in workplace learning and social change.


Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 12: Stop Your Job Search: Start Business Planning
Can you make something to sell or have knowledge others are willing to pay for? These are reasons to consider self-employment – but don't know where to start? Needing flexible hours or anxiety working with others may preclude your clients from participating in the workforce. It may be time to stop the job search and start the business planning.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Is self-employment right for your clients?;
  • How to realistically assess an opportunity;
  • What is involved in business planning for success

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Karen McDonald-Hurley

Owner/Lead Consultant, Opportunity Group
A recognized business expert, Karen McDonald-Hurley regularly speaks to audiences about planning in your business and is known for "out-of-the-box" thinking. Karen has helped hundreds of small businesses and has created "Business Plan BootCamp."


Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 13: Welcome to Canada: Journey to Qualification Recognition
Moving to a new country is an exciting journey; however, finding out that your credentials are initially not recognized in Canada can create uncertainty. Manitoba Start works with internationally educated professionals belonging to regulated professions. We assist newcomers in navigating the credential recognition process, while leveraging business partners in finding stepping-stone jobs in their profession or alternative career options.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Data and trends of Manitoba Start clients (statistics);
  • What the qualification recognition process is for internationally educated professionals;
  • Learn about alternative careers and training for internationally educated professionals

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Medina Puskar

Manager, Career Services, Manitoba Start
Medina Puskar is a Registered Social Worker and Manager of Career Services at Manitoba Start. Medina has over six years of experience guiding immigrants and refugees in qualification-recognition processes and finding meaningful employment using a cultural competence and strength-based... Read More →
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Sonya Hince

Supervisor, Special Projects, Manitoba Start
Sonya Hince is a career development professional possessing 10 years' experience working for employment and training organizations within the non-profit sector, supporting diverse clients including immigrants, refugees and individuals with disabilities with their career goals.


Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 14: Exploring Stakeholders' Perceptions of Graduate Employability Skills
This small-scale study explored UAE faculty members’ and employers’ perceptions of key employability skills in fresh graduates and the reasons for their importance. Participants’ views were elicited using a novel concept-mapping approach, along with semi-structured interviews. Results indicate that both groups were aligned in their views. However, their operationalization of skills was misaligned, raising concerns about the academia-industry gap.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Understand employability research in an international context;
  • Critically analyze possible reasons behind the academia-industry gap;
  • Investigate stakeholder views using novel qualitative research techniques

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Alizeh Batra

Assistant Director, Research Operations & Academic Relations, New York University Abu Dhabi
Alizeh Batra has a professional role at New York University Abu Dhabi. Passionate about exploring the industry-academia gap using novel research techniques, she is pursuing a professional doctorate in Educational Research from the University of Bath.


Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 15: Career Mapping: Expanding Innovative Pathways for Employment Security
In partnership, the University of the Fraser Valley has developed a new way to map non-linear career pathways. This new mapping project shows students how they can expand their career options. It works especially well for demonstrating the potential of liberal arts, humanities and social science degrees. Students report it gives them hope for the future.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Explore non-linear career pathway planning;
  • Discover ways to expand career choices for students;
  • Promote the career value of a liberal arts education

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Linda Pardy

Associate Professor, University of the Fraser Valley
Dr Linda Pardy teaches communications and is a workplace learning specialist. She is responsible for creating an innovative career mapping resource and is excited to begin implementing it across a wide variety of disciplinary areas.


Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

(Carousels) Plenary Table 16: New Ecology of Work
The Basic Income debate is a symptom of widespread worries about work and money, and helps shine a media spotlight on AI, robotics and automation. Technogical, economic and global forces are shaping a new ecology of work, which is an interesting research topic, but does it require a pro-active response now from front-line career practitioners? Share your ideas and experiences.

Learning Outcomes:
  • How disruptors are influencing labour market;
  • Where the jobs are;
  • New skills in demand by employers

Speakers | Conférenciers
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George Dutch

Chief Practitioner, JobJoy
George Dutch, MA (Cultural Studies), CCDP is founder and Chief Practitioner at JobJoy in Ottawa for the past 25 years.


Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

15:45 EST

CANCELLED | (Carousels) Plenary Table 07: Nova Scotia Works Digital: Delivering Online Employment Services
THIS SESSION IS CANCELLED.

