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Mental health and access to meaningful employment are inextricably linked. In fact, career counselling and development are mental health interventions. Our sense of identity, meaning, purpose, and livelihood, are directly...

Concerns around immigration and newcomers. Failure of the school system to prepare workers. Employers losing money due to high staff turnover. Women seeking equal opportunities within the workplace. The issues...

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce recently announced that over 60% of the country's food services businesses may fail by year end. Behind each of those businesses are tens or hundreds...

We have been brought up to believe that the career ladder is the holy grail of the work world. However, it is only one way to work in a world...

How many times have you asked a client to be courageous? To try something new? Suddenly, as career professionals, we too find ourselves in a place of uncertainty. We’re working...

These are transformative times for employees and organizations everywhere. The world is gripped by a pandemic that is fundamentally changing how we interact on a daily basis – at work...

When navigating early career employment, youth with disabilities (YwD) face barriers to securing work and gaining relevant employment experiences that their non-disabled peers do not encounter. One prominent barrier is...

Being versatile is vital for a university graduate's career success. Versatility's importance is amplified in locations with emerging sectors. After interviewing alumni, current students and hiring managers, we were able...

The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic may have caused you to reconsider the career change you were planning to make. Or maybe it put you in a position to...

Since beginning my counselling career in 2006, I have noticed significant changes in the relationships between young adults and their parents, with the most obvious change being the increased frequency...