Canada’s Career Development Conference
January 25-26, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 7:15 PM ET
Leaders of the Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) program from across Canada are invited to a national gathering on January 25-26, 2025. Building on the popularity and success of last year’s first-ever national convening, ISET offices will gather once again to share wise practices, prior to Cannexus25.
Key goals will be to determine barriers that are being faced, understand opportunities that exist, and learn from success stories, all related to the advancement of skills training and employment support for Indigenous Peoples. Learn more.
Cannexus is Canada’s largest bilingual career development conference with close to 2,000 attendees. The virtual and in-person portions are essentially separate programs with shared keynotes & various touchpoints throughout the conference for virtual and in-person delegates to interact. In both experiences, you can expect an impactful gathering where you will explore innovative approaches in career and workforce development, and connect with peers from across Canada and around the world.
An Indo-Canadian daughter of first-generation parents, Varughese says her cultural background allows her to find “the best of both worlds” and shed light, knowledge, and, most importantly, universal humour into the changing workplace. Her highly entertaining, interactive and practical keynotes leave attendees inspired to think, behave, act and communicate with intention.
Dr. Kevin Glavin, a Licensed Professional Counselor and educator, brings over 20 years of expertise in counsellor education and supervision to his role as the founder and CEO of “Create Your Why.” Kevin also serves as core faculty at Walden University, teaching graduate courses in mental health counselling. Throughout his career, Kevin has held leadership positions including Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Employment Counseling. Kevin’s contributions have been recognized internationally; most recently, he was awarded the 2024 Outstanding Educator of Career Professionals Award by the Asia Pacific Career Development Association.
Niigaan Sinclair is Anishinaabe from Peguis First Nation and a Professor at the University of Manitoba, where he holds the Faculty of Arts Professorship in Indigenous Knowledge and Aesthetics in the Department of Indigenous Studies. He is the award-winning author of the national bestseller Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre (McClelland & Stewart, 2024) and was co-editor of Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water (Highwater Press), – the book voted by Manitobans in the “On the Same Page” competition as the top book to read in 2012.
Pre-conference Workshops
Do we know why some clients languish with their action plans while others flourish? Go in-depth with award-winning psychotherapist Sonny Wong to learn how to conduct effective career-focused counselling sessions. This interactive workshop will demonstrate how to apply career development theories to assess the client as a whole person and treat clients’ presenting issues with proven counselling techniques.
In this keynote, Dr. Kevin Glavin explores the revolutionary paradigm of Life Designing for Career Construction (LDCC) and its integration with Artificial Intelligence. The evolving world of work necessitates a revolution in career practice. Driven by technological advancements, globalization and shifting work structures, traditional career theories fall short in addressing the complex, ambiguous and unfamiliar career concerns today’s workers now face. Drawing from personal experience and years of collaboration with Dr. Mark Savickas, Kevin will illustrate how LDCC’s narrative approach, enhanced by AI, is transforming career counselling. He will highlight the creative application of AI in making complex interventions like the Career Construction Interview more accessible and scalable.
Leaders of the Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) program from across Canada are invited to a national gathering on January 25-26, 2025. Building on the popularity and success of last year’s first-ever national convening, ISET offices will gather once again to share wise practices, prior to Cannexus25.
Key goals will be to determine barriers that are being faced, understand opportunities that exist, and learn from success stories, all related to the advancement of skills training and employment support for Indigenous Peoples. Learn more.
Register before November 8 to benefit from the Cannexus25 Early Bird rates.
Students can attend virtual Cannexus25 for ONLY $50! The In-person student rate is only $185 for the full conference.
If your organization is a Cannexus25 supporting organization, you receive 20% off registration.
Register 5 or more delegates from the same organization at the same time to qualify for a 20% discount.
Gain knowledge from 100+ live and on-demand sessions in both English and French
Meet like-minded delegates and build connections through networking activities
Be informed and inspired by diverse, world-class keynotes and presenters
Engage with organizations that offer programs, products and services to help your work
Have access to session recordings for three months to keep learning
Watch out for the following dates
January 26 to 28, 2026
January 25 to 27, 2027
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