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Hiring a Chief Diversity Officer isn’t enough to make workplaces safer for racialized employees

HR needs mechanisms in place to prevent bias in performance management practices Janelle Benjamin With the movement for social justice in full swing, many workplaces feel compelled to do something, anything, to demonstrate that they are diverse and inclusive and support the notion that #BlackLivesMatter. With each new Chief Diversity Officer job posting, companies in…

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Beyond binarism: Countering gender identity discrimination in the workplace

Five practices for creating inclusive work environments Julie-Christine Cotton and Annie Pullen Sansfaçon Everyday life in professional environments rarely escapes the heteronormative and cisnormative structures[1] that dominate Quebec society. Indeed, workplace washrooms, dress codes, administrative records and even email salutations usually adhere to the gender binary of man or woman. It is no surprise that professional…

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Submission Guidelines for Contributing to The Bulletin

The ContactPoint Bulletin is a quarterly publication of CERIC and a great venue for sharing career development best practices, information and strategies.   Guidelines The Bulletin aims to be an inclusive career services resource that provides quality original content from different perspectives in the field of career development and from across the nation. Articles that…

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Submission Guidelines for Contributing to The Bulletin

The ContactPoint Bulletin is a quarterly publication of CERIC and a great venue for sharing career development best practices, information and strategies.   Guidelines The Bulletin aims to be an inclusive career services resource that provides quality original content from different perspectives in the field of career development and from across the nation. Articles that…

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Working with employers to support non-traditional hiring 

Workforce development can bridge the gap between businesses with labour shortages and skilled workers without post-secondary degrees Denisse Alejo The benefits of diversity and inclusion in the workplace are undisputed, and now, more than ever, workplaces are paying attention to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability and other dimensions when hiring. However, despite an…

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Careering

Supporting Canadians to navigate learning and work: Updating the Standards and Guidelines for career professionals

As a milestone anniversary approaches, the S&Gs are undergoing a significant update with collaboration, inclusivity and transparency top of mind Kathy McDonald Did you know the Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners (S&Gs) are close to 20 years old? The S&Gs were created in the late 1990s by a broad cross-section of career…

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Wileman Award Winners

Trina Maher, 2024 An Indigenous career development leader, Trina Maher was honoured for her commitment to building bridges with communities, fostering inclusive workplaces, and developing strategies for hiring and retaining talent that have left an indelible mark on the landscape of career development in Canada. Maher is a member of Mattagami First Nation, and the…
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2023

Announcing Spring Webinars in May 2023: Trauma-Informed Practice, Neurodiverse Clients and more

This spring, CERIC will offer three webinar series to help career professionals in their professional development. The first webinar series will give CDPs a roadmap to support neurodiverse clients effectively. The second series will guide them to establish a trauma-informed practice. Lastly, the third one will help career development practitioners to have an inclusive approach…

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Submission Guidelines

Careering magazine is a tri-annual publication of CERIC and a great venue for sharing career development best practices, information and strategies. Guidelines Careering aims to be an inclusive career services resource that provides quality original content from different perspectives in the field of career development and from across the nation. Articles that are a “good…

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2024

‘Soul-nourishing’ and “Thought-provoking’: Cannexus24 ignited Canada’s career development professionals

“An invaluable platform for networking, learning and professional growth,” and a “warm and inclusive community of professionals,” were just a few of the ways that the 1,900 attendees described the latest edition of Cannexus, Canada’s Career Development Conference. Cannexus saw career development professionals from throughout this country and across the globe come together from Jan. 29-31,…

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