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Every December, I take time for one of my favourite personal activities – choosing my word of the year. I like selecting a word or phrase that sets my intention for the year ahead. It gives me a chance to reflect on what I have learned, recognize the progress I’ve made, and look toward the possibilities that lie ahead. This simple exercise helps me stay grounded and focused in both my life and work. My Word of the Year I’ve always found it easier to centre myself around one meaningful…
There is an emotional reality to job searching during the holidays; the season can amplify uncertainty and anxiety for job seekers—especially those navigating job loss, financial strain, or disruptions to professional identity. For many clients, this time of year brings heightened emotions such as grief, social comparison worry, guilt, or pressure to appear “okay.” For career development professionals (CDPs), this is our opportunity to empower our clients’ holiday job search. Along with acknowledging and allowing space for our clients’ emotions, empowering our clients during the holidays involves: Normalizing slower energy…
Career Professionals of Canada is closed from December 20, 2025, to January 4, 2026. We wish you the very best this holiday season and a truly happy and prosperous new year.
Monica Gonzalez was born in Santiago, Chile, and proudly adopted Canada as her home in the early 1990s. She is an experienced Office Administrator and Legal Support Professional with over two decades of dedicated service in immigration-focused practices, law offices, and community legal clinics. Monica brings a strong background in client services, file and case management, legal documentation, and real estate and immigration procedures. Throughout her career, Monica has managed high-volume legal workloads with exceptional accuracy and autonomy—supporting immigration applications with a 95–98% success rate, completing 50+ client intakes weekly, coordinating…
Hello friends, I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be at Cannexus26 in Ottawa this January 26 to 28, 2026, and I want to meet you! Career Professionals of Canada is proud to be a supporting organization for Canada’s popular bilingual Career Development Conference. CPC has been part of Cannexus for many years, and this year feels especially meaningful because I’ll be attending in person for the first time as your new Executive Director. CPC will have an exhibit, and we are looking forward to connecting with you. Checking an Item…
Season’s greetings and warm winter wishes for an enchanted holiday season! CPC’s annual holiday break will begin December 20, 2025, and carry through to January 4, 2026. Don’t worry — you’ll still have access to all your resources and colleagues through the Career Professionals of Canada site, our professional members’ portal, the CPC Facebook Group, and the CPC LinkedIn Group. In preparation for another exciting new year, CPC’s Board of Directors will be convening in January 2026. Check out our events calendar to see everything we’ve got in store for…