By Tibisay Bermudez
I always wanted to have an adventure of living in another country along with my two kids. I had high expectations and a romantic view of a better life and better opportunities.
CERIC is pleased to be partnering with Positive Matters and Accentuate Consulting to offer an innovative new webinar series on Positive Psychology for Career Practitioners,
A CERIC-funded research project will map the growing role of career practitioners in supporting people with mental health challenges who want to move into the workforce.
Summer Bulletin is Here – Focus on Serving Rural Communities
by Sharon Ferriss
The first in-depth research in a decade shows that Aboriginal small business owners across Canada are growing in numbers and experiencing widespread success in terms of profitability and growth, but also in ways that go beyond the bottom line. And, despite the challenges of business ownership, 70% of Aboriginal business owners are clearly optimistic about future revenue growth, finds a new report from the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB).
Time and again, Cannexus delegates have requested a panel on challenges and opportunities facing the future of career counselling and career development. Rob Shea,
Agriculture and Rural Working Paper Series
Statistics Canada
Articles include “Structure and Change in Canada’s Rural Demography” and “Factors Driving Canada’s Rural Economy”
Knowledge Impact in Society
The Monieson Centre, Queen’s School of Business
An online hub that connects academic research with rural economic development needs and shares best practices in rural communities
Assists Canadian agricultural employers with their human resource recruitment needs and helps people secure careers in agriculture
Rural Women Making Change
University of Guelph
Research and resources related to women’s economic and political success in rural and remote communities in Canada and beyond
The Learning Edge: Workplace Issues
Wellington County Learning Centre
Online talking “newspapers” that look at job search and workplace issues
Statistics Canada
While the numbers of registered apprentices has doubled, successful completion of apprenticeship programs has not seen similar increases.
Making It Meaningful: Recognizing and Rewarding Employees in Canadian Organizations
The Conference Board of Canada
A report exploring current practices and the value of organizational rewards and recognition programs
The Agenda, TVO
Video panel discussion on employment challenges: a two-tier job market, an aging workforce and skills shortages
by Paul D. Smith
There is revelation in the small comments people make when they encounter behaviour outside of their experience. They reveal their pre-conceptions about the activity in question and their opinions based on those pre-conceptions.
by Joshua Fleming
Labrador is approximately 294,000 square kilometres with a population of 26,364. As hydroelectric and mineral resource extraction initiatives are underway in this sparsely populated region, firms are identifying challenges pertaining to recruitment and skills development. Regional Economic Development Boards play a key role in building and strengthening the local workforce.
by David Driver
In a country as vast as Canada, one of the challenges for an employment counsellor is to not only meet a client’s personal needs, but to also address the environment that they live in. And while it’s true that most of Canada’s population lives in urban centers, there are still a significant number of Canadians living in rural communities.