Canada’s Career Development Landscape: Hidden Sector, Hidden Talent, and Next Steps Revealed

Much of Canada’s career development field is not visible or known to Canadians and policymakers. Without a comprehensive evidence base that identifies who does the important work of career development across the country, several challenges will continue to hinder the advancement of the field. In light of this, CERIC funded Challenge Factory to undertake a research project to identify the size and membership of Canada’s career development sector. In a first-of-its-kind evidence base, the report Hidden Sector, Hidden Talent: Mapping Canada’s Career Development Sector reveals the full scope of the people and systems providing career services to Canadians. In this informative webinar, Challenge Factory will share key findings from the project and provide an update on the response the work has received since its launch.  

In this free webinar, we will explore what is now known about who delivers career services in Canada—and what we want to know next. Since its launch at Cannexus24 to an enthusiastic reception, we’ve held briefings with government officials, industry leaders and practitioner communities who are all interested in the evidence base and its implications for a stronger sector in the future. This session will also be an excellent opportunity to hear more about the perspectives of these key interestholders. At the end of the session, participants will feel better informed, empowered and connected, contributing to the advancement of the career development in Canada.  

• Learn about the Hidden Sector, Hidden Talent body of evidence and what we now know about career development in Canada 
• Hear an update on how the work has been received, with tips for how to use the research in your own community-building and advocacy work 
• Consider how different members of the sector engage with each other and gain insight into how to strengthen key ties across the sector

Lisa Taylor is an author, entrepreneur, consultant, volunteer and community leader focused on making sense of the changing world of work. She is the President of Challenge Factory and lives in Toronto.

Taryn Blanchard has a PhD in anthropology and works on human-based research projects that use applied methods and multi-disciplinary collaboration. She is Challenge Factory’s Head of Research.

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