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This is a reflective look at the pressures that have shaped our profession, the resilience that carried it forward, and the shared responsibility of building what comes next. The beginning of a new year often arrives quietly. There is space to pause, to look ahead, and to ask not just what happened, but what did we learn. For career development professionals (CDPs) across Canada, that pause feels especially meaningful as 2026 begins. At Career Professionals of Canada (CPC), we believe we are at a turning point. Not because disruption has…
Spoiler alert—this Happy New Year image was created with help from ChatGPT. Now, that is a sentence I never thought I would write after once being very sure this technology was going to destroy my career.* Instead, it made my work stronger, stretched my thinking, and reminded me that resisting change is far more exhausting than learning how to use it.Looking back, the last several years have been full of challenge, growth, and the occasional “well, that escalated quickly” moment. Somehow, each year still gets better. Not easier. Just better.…
Mahi Mohammadi is a Certified Work-Life Strategist and career development professional with more than 12 years of international experience in education, mentoring, and coaching. As an immigrant to Canada, she is passionate about supporting others—especially newcomers and students—to achieve their goals with confidence, discipline, and a clear plan. As founder of Bright Path, her work focuses on helping individuals build strong professional identities, improve their skills, and create a balanced life that supports both personal and career growth. Mahi believes that with guidance, consistency, and the right tools, anyone can…
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…
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…