Workplace

The pursuit of employment equity in Canada has evolved over the years. Decades ago, the battle for equity was largely fought by individual victims of discrimination. Legal action was often...

As career development professionals, we are used to working with students, jobseekers and workers to help them navigate their career paths and develop “road maps” to get them to their...

We hear it all the time: there are labour shortages everywhere. And yet, there is also a whole segment of Canadian society who have career aspirations but are either unemployed...

Any social services organization makes addressing barriers its mission. This is exactly how Homeward Bound was designed – a program launched by WoodGreen that supports homeless or inadequately housed single mothers to...

In today's fast-paced and high-stress work environment, it's not uncommon for individuals to experience workplace-induced emotional trauma. Workplace stress can have significant and long-term effects on individuals, including emotional trauma....

Nearly half of adult Canadians (48%) have literacy skills that fall below a high school level, which negatively affects their ability to function at work and in their personal lives....

In career development service delivery, client-led work is key. It is the fulcrum balancing the before and after of an individual’s journey to success. What happened before no longer matters,...

While cocktail Fridays, games rooms, meditation rooms and massages might attract some employees, those numbers are dwindling – and fast. A recent Twitter thread that has been making the rounds...

Author’s note: I have been asked to write this tribute based on my personal/ professional relationship with Mark and my co-authored article in the Journal of Counseling & Development in...

Following CERIC's first-ever hybrid Cannexus conference, our team is a little overwhelmed – by the joy, enthusiasm for learning, incredible connections and inspiration that more than 2,000 attendees brought to...