Career Professionals of Canada News Feed
– By Sharon Graham, Founder and Chair of Career Professionals of Canada – Young Canadians are entering the workforce carrying unprecedented levels of anxiety, comparison pressure, and digital fatigue. Jonathan Haidt’s new book, The Anxious Generation shows that depression and self-harm among teens spiked soon after smartphones and social media went mainstream. The multiple Emmy Award winning Netflix docuseries Adolescence puts real faces on this issue, following youth who feel permanently “on display” and chronically anxious. Those same young people are now entering colleges, apprenticeships, and first jobs. As career…
Feeling Isolated in Career Development? Strengthen Your Network and Join Your Professional Community
For many career professionals across Canada, the career development landscape has become increasingly challenging. Limited government and regional support, and decreasing career and business opportunities, can feel isolating and overwhelming. Many professionals are seeking meaningful work, struggling to stay connected to peers, and longing for guidance, collaboration, and community. Networking Within Your Career Community Matters If you want to grow your career development relationships and opportunities in Canada, you need to be part of the country’s national career development association. As the nation’s first and only professional community dedicated exclusively…
Rita Kamel is an award-winning Career Development Practitioner (CDP) and founder of DossierPro, dedicated to helping professionals navigate careers with clarity, confidence, and purpose. She works with clients from around the world, guiding them through career transitions, résumé development, job search strategies, and interview preparation. Passionate about career development, Rita’s mission is to empower individuals to recognize their value, make informed decisions, and pursue meaningful opportunities worldwide. She draws on extensive recruiting experience gained in Lebanon, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Europe, and Canada, helping clients succeed…
– By Lori Jazvac and Ksenia Lazoukova – For career development practitioners, fall is a great season to help clients refresh their résumés. Starting with September, the fall season often marks a new cycle—the peak hiring time for many employers and recruiters. Could there be a more perfect time to refresh our clients’ résumés? In Canada, the labour market is tightening under multiple pressures. Statistics Canada reported that the national unemployment rate rose to 7.1% in August 2025—the highest level since May 2016, excluding the pandemic years of 2020 and…
– By Adrienne Tom, MCRS, CES, CCS, CIS, CRS, CERM – There are many reasons why Career Professionals of Canada (CPC) has grown to be our national career development association! Read on to learn why CPC membership delivers a high return on investment. Career Professionals of Canada attracts professionals from coast-to-coast-to-coast. Are you a current member? If not, we encourage you to learn more about the enormous benefits that this member-run, volunteer-driven social enterprise offers career pros. Just a Few of the Benefits of CPC Membership A variety of programs…
At Career Professionals of Canada (CPC), we often reflect on what makes our association so unique. The answer is simple; it’s the people. Beyond our caring and sharing community, CPC thrives on deep collaboration and volunteerism. From the very beginning, career professionals across Canada have united to raise the standards of our field and support each other’s success. Our Longstanding History of Certifying Canadian Career Development Professionals When CPC was founded in 2004 by Sharon Graham, one of her first major initiatives was creating a national certification program. Sharon brought…