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Ontario kicked off 2021 with an emergency stay-at-home order. As businesses closed their doors again, many jobseekers turned to employment services for support. As a Job Developer, I establish and...

The past seven months have been a wild, wild ride for our little department at the University of Lethbridge. During the pandemic, we’ve navigated a departmental re-organization while working remotely...

As I was listening to Perdita Felicien’s inspiring keynote address during Week 2 of CERIC’s recent Cannexus conference, I was intrigued by her comment that world champions are fearless, dogged...

Because there are already several wonderful blogs capturing the aha moments at Cannexus, I thought I would highlight three observations within our two-week learning experience that made me incredibly proud...

“A bend in the road is not the end of the road … Unless you fail to make the turn.” – Helen Keller Your clients don’t have to go down...

Have you dreamed about how great it would be to work and travel in a different country but fear it won’t be possible given the current global health crisis? Or...

Cannexus21 was the first-ever virtually held Cannexus conference, but it was also the first time that our team of career counsellors was able to attend all at once, because of...

Do your students need some good news? Here you go: Grade 12 is a student’s best opportunity for scholarships. There will never be another time in their lives where there are...

Ever work with a client and become frustrated when it appears they are not progressing? Are you baffled when you have worked extensively with a client on their job search...

Millions of adults have lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Statistics Canada, the unemployment rate in Canada rose from 5.6% in February 2020 to 8.6% in December...