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…
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…
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…
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…
Trina Maher honoured with 2024 Wileman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career Development
Indigenous career development leader Trina Maher is the recipient of CERIC’s 2024 Wileman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career Development. The announcement was made during an awards ceremony at Cannexus, Canada’s Career Development Conference in Ottawa on Jan. 29. In honouring Maher, Jennifer Browne, Chair of the Selection Committee, said “her commitment to building bridges…
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…
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…
Wileman Award Winners
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…