Calendar of Events

Join us for an unforgettable event featuring a dynamic discussion on addressing and supporting menopause in the workplace. Gain valuable insights and practical tools to create workplace solutions that support employees navigating perimenopause and menopause. This event will also inspire women to “reimagine menopause” as an empowering journey, ensuring they feel heard, supported, and valued.

We spend a third of our waking lives at work, and how we feel about our workplace is shaped not just by what we do, but by the emotional connection we have with our company. We believe that an exceptional employer brand isn't just a label—it's a feeling, a story, and a promise that resonates deeply with both employees and candidates. "Unleashing the Power of Employer Branding," where we’ll explore the art and science of building a human-centered employer brand that inspires talent and fosters authentic connections.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• The foundational pillars of a remarkable employer brand that stands the test of time
• Innovative strategies to position your company as an employer of choice in today’s competitive talent market
• Actionable insights to elevate your brand perception and foster meaningful connections with current and future employees
• Proven techniques to attract, nurture, and retain top talent, while reinforcing your company’s values and culture
• Practical tools and resources to implement these insights immediately

Keep the “human” in Human Resources—even with an AI assistant by your side. This fun and engaging session will show you how to embrace AI to enhance your communications, streamline routine activities, and save oodles of time, all while staying authentic and ethical. Discover new tools, clever tips, and tricks, and learn how to navigate the ethical considerations of AI in marketing. Get ready for those “aha!” moments that’ll make you see how AI can be your most reliable partner—amplifying your impact while staying true to your values.

Join us for an insightful session led by Tina Richardson, a seasoned HR professional with a unique perspective shaped by her personal journey with fibromyalgia. In this 45-minute virtual presentation, attendees will explore the profound impact of personal challenges on transformational leadership and discover techniques to inspire and engage their teams effectively.

What to expect:

• Personal and Professional Insights: Tina will share her experiences with fibromyalgia, illustrating how these challenges have enhanced her leadership style and problem-solving skills.
• Innovative Leadership Techniques: Learn about key transformational leadership skills such as empathy, vision setting, and adaptive problem-solving, crucial for navigating today's dynamic work environments.
• Practical Strategies for HR Professionals: Gain insights into fostering a supportive culture of trust and transparency, and explore how embracing personal challenges can lead to improved organizational resilience and decision-making.
• Inspirational Case Studies: Discover examples of organizations that have thrived under leaders who utilized their personal experiences to drive success and innovation.
• Interactive Reflection: Attendees will be encouraged to reflect on their unique paths and challenges, exploring how these can be leveraged to lead with authenticity and impact.  

Workplace culture is much more than just a buzzword—it is the driving force behind an organization’s success. In today’s dynamic business environment, creating and nurturing a positive workplace culture is essential to remain competitive, attract top talent, and enhance employee and customer satisfaction.

With close to 20 years of experience in Human Resources across various industries, Christine Roy-Carreau will share her valuable insights on how workplace cultures are evolving and how HR professionals can adapt to stay ahead of the curve. In this session, Christine will discuss practical strategies for fostering a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and excellence—key elements that contribute to a thriving organization.

Christine will explore the critical role of Employee Engagement in shaping workplace culture, providing actionable steps HR professionals can take to cultivate a healthy, engaged workforce. She will also emphasize why small, intentional actions matter in the long-term effort to improve employee experience, boost retention, and ultimately drive organizational success.

Whether you’re looking to refine your company’s culture, improve talent retention, or enhance employee satisfaction, this session will provide you with the tools and knowledge to navigate the complex “iceberg” of workplace culture and build a thriving, sustainable organizational environment—one action at a time.

We are all here to solve problems together. Collaboration helps teams build stronger work relationships, co-create a positive future together, and harness innovation. And yet -HR folks know better than most- working together is difficult! Unless you have a collaborative process to help navigate the difficult terrain.