The Nova Scotia Works Digital Channel will operate as a service access point for Nova Scotians seeking career and employment support services, as well as a mechanism for our Nova Scotia Works Employment Service in-person sites to integrate digital services into the experience of new and existing users.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Implementing service design in employment support services;
  • Digital employment services;
  • Collaborating with partners and users

Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière
 
Wednesday, January 29
 

07:00 EST

08:00 EST

CERIC 2019 Survey of Career Service Professionals: Who We Are and Where We're Going | Sondage 2019 du CERIC auprès des spécialistes en développement de carrière : qui sommes-nous et où allons-nous?
The results are in! In this session, get a first-hand look at the results from CERIC’s 2019 Survey of Career Service Professionals. This national survey, now in its third iteration, engaged career service professionals from across Canada on their perspectives of their own career journey as well as the field of career development and career counselling. We’ve sifted through the data and pulled out a few key insights for reflection and discussion. Learn how the field has changed since the first edition of this survey back in 2011 and offer your thoughts on the issues that are top of mind for you today.

Nous avons reçu les résultats du sondage réalisé auprès des spécialistes en développement de carrière! Soyez les premiers à les découvrir en participant à cette séance. Dans le cadre de ce sondage mené à l’échelle nationale, et qui en est à sa troisième mouture, nous avons demandé aux spécialistes du développement de carrière de partout au pays de partager leur point de vue à la fois sur leur propre parcours professionnel, mais aussi sur le domaine du développement de carrière et de l’orientation professionnelle.
Nous avons épluché les données et en avons dégagé les points principaux afin d’y réfléchir et d’en en discuter ensemble. Découvrez ce qui a changé dans notre domaine depuis le premier sondage de 2011 et donnez votre avis sur les enjeux prioritaires actuels.

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Ben Liadsky

Program Manager | Gestionnaire de programme, The Counselling Foundation of Canada
Ben Liadsky is the Program Officer at The Counselling Foundation of Canada and an Evaluation Consultant at Taylor Newberry Consulting. He has 10 plus years of experience in the non-profit sector in a variety of roles from evaluation to program management to communications. Ben also... Read More →


Wednesday January 29, 2020 08:00 - 09:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

10:50 EST

Closing Keynote Address | Allocution d'clôture: Inuit Self-Determination During a Time of Reconciliation | L’autodétermination des Inuits à l’ère de la réconciliation
Inuit are implementing their right to self-determination through a broad range of initiatives within Inuit Nunangat – the homeland of Inuit in Canada. As President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), Natan Obed leads an organization that is the national voice of Canada’s 65,000 Inuit. According to the ITK, most Inuit live in 51 communities spread across the Inuit Nunangat, which is comprised of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (Northwest Territories), Nunavut, Nunavik (Northern Quebec) and Nunatsiavut (Northern Labrador). This territory encompasses roughly 35% of Canada’s land mass and 50% of its coastline. Natan oversees the many programs and initiatives focused on improving the day-to-day lives of Inuit, including health, food security, suicide prevention, and the implementation of the transformational National Strategy on Inuit Education, while also leading ITK’s advocacy with federal, provincial and territorial governments. Despite these efforts, Inuit continue to face systemic barriers to equality, and often earn less than southerners who come to work in the North. He will talk about the practical, political and visionary aspects of how Inuit are self-determining during this time of reconciliation.

Les Inuits affirment leur droit à l’autodétermination grâce à un vaste éventail d’initiatives dans le Nunangat inuit, la terre ancestrale des Inuits au Canada. À titre de président de Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), Natan Obed dirige un organisme qui est la voix à l’échelle nationale des 65 000 Inuits du Canada. Selon l’organisme ITK, la plupart des Inuits habitent au sein de 51 communautés réparties dans tout le Nunangat inuit, qui est composé de la région désignée des Inuvialuits (Territoires du Nord-Ouest), du Nunavut, du Nunavik (Nord du Québec) et du Nunatsiavut (Nord du Labrador). Ce territoire couvre environ 35 % de la superficie terrestre du Canada et 50 % de son littoral. Natan est responsable des nombreux programmes et initiatives visant à améliorer le quotidien des Inuits, dont la santé, la sécurité alimentaire, la prévention du suicide et la mise en œuvre de la stratégie nationale transformative sur l’éducation des Inuits. Il est également responsable de défendre les intérêts d’ITK auprès des autorités fédérales, provinciales et territoriales. Malgré ces efforts, les Inuits continuent de faire face à des obstacles systémiques à l’égalité et sont souvent moins bien rémunérés que les personnes originaires du Sud venues travailler dans le Nord. Il parlera des aspects pratiques, politiques et visionnaires associés à la manière dont les Inuits assurent leur autodétermination à l’ère de la réconciliation.

Speakers | Conférenciers
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Natan Obed

President | Président, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Canada’s National Inuit Leader | Chef national des Inuits du Canada
Natan Obed is the President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. He is originally from Nain, the northernmost community in Labrador’s Nunatsiavut region, and now lives in Ottawa. For 10 years he lived in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and worked as the Director of Social and Cultural Development for... Read More →


Wednesday January 29, 2020 10:50 - 11:50 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière

11:50 EST

 
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