Career Professionals of Canada upcoming events

Member Information Session: CPC Welcome Wagon (06/08/2026)

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Are you new to Career Professionals of Canada? Would you like network with members? Want to learn more about all your member benefits? This session's for you.

This free session welcomes you into the CPC community, and helps you connect with our many programs, initiatives, and resources. Learn about all the benefits that your CPC membership provides, including the savings you’ll enjoy, the community you’ll meet, the exposure you’ll gain, and the new skills and tools you’ll acquire.

These sessions are conducted via Zoom Meeting. Joining is as simple as clicking on the link provided in your registration email. If you prefer, you can join us by conference call on a phone line instead. The choice is yours!

Team Meeting: CPC Board Executive (11/08/2026)

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT

The CPC executive team meets regularly to connect, collaborate, and keep our association moving forward.

Executive sessions provide an opportunity to share updates, review current projects, and plan for upcoming initiatives that strengthen our community of career professionals.

Each meeting helps us ensure that CPC continues to reflect its values of purposeful kindness, inclusivity, and engagement. While this is an internal working session for the executive team, the outcomes support our entire membership as we work together to advance the career development profession in Canada.

Member Networking Discussion: Digital Ethics (20/08/2026)

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Get social! Join us for a lively one-question Networking Discussion session:

As AI and automation make decisions faster than humans, how do career professionals maintain ethical guidance while using these tools?

CPC Networking Discussions are informal, facilitated conversations between members of Career Professionals of Canada. They’re a great way to connect and learn along with your colleagues! Each session is focused on a specific topic and, as an attendee, you will have the opportunity to engage directly with other participants and ask any questions you may have.

These sessions are conducted via Zoom Meeting (video optional). Joining the meeting is as simple as clicking on the link provided in your registration email. If you prefer, you can join us by conference call on a phone line instead. The choice is yours!

As Networking Discussions are a benefit of membership, you must be an active CPC member at the time of this session.

Team Meeting: CPC Certification Team Awards Judges (26/08/2026)

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:00:00 GMT

The CPC Awards Judging Team plays a central role in evaluating submissions to ensure that only the most deserving candidates are recognised. This meeting is exclusively for CPC's authorised Awards Judges.

The Awards of Excellence Program is one of CPC’s most significant initiatives.

The Awards Judging Team ensures that submissions are assessed fairly, consistently, and with the highest standards.Judges make their award selections independently and impartially on a tabulation form, in accordance with the nomination procedures.

The team upholds CPC’s Code of Professional Conduct and Academic Integrity Policy, ensuring that the judging process reflects honesty, fairness, respect, and accountability.

At these meetings, we'll come together to share ideas and best practices.

Live Webinar: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (03/09/2026)

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence: Practical Tools, Governance, and Strategies for Career Professionals

Join us on September 3^rd at 1:00 PM ET for a 90-minute, practitioner-focused webinar that goes beyond AI prompts and explores how career professionals can build ethical, effective, and sustainable AI systems into their practice.

Artificial intelligence is more than just a productivity tool. It's changing how career professionals deliver services, connect with clients, and run their businesses. The real challenge is knowing when to use AI, when to avoid it, and how to use it responsibly while keeping client trust.

In this practical session, Chris Kulbaba will share strategies for moving beyond fragmented AI tools to create intentional workflows that support your practice. Through demonstrations and real-world examples, you'll learn how AI can enhance client communications, research, content creation, brainstorming, and business operations, without replacing the professional expertise and personal relationships that define exceptional career services.

A key focus of this webinar is AI governance. Explore emerging legal and ethical considerations, privacy and confidentiality, responsible disclosure, bias, and practical decision-making frameworks that help you confidently determine when AI is appropriate and when your professional judgment should take the lead.

You'll also discover techniques for creating stronger prompts, improving AI-generated results through iterative prompting, evaluating output quality, and developing AI assistants that reflect your own voice and professional approach rather than generic content.

By the end of the session, you'll leave with practical resources, governance strategies, and a blueprint for integrating AI into your work with greater confidence, consistency, and purpose.

Who should attend: Career development professionals, employment consultants, career coaches, résumé writers, interview consultants, workforce development professionals, HR professionals, settlement workers, newcomer service providers, educators, vocational rehabilitation professionals, and anyone interested in learning practical, ethical strategies for harnessing AI in their work.

Chris Kulbaba is the Chief Technical Officer and Chief AI Operator at Omnipressence, where he helps organizations build intentional, AI-powered content systems that create clarity, consistency, and lasting authority. As the co-founder of Omnipressence and the creator of GENSEN© and COMPAS©, Chris specializes in helping organizations move beyond simply adopting AI to implementing it strategically, responsibly, and with purpose.

Before entering the AI technology space, Chris spent more than 25 years in career development, supporting individuals through employment counselling, facilitation, labour relations, job development, and advocacy.

Today, Chris combines his deep understanding of career development with leading-edge expertise in artificial intelligence, helping professionals navigate emerging technologies while maintaining the trust, ethics, and human connection that remain at the heart of exceptional client service.

All registered participants will have unlimited access to view the video recording following the webinar.

***All attendees will receive a certificate of completion after the session.***

Team Meeting: CPC Board of Directors (08/09/2026)

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT

CPC’s board of directors are responsible for the association's governance, strategic direction, and accountability.

