AI for Career Development in 2025: Practical Strategies for Preparing Clients and Practitioners for the Future of Work
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February 3, 2025FREE SPONSORED WEBINAR SERIES
Presenters
- Laura Adkins-Hackett, Economist, LMIC
- Alvaro Balkowski, Data Engineer, LMIC
- Ken Chatoor, Director of Research and Strategic Foresight, LMIC
- Lorena Camargo, Principal Researcher, LMIC
Dates and times
- Monday, April 28, 2025 – 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET
- Monday, June 2, 2025 – 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET
- Monday, September 29, 2025 – 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET
Price
- FREE Sponsored webinar Series
Language
- This webinar series is presented in English
Accessibility
- This webinar series offers AI-generated live captions available in multiple languages
| This webinar series, generously sponsored by the Labour Market Information Council (LMIC), is offered free of charge to all participants. It consists of three webinars held at various times throughout the year, each with separate registration. The sessions will delve into foreign credential recognition, workforce resilience amid an aging population, and insights from online job postings on current skill demands. Tailored for career practitioners, these webinars provide actionable strategies and data-driven tools to support newcomers, adapt to workforce shifts, and navigate Canada’s evolving labour market. Learn more about LMIC and its current work. |
Webinar 1: Unravelling Online Job Postings: A Powerful Way to Decipher Canada’s Labour Market
Presenters
- Laura Adkins-Hackett, Economist, LMIC
- Alvaro Balkowski, Data Engineer, LMIC
Date and time
- Monday, April 28, 2025 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (Check your time zone)
Overview of Webinar #1
Online Job Postings (OJPs) are more than just a tool for connecting employers and jobseekers — they also offer a rich data source that reveals critical labour market trends and skill requirements. We will delve into 2024 job postings data to uncover complex relationships between skills and occupations.
Focusing on the most in-demand skills, we will explore how OJPs can be transformed into actionable insights. This webinar will highlight LMIC’s 2025 research, showcasing an interactive dashboard that tracks job market trends across Canada and demonstrating how a novel approach can uncover relationships between skills and roles. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how OJP data can inform workforce planning, career development and policy decisions in today’s dynamic labour market.
Participants will leave this session equipped to decode real-time skill demands and support informed decision-making in their practice.
Why Career Practitioners Should Attend This Webinar
CDPs play an important role in helping clients navigate a rapidly changing labour market. This webinar will support participants in understanding how OJP data can reveal in-demand skills, uncover relationships between competencies, provide insights into the complex relationships between skills and occupations — and highlight the trends shaping today’s job market. Join us as we explore how these insights can reshape the way CDPs guide clients and inform workforce strategies.
Key Learning Objectives of Webinar #1
- Analyze data from online job postings (OJPs) to identify in-demand skills across sectors
- Explore the interdependencies between various competencies in shaping labour market trends
- Leverage real-time labour market data to guide workforce planning and career development
- Learn how to reframe skill demand based on data-driven insights
- Practical strategies for aligning client skills with evolving employer needs
- Tools to incorporate data-driven decision making into career planning
Webinar #2: Foreign Credential Recognition in Canada: Building Understanding Through Design Thinking
Presenters
- Ken Chatoor, Director of Research and Strategic Foresight
- Lorena Camargo, Principal Researcher
Date and time
- Monday, June 2, 2025 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (Check your time zone)
Overview of Webinar #2
Canada has been welcoming a record number of immigrants, many of whom are highly skills professionals in both regulated and non-regulated occupations. While immigration is intended to address labour shortages —especially in high-demand sectors like healthcare — many newcomers face significant challenges in having their credentials recognized. These barriers can prevent them from contributing fully to the roles they are qualified for and from landing the job for which they were allowed into Canada.
Join us for an interactive webinar where we will discuss Canada’s Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) system. Using insights from LMIC’s 2025 research, we’ll explore the obstacles and opportunities within FCR. Through an engaging Design Thinking activity, you will learn about the complex processes that new Canadians experience as they settle into their Canadian journey, gaining deeper understanding of their perspectives.
