Career Connections: News & Events

The Career Connections staff and Ambassadors are active participating in career fairs and events at high schools and on college and university campuses across the country, and introducing educators to our insurance education resources and our program.

Post-secondary On-Campus Career Fairs and Events across the country:

September 16	University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK - Career Fair
September 17	McMaster University, Hamilton, ON - Career Fair
September 22	University of Alberta - Business Students' Association, Edmonton, AB - Conference
September 22	University of Alberta - Business Students' Association, Edmonton, AB - Presentation
september 22	University of Toronto, Toronto, ON - Career Fair
September 22	University of Alberta - Business Students' Association, Edmonton, AB
September 23	University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB - Career Fair
September 24	Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC - Career Fair
September 25	University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC - Conference
September 25	York University - Schulich School of Business, Toronto, ON - Career Fair
September 28	University of Regina, Regina, SK - Career Fair
September 28	Queen's University, Kingston, ON - Career Fair
September 29	Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS - Career Fair
September 29	Ryerson University - Career Development and Employment Centre, Toronto, ON - Career Fair
September 30	Memorial University - Career Development & Experiential Learning, St. John's, NL - Career Fair
September 30	University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON - Career Fair
September 30	University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB - Career Fair
October 1	University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC - Career Fair
October 1	University of Western Ontario, London, ON - Career Fair
October 1	University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB - Career Fair
October 1	North Atlantic College, St. John's, NL - Career Fair
October 1	University of British Columbia, Vancouver, ON
October 6	Carleton University, Ottawa, ON - Career Fair
October 6	University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC - Career Fair
October 6	Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS - Career Fair
October 14	Seneca College, Toronto, ON - Presentation
October 16	University of Calgary Ins & Risk Mgmt, Calgary, AB - Career Fair
October 20	Durham College, Oshawa, ON - Career Fair
October 21	Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC - Presentation
October 27	University of Toronto at Mississauga - Career Centre, Mississauga, ON - Career Fair
October 27	Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON -Presentation
November 3	Brock University, St. Catharines, ON - Career Fair
November 3	Carleton University, Ottawa, ON - Career Fair
November 4	University of Alberta, Edmonton, ON - Career Fair
November 5	Trent University, Peterborough, ON - Career Fair
November 5	Queen's University, Kingston, ON - Career Fair
November 5	Queen's University, Kingston, ON - Presentation
November 6	Humber College - North Campus, Toronto, ON
November 10	Fanshawe College, London, ON - Career Fair
November 10	University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, ON - Career Fair
November 12	Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, ON - Career Fair
November 18	CompuCollege, Halifax, NS - Career Fair
November 18	Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC - Presentation
November 19	University of Calgary Ins & Risk Mgmt, Calgary, AB - Career Fair
December 1	British Columbia Institute of Technology - School of Business, Burnaby, BC - Career Fair
December 7	Niagara College, Niagara-On-The-Lake, ON - Presentation
January 15	University of Toronto, Toronto, ON - Rotman Commerce Students' Association conference
January 18	Centennial College, Toronto, ON - Career Fair
January 20	University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB - Career Fair
January 21	The University of Winnipeg Counselling and Career Services, Winnipeg, MB - Career Fair
January 26	Carleton University, Ottawa, ON - Career Fair
January 26	University of Guelph, Guelph, ON - Career Centre
January 26	University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC - Career Fair
January 28	London Economic Development Corporation, London, ON - Career Fair
February 2	Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science & Technology (SIAST), Moose Jaw, SK - Career Fair
February 3	OIAA Job Fair
February 4	Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC - Career Fair
February 9	University of Calgary, Calgary, AB - Career Fair
February 9	Cambrian College, Sudbury, ON - Career Fair
February 9	Algonquin College, Ottawa, ON - Career Fair
February 10	Fanshawe College, London, ON - Career Fair
February 10	Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON - Career Fair
February 11	University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON - Career Fair
February 11	Seneca College, Toronto, ON - Career Fair
February 19	Fanshawe College, London, ON - Career Fair
March 3	Mount Royal College, Calgary, AB - Career Fair
March 4	Brock University, St. Catharines, ON - Presentation
March 4	Brock University, St. Catharines, ON - Career Fair
March 10	University of Victoria, Victoria, BC - Career Fair
March 11	Georgian College, Barrie, ON - Career Fair
March 15	Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON - Presentation
March 29	British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC - Career Fair
April 8	Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC - Career Fair
May 13	Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON - Conference

Career Fairs for High School Students:

September 25 - 27	Student Life Expo as part of the Ontario University Fair - Toronto, ON
October 16	Calgary, AB - Crescent Heights High School
October 21	Wellington/Upper Grand District School Board, Guelph, ON - Career Pathways
October 22	Abbey Park High School, Oakville, ON - Pathways Conference
October 22	Mother Theressa Secondary School, London, ON
October 26	Dufferin, ON- Career Pathways
October 27	Orangeville, ON - Career Pathways Dufferin
October 28	Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute, Toronto, ON
October 30-31	Calgary, AB - The Calgary Career Show
November 3	G.W. Graham Middle-Secondary School, Chilliwack, BC
November 12	Woodbridge, ON - Emily Carr Secondary School Career Fair
November 12	Weston Collegiate Institute - Toronto, ON
November 13	St. Mary's University, Halifax, NS
November 19	Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON
November 20	Edmonton, AB-Canada Career Week Fair
November 21	Edmonton, AB - Canada Career Week Fair (Day 2)
November 25	John F. Ross Collegiate and Vocational Institute, Guelph, ON
December 1	Abbotsford, BC - Fraser Valley Education & Career Fair

Conferences for Educators:

October 16-18	Alberta Social Studies Council, Lake Louise, AB- Conference 2009
October 22 - 23	British Columbia Business Educators' Association (BCBEA), Richmond, BC - Conference 2009
October 23	Nova Scotia School Counsellors Association (NSSCA), Sydney, NS - Conference 2009
October 23 - 24	Teachers of Home Economics Specialist Association (THESA), Chilliwack, BC - Footprints in the Valley Conference 2009
October 24	Ontario Family Studies and Home Economics Educators' Association (OFSHEEA), Maple, ON - Conference 2009
November 7	Ontario Business and Education Association (OBEA), Newmarket, ON - Conference
November 8	Ontario School Counselors Association (OSCA), Toronto, ON - Conference
October 24	Ontario Family Studies and Home Economics Educators' Association (OFSHEEA), Maple, ON - Conference 2009
November 7	Ontario Business and Education Association (OBEA), Newmarket, ON - Conference
November 8	Ontario School Counselors Association (OSCA), Toronto, ON - Conference

The school year from September 2009 to June 2010 will be an exciting time for the Career Connections program as we launch our next five year strategic direction with all new career videos, new career brochures, this new Web site and new marketing to reach out to diverse audiences.