Governance is the framework, processes, rules, and systems that controls how the board is structured, how it operates, and how decisions are made. Planning and determining strategic direction is carried out by the board on an ongoing basis and includes both short and long-term goals. The board has a legal responsibility to provide oversight and accountability for CPC. They must ensure that all legal and ethical standards are followed and the organization is appropriately managing their assets and resources.

Board members, please confirm attendance by registering for the meeting.

Member Networking Discussion: Standing Out in a Crowded Market (17/09/2026)

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Get social! Join us for a lively one-question Networking Discussion session:

In a world of AI-driven résumés and digital interviews, what’s the one skill or strategy that truly makes a job seeker stand out?

As Networking Discussions are a benefit of membership, you must be an active CPC member at the time of this session.

Team Meeting: CPC Events (23/09/2026)

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Our Events Team is at the heart of CPC’s online programs, helping to shape engaging webinars, workshops, discussion panels, and special events.

At CPC, our Events Team is more than just a group of volunteers. It’s a collaborative, energetic community of career professionals who bring ideas to life and create memorable learning experiences for our members.

The team is divided into four dynamic groups, each focusing on a unique area of our virtual programs:

Workshop Group – Help design and deliver high-impact workshops that provide practical skills and insights for career professionals.
Webinar Group – Curate compelling topics and speakers that inspire, educate, and engage our members.
Discussion Panel Group – Lead thought-provoking panels that spark dialogue and advance professional knowledge.
Special Events Group – Bring our signature events, like the Welcome Wagon and Member General Assembly, to life with creativity and energy.

At these meetings, we'll come together to set events share ideas and best practices.

Member Information Session: CPC Welcome Wagon (01/10/2026)

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Are you new to Career Professionals of Canada? Would you like network with members? Want to learn more about all your member benefits? This session's for you.

Team Meeting: CPC Board Executive (13/10/2026)

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT

The CPC executive team meets regularly to connect, collaborate, and keep our association moving forward.

Executive sessions provide an opportunity to share updates, review current projects, and plan for upcoming initiatives that strengthen our community of career professionals.

Member Networking Discussion: Timeless Career Skills (15/10/2026)

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Get social! Join us for a lively one-question Networking Discussion session:

Which human skills will remain irreplaceable no matter how advanced technology becomes, and how do we ensure clients develop them now?

As Networking Discussions are a benefit of membership, you must be an active CPC member at the time of this session.

Team Meeting: CPC Communications (21/10/2026)

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT

One of the most exciting opportunities for involvement is through the CPC Communications Team.

This dynamic group helps shape CPC’s digital presence, keeps our members informed, and promotes our caring, professional community.

The Communications Team has three core groups, each playing a unique role in keeping our members connected and inspired:

News Feed Group: Write and share timely, engaging, and informative articles tailored to Canadian career professionals. Articles are featured on the CPC News Feed, highlighted in the Career Connections eNewsletter, and shared across social media.
Social Media Group: Moderate and foster engagement in CPC’s LinkedIn and Facebook groups. Encourage dialogue, share resources, and help strengthen our online community.
Website Content Group: Review CPC’s website and provide recommendations to ensure content is clear, accessible, and engaging. Help enhance the member experience by supporting an informative and user-friendly website.

At these meetings, we'll come together to share ideas and best practices.

Live Webinar: Shaping a Better Future (05/11/2026)

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Join us on for a 90 minute, practitioner focused webinar.

Shaping a Better Future: When Everything and Nothing Changes at the Same Time

Whether you've spent a few years in career development, been in the sector for decades or just learned that career development is a sector, you know that the world of work is changing. Come explore what's actually changing, what's always been true and how the sector is stepping forward to shape a better future of work for all.

All registered participants will have unlimited access to view the video recording following the webinar.

***All attendees will receive a certificate of completion after the session.***

Team Meeting: CPC Board of Directors (10/11/2026)

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

CPC’s board of directors are responsible for the association's governance, strategic direction, and accountability.

Board members, please confirm attendance by registering for the meeting.

Team Meeting: CPC Certifications (18/11/2026)

Wed, 18 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

CPC's Certification Team upholds the highest standards in the career development profession. This meeting is exclusively for CPC's authorised Certification Assessors.

Our certification program recognises and validates the expertise of practitioners across a range of essential competencies, including career strategy, work-life strategy, interview strategy, employment strategy, and résumé strategy.

Through rigorous assessment and evaluation, CPC ensures that certified professionals meet the benchmark for excellence in their field, providing employers, clients, and colleagues with confidence in their skills and knowledge.

The CPC Certification Team is accountable for overseeing the CPC Certification Program. Certification Assessors evaluate the work product submitted by practitioners. They review, assess, and mark submissions and make their recommendations for conferring the Certified Career Strategist (CCS), Certified Work-Life Strategist (CWS), Certified Interview Strategist (CIS), Certified Employment Strategist (CES), and Certified Résumé Strategist (CRS) designations to successful practitioners.

At these meetings, we'll come together to share ideas and best practices.

Member Networking Discussion: December Plans (19/11/2026)

Thu, 19 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Get social! Join us for a lively one-question Networking Discussion session:

What are your career development plans for December?

As Networking Discussions are a benefit of membership, you must be an active CPC member at the time of this session.