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Something is changing in career conversations. Clients are arriving with more information than ever before. They may have researched career paths online, explored labour market trends, watched countless videos, or even asked artificial intelligence tools for advice before ever speaking with a career professional. Yet access to so much information does not always make decision-making easier. Often, clients seem overwhelmed. Many still seem uncertain about what to trust, what matters, or how to move forward with confidence. As a career professional, you are increasingly being asked layered and emotionally complex…
Adaptive Career Development in a Changing Labour Market Not long ago, career discussions often focused on advancement, promotion, and long-term stability within a particular field or organization. While those conversations still exist, many clients today are arriving with a very different set of concerns. Some are restarting careers in their 40s and 50s after layoffs or organizational restructuring. Others are exploring multiple income streams or questioning whether the career path they spent years building is still sustainable in a rapidly changing economy. At the same time, labour markets continue evolving…
You may have noticed something changing in career development over the past few years. Clients now have access to more information, more technology, and more career advice than ever before, yet many seem more uncertain than ever. They question what to trust and how to move forward. Increasingly, career professionals are discovering that the work is not simply about finding information, but interpreting it. This idea also surfaced repeatedly during the development of Career Professionals of Canada’s Certified Future Strategist (CFS) program. It emerged gradually across research, conversations with practitioners,…
Canada relies on newcomers’ skills and global experience to strengthen its workforce and communities. For many immigrants, temporary foreign workers, and international graduates, career decisions are closely tied to immigration status. Choices about occupation, location, and employer can influence permanent residency (PR) eligibility. Understanding the basics of Canada’s immigration system is therefore increasingly important. While Career Development Practitioners (CDPs) do not provide immigration advice, basic immigration literacy helps guide clients more effectively and align career decisions with long-term settlement goals. Canada’s Immigration Strategy: Increasingly Targeted Canada’s immigration policy continues to…
Most career practitioners have had this experience. A session that started reasonably well begins to feel awkward. The client grows quieter, or becomes vague, or oddly compliant. The practitioner works harder — explaining more, encouraging more, offering more options. By the end, both people are tired, and progress feels less certain than it did at the start. Without anyone doing anything wrong, something shifted. It is worth understanding why. The System Sets the Stage In 1980, I was a financial assistance worker with the BC Government. My first client was…
In the 2026 labour market, we know that the traditional “find a job and stay forever” model has largely disappeared. Careers are now more fluid, characterized by hybrid work, non-linear paths, multiple roles, work-life choices, and evolving worker expectations. During “The Great Resignation” of 2021 and 2022, employee retention took a hit. People were voluntarily leaving their jobs to seek employment that more closely aligned with their values, goals, needs, and purpose. But times have changed. In 2025, the unemployment rate in Canada trended upward to reach a high of…