Students & Youth

Unpaid internships used to be a trusted route to securing a paying job. An organization would welcome a young person (the intern), allow them to experience the workplace, then decide...

The shape of work is changing.  There used to be decades of clear career paths, ladders and tracks to climb. When you arrived at the best job, that was it...

These associations provide knowledge-sharing and networking opportunities for people working in career development, including in career and school counselling. Prince Edward Island                            Career Development Association of PEI The Career Development...

For many young people in Canada, post-secondary education is a catch-22. While a university or college degree increases an individual’s earning potential in the long term, the high cost of...

According to Statistics Canada, women in Canada only hold about a third (35.6%) of management occupations and 31% of senior management-level occupations.   Research shows gender stereotyping in education and the...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic – and even before – it has been widely reported that young people in Canada have been struggling against a number of headwinds as they enter...

With the celebration and pageantry of high school graduations in the rear-view mirror, a new cadre of young adults is stepping into budding career paths.  These transitions don’t come without...

Micro-credentials are becoming increasingly popular for workers and jobseekers to access relevant, low-cost career skills training. Offered by numerous Canadian colleges and universities and private training providers, micro-credentials consist of...

There are many reasons why a student may be interested in a part-time or summer job – such as the chance to earn their own money, develop new or existing...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is a question that potentially irritates careers advisors just as much as it does teens. It’s a question that exasperates...