Career Professionals of Canada News Feed

Britt-Mari Sykes is a career counsellor and founder of Canvas Career Counselling. She is a scholar of existential analysis, bringing to her clients a hybrid of psychology, philosophy, and strategy. An avid learner, Britt-Mari has completed CPC’s Career Development Program and attained all the associated certifications. She has created a career counselling space where clients can explore deep issues of meaning, fulfillment, identity, and engagement as it relates to their relationship with work and career, and then integrate these highly personal reflections with relevant, flexible career strategies. CPC Members Matter! Contact…

John McGraw helps newcomers to Canada feel confident in less time and with less pain. He is the founder of Hiyaku Coaching, which is Japanese for “great strides.” John’s passion for culture comes from living and working in Japan for several years. He became a certified intercultural trainer to help newcomers adapt to Canadian work culture. John is the host of the Intercultural Insiders livestream show and audio podcast and is launching a live online course titled Newcomers—Build Great Relationships with Canadian Colleagues and Clients. CPC Members Matter! Contact us to…

Saima Zuberi is a certified career development professional living in the Middle East. As an independent consultant, through SimpleCareerStrategies.com, she offers Canadian-style résumé writing and career coaching services to prospective immigrants to Canada. Saima brings extensive experience within the Canadian immigrant settlement industry, having provided both pre-arrival and newcomer orientation services.​ She recently used her global cross-cultural awareness to design a personal growth coaching program that helps clients take a more holistic approach to their career transition. CPC Members Matter! Contact us to let us know that you would like to participate in this…

David Owen is program manager at Bredin Centre for Career Advancement and a college and university instructor. A scholar, award-winning playwright, director, and gamer, he recently had his first book published. It was the culmination of a several year journey that started with moving his family across the county to complete a PhD program at York University. David was encouraged to approach publishers regarding his dissertation. The first publisher he approached jumped at his book and a year later, he was holding a copy of Player and Avatar: The Affective Potential of…

Amy Britta Watt is a multi-credentialed career development and résumé master, and instructional designer who offers her services through Career Marketing Centre. Amy tells us that her most valued accomplishment is leaving an established career (with a steady paycheque) to begin her own business. The first professional association she joined was Career Professionals of Canada. She attributes a great deal of her success to the kindness, feedback, and support she received from CPC. A recipient of numerous international and national awards for her precise and highly effective résumé development, personal branding,…

Maureen Farmer is CEO and Founder of Westgate Executive Branding and Career Consulting. Maureen leads a successful career development and executive leadership optimization firm with a major emphasis on executive branding. She recently launched WordRightCareer.com (a Westgate brand) to support members of the careers industry worldwide. Maureen earned the 2021 Career Leader of the Year Award with CPC and the 2022 Career Innovator Award with Career Directors International. She is also a proud long-time member of CPC and conceived and established our new member of the week program. CPC Members…