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Organizer: Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW)
Title: Workplace Essential Skills Partnership (WESP) Workshop
Category: Employment
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: January 11, 2016 – January 29, 2016
Telephone: 416-260-3060 ext. 232
E-mail: cmacdiarmid@ccrw.org
Web site: http://www.ccrw.org/wesp
Description: WESP is a pre-employment workshop for job seekers with disabilities. Topics focus on the enhancement of job search skills: cover letter and resume writing, networking, accessing the hidden job market, job interviewing, disclosing workplace accommodation requirements, etc.

Organizer: Reach Canada
Title: The Diversity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Broadening the Conversation
Category: Education
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Date: January 13, 2016
Telephone: 613-236-6636
E-mail: joannesilkauskas@reac.ca
Web site: http://www.reach.ca
Description: What are the issues around Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and why is dealing with PTSD so important for the health and being of families, employers and our communities? This seminar is valuable to persons with disabilities, family members, employers and service/health providers.

Presenters:

Michel Drapeau: Lawyer, Michel Drapeau Law Office and Professor, Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa

Fiona Gilligan, MSW, RSW: Author, Speaker & Trauma Specialist; Clinical Services, Ottawa Anxiety and Trauma Clinic

Welcome to bring your lunch! This event takes place from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Organizer: Mitacs
Title: Mitacs – Career Showcase in Vancouver
Category: Education
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Date: January 18, 2016 – January 19, 2016
Web site: https://www.mitacs.ca/en/events
Description: Career Showcase – #BCTECH Summit

Event Date: 01/18/2016

Students and recent graduates: don’t miss the Career Showcase at #BCTECH Summit in Vancouver on January 18–19, 2016. Attendance is free.

The Career Showcase offers activities and resources to help students and recent graduates learn about career opportunities in BC’s growing tech industry. The #BCTECH Summit will explore how technology is transforming our economy — and our lives.

Organizer: National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
Title: Breaking it Down: Dialogues on Removing Barriers for People With Disabilities in the Workplace – University of Regina
Category: Employment
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
Date: January 22, 2016
Telephone: 613-380-8065, ext. 201
Web site: http://www.neads.ca/en/about/media/index.php?id=327
Description: Breaking it Down: Dialogues on Removing Barriers for People With Disabilities in the Workplace (Regina, Saskatchewan, Friday, January 22, 2016)

The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) invites post-secondary students and graduates with disabilities, career educators and representatives from federally regulated private sector employers to a one day innovative and interactive workshop “Breaking it Down (BID): Dialogues on removing barriers for people with disabilities in the workplace”, to be held in Regina, Saskatchewan on Friday, January 22, 2016 from 8:00am – 4:30pm at the University of Regina, Main Campus, Room LI 215, 2nd Floor, Language Institute.

Register online now: • https://secure.neads.ca/register/en.php?id=15SK

Organizer: Cannexus – Career Development Conference
Title: Cannexus – Career Development Conference 2016 – Ottawa
Category: Employment
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Date: January 25, 2016 – January 27, 2016
Web site: http://cannexus.ca/
Description: About Cannexus

CERIC, the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling, presents Cannexus — a bilingual National Career Development Conference designed to promote the exchange of information and explore innovative approaches in the areas of career counselling and career development. The 2016 conference will be in Ottawa from January 25-27, 2016 at the Shaw Centre.

Organizer: National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)/Saint Mary’s University Career Services
Title: Breaking It Down: Dialogues on Removing Barriers for People With Disabilities In The Workplace (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Friday, January 29, 2016)
Category: Employment
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Date: January 29, 2016
Telephone: 613-380-8065, ext. 201
E-mail: frank.smith@neads.ca
Web site: http://www.neads.ca/en/about/media/index.php?id=330
Description: Saint Mary’s University Career Services presents: A National Educational Association of Disabled Students’ event – Breaking It Down: Dialogues on Removing Barriers for People With Disabilities In The Workplace (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Friday, January 29, 2016)

Organizer: Athabasca University
Title: Impact – Universal Design for Learning conference at Athabasca University (January 29 – 30, 2016)
Category: Accessibility
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Date: January 29, 2016 – January 30, 2016
E-mail: Reg_udlevent@athabascau.ca
Web site: http://udl.athabascau.ca/about/index.php
Description: Athabasca University is hosting a conference that will empower a range of stakeholders in the application of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Accessibility principles in post-secondary education.
Attendees will gain cutting edge knowledge via informative presentations, practical workshops and create networks with others who research, promote and implement UDL and web accessibility in on-line or blended learning environments, in post-secondary education.

This event will be held on January 29 & 30, 2016 at the Chateau Louis Conference Center in Edmonton, Alberta.