Why Career Practitioners Should Attend This Webinar
This webinar offers career development professionals (CDPs) an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the critical challenges newcomers face when integrating into Canada’s labour market. Rooted in insights from LMIC’s research, the session highlights the systemic challenges within Canada’s Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) system and gaps in labour market information (LMI) that affect newcomers’ integration into the workforce.
Through an empathy-driven Design Thinking activity, participants will actively engage with these challenges, gaining practical insights to better support clients on their foreign credential recognition journey. By the end of the session, participants will leave with actionable strategies to address these barriers within the scope of their current practice.
Key Learning Objectives of the Webinar #2
- Identify key barriers Canadian newcomers face in accessing labour market information (LMI)
- Analyze gaps in Foreign Credential Recognition and their impact on newcomers’ integration into meaningful employment
- Use Design Thinking to empathize and identify needs of those on the journey and experiences of those navigating FCR
- Ideate innovative solutions to improve FCR provision
Webinar #3: Labour Market Resilience in the Face of an Aging Population
Presenter
- Laura Adkins-Hackett, Economist, LMIC
Date and time
- Monday, September 29, 2025 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET (Check your time zone)
Overview of the Webinar #3
Canada’s workforce is aging, with mature workers, those aged 55 and above, now representing over 20% of all workers. This trend poses a significant risk of labour and skills shortages as retirements accelerate. These challenges are particularly acute in key sectors like trades, transportation and business and finance, where reliance on mature workers is highest. Without strategic workforce planning, businesses may struggle to maintain productivity, and the broader economy could face significant impacts.
Drawing from LMIC’s latest research, this webinar explores the implications of Canada’s aging workforce. Join us to learn how to identify high-risk occupations and regions using tools like the replacement ratio, a critical measure of labour market health. This session will also explore strategies to support knowledge transfer, workforce adaptability and inclusivity, giving participants practical knowledge to support informed decision-making in workforce planning and policy development.
Why Career Practitioners Should Attend This Webinar
This webinar will help CDPs understand the risks and opportunities associated with Canada’s aging workforce. Participants will explore the impact of retirements on key sectors across Canada, understand the replacement ratio as a tool for assessing labour market vulnerability, and examine strategies for managing the transition as mature workers exit the workforce.
Through this session, participants will gain a clearer understanding of the labour market impacts of retirements and how to guide organizations in developing strategies for workforce renewal. Participants will leave with practical knowledge to identify and address labour shortages in specific occupations and regions, along with actionable insights to better support workforce planning — from addressing skills gaps to fostering knowledge transfer in high-risk sectors.
Key Learning Objectives of the Webinar #3
- Understand the implications of Canada’s aging workforce on labour market stability and economic resilience
- Learn to use the replacement ratio to assess workforce vulnerability and identify high-risk sectors
- Apply data-driven insights to develop workforce planning strategies for sectors at risk of labour shortages
- Insights into supporting mature workers and preparing for their transitions out of the workforce
- Strategies to help organizations navigate the economic impacts of an aging workforce
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Laura Adkins-Hackett is an economist with over 10 years of experience researching different topics to better understand the Canadian labour market and economy. In her role at LMIC, Laura contributes to labour market research and analysis to support the use of labour market information in Canada. She is passionate about understanding why the economy works the way it does and how to best use labour and other resources to improve the lives of Canadians.
Alvaro Balkowski is a data engineer who ensures seamless and timely access to labour market information through LMIC’s Data Hub by designing and implementing robust data pipelines and cloud infrastructure. With a master’s degree in applied mathematics and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Guelph, he is passionate about creating optimal tools and applying best practices in software development to empower data-driven teams to deliver value and drive innovation.
Ken Chatoor is the Director of Research and Strategic Foresight at LMIC. He brings a wealth of experience in education, labour market and equity, with a proven track record of driving evidence-based policymaking. He has played a key role in shaping impactful initiatives, contributing to government evaluations and research on critical issues such as mental health, funding structures in public services, work-integrated learning and the labour market transition for new graduates.
Lorena Camargo is a researcher who contributes to forward-looking studies on labour market issues in Canada, drawing on her expertise in innovation policy and global markets. She brings a unique interdisciplinary perspective to her work, shaped by experience with various levels of government and the private sector. Lorena is passionate about delivering impactful insights that support policy and decision-making.