Originally coined by Harvard researcher Dr. Amy Edmondson in the late 90’s, Psychological Safety is the belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns or mistakes. At the team level, it refers to team members believing that they can take risks and express themselves without fear of shaming or other repercussions from the rest of the group. Research has shown conclusively that psychologically safe teams are more innovative, productive and successful. In this session, we will further define “psychological safety”, chat about its origins and explore ways HR and leadership teams can apply these concepts in order to create an organizational culture that is motivating, inclusive and highly effective.

As a leader, you play a pivotal role in shaping a proactive, mentally healthy workplace — one where every team member is empowered to contribute to a supportive, safe, inclusive culture. This session equips leaders with the tools and strategies needed to confidently address mental health concerns within their teams. We’ll tackle vital topics like breaking the stigma, setting clear and healthy boundaries, understanding your legal responsibilities, and creating an open-door culture where employees feel safe discussing their mental health. We’ll also highlight the critical link between psychological health and overall workplace safety. Leaders will leave this training feeling confident in their ability to lead by example, offer meaningful support and build a psychologically safe environment where mental wellness is a priority.

Returning to work after an injury—especially one affecting cognitive function—requires a thoughtful, evidence-based approach. Advances in neuroscience and neurotechnology now provide objective tools to assess cognitive readiness, optimize recovery pathways, and support workplace reintegration. This session explores cutting-edge assessment methods, such as neurophysiological to help leaders make informed decisions about accommodations, modified duties, and performance expectations. Learn how these tools can enhance worker recovery, improve return-to-work outcomes, and create a more supportive, resilient workplace environment.

In this webinar, you will learn:

1. How brain assessment technologies can objectively measure cognitive function post-injury.
2. The role of neuroplasticity in recovery and how it informs return-to-work strategies.
3. How to use neurophysiological data to determine appropriate workplace accommodations.
4. Ethical and practical considerations when using cognitive assessment tools.

CPHR 2025 National Ethics Course

Navigating Change: Ethical responsibilities in the Digital Age

This is required for CPHRs that have their Ethics course due in 2025. Deadline to complete is January 31st, 2026

Join us for the Labour Law Summit, presented by VanBuskirk Law!

This premier event will bring together leading legal experts to explore key issues in labour law, providing valuable insights for HR professionals, business leaders, and legal practitioners. Hosted by Kelly VanBuskirk, the summit will feature presentations from five distinguished legal counsel, each addressing critical topics shaping the ever-evolving landscape of labour law.

Don't miss this opportunity to gain expert guidance, stay informed on legislative changes, and engage in meaningful discussions that impact workplaces today.

Working with difficult stakeholders can be one of the toughest challenges HR professionals and leaders face—especially when you're expected to influence without formal authority. This webinar will explore how to shift your mindset, identify what’s truly within your control, and adopt new strategies that move the needle in even the most resistant relationships. We’ll break down the common patterns that keep conversations stuck, and show you how to build credibility, confidence, and connection—without burning out or backing down.

Whether you're navigating tough personalities, high-stakes conversations, or old dynamics that just won’t budge, this session will give you practical tools and fresh thinking to help you turn friction into forward movement.

Join us for an engaging and interactive professional development session on “AI in the Workplace” using the World Café format. This session will explore the impact of artificial intelligence on various aspects of work, discuss its benefits and challenges, and brainstorm actionable strategies for effective AI integration. Participants will rotate through different discussion tables, each focusing on a specific aspect of AI in the workplace, and collaborate to generate ideas and solutions.

What’s a World Cafe?

A World Café professional development session is a structured conversational process that facilitates open and intimate discussions in small groups, and links ideas within a larger group to access the collective intelligence or wisdom in the room. Here’s how it typically works:

1. Setting: The environment is designed to resemble a café, with tables for small groups.
2. Welcome and Introduction: The host begins with a warm welcome and an introduction to the World Café process, setting the context, sharing the Café Etiquette, and putting participants at ease.
3. Small-Group Rounds: The process starts with the first of three or more twenty-minute rounds of conversation for small groups. At the end of each round, participants move to a different table, and a new round begins. One person may stay as the “table host” to welcome the next group and briefly fill them in on the previous conversation.
4. Questions: Each round is prefaced with a question specially crafted for the specific context and desired purpose of the World Café. The same questions can be used for more than one round, or they may build upon each other to focus the conversation or guide its direction.
5. Harvest: After the small groups, individuals are invited to share insights or other results from their conversations with the rest of the large group. 

What is Gen Z? Sometimes known as Zoomers, this peer group encompasses people born approximately between 1996 and 2012. Gen Z accounts for about 26% of the world population.

Sandwiched between Generation Y (or millennials) and Generation Alpha, this educated generation is tech-savvy, as they grew up in an interconnected digital world. Significant global events have shaped Gen Z’s formative years: The 2008 recession and its aftermath, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. Experiencing such social and economic disruption, and in some cases, being let go just as they began their careers, has led Gen Z to have a different relationship with work than previous generations.

During this engaging session, you'll discover:

• Actionable Gen Z Insights
• Gen Z top priorities
• The Unique Job Search Challenges Gen Z is facing
• How to attract and engage with them

Come learn how to grow as an HR partner by building credibility with leaders and making a real impact in influencing change. 

With 25 years of practicing HR on the front lines, trying things out, and learning the hard way, Jeff will share five areas HRBPs / professionals should focus their development on to build credibility and trust with leaders. He'll share his insights on how to effectively influence change on the people side of their business. Sharing stories from his own experiences and from watching others grow into first class HR partners, this session will inspire you to think deeply about your growth as a Leader in HR.  

As a leader, you play a pivotal role in shaping a proactive, mentally healthy workplace — one where every team member is empowered to contribute to a supportive, safe, inclusive culture.

This session equips leaders with the tools and strategies needed to confidently address mental health concerns within their teams. We’ll tackle vital topics like breaking the stigma, setting clear and healthy boundaries, understanding your legal responsibilities, and creating an open-door culture where employees feel safe discussing their mental health. We’ll also highlight the critical link between psychological health and overall workplace safety. Leaders will leave this training feeling confident in their ability to lead by example, offer meaningful support and build a psychologically safe environment where mental wellness is a priority.

Let’s be real: HR isn’t swamped because there’s too much work. It’s swamped because we’re still doing way too much of it manually. If you're still screening resumes with spreadsheets, formatting job postings like it’s 2006, or writing policies from scratch — that’s not “busy,” that’s avoidable.

In this session, we’re cutting through the hype and the fears. We’ll talk about what parts of HR are already being automated (yep, right now), what’s safe (for now), and what’s on the chopping block over the next 2–3 years. We’ll also discuss why HR is behind the curve compared to departments like Sales, Marketing, and Operations. 

But this isn’t about replacing people. It’s about using AI to actually do the things we always say we want to do: be more human, more strategic, more fair, and way less bogged down in admin hell.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way people live and work, promising trillions in economic impact and massive advancements in predictability, productivity and personalization. Researchers predict that by 2030, 70% of all companies will have deployed AI and it could impact as many as 60% of all jobs. Leaders who hope to benefit from AI's full potential, including those responsible for developing human capital, have a lot to think about. Achieving the full potential of AI depends on a successful partnership between humans and machines.

As organizations introduce AI and other forms of technology, it's critical for leaders to have a clear understanding of how it will impact people and how to prepare them. Understanding the impact significant technological change in the workplace may have on employees and the corporate culture can help leaders ensure that productivity gains from technology aren't offset by losses in employee engagement and that their workforce is prepared with the right skills to support successful implementation. Even if you're not deploying artificial intelligence now, developing insights into how to encourage employees to become advocates can benefit any major change initiative on your horizon.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore key research from external experts on AI’s projected impact on the workplace.
• Present findings from Dale Carnegie & Associates on employee attitudes toward AI.
• Examine how employees view the use of AI in specific workplace applications.
• Identify the critical skills people need to work effectively alongside AI.
• Outline three essential actions for preparing people during any digital transformation.

The world of HR is changing—fast. Traditional career ladders are giving way to career lattices, prompting organizations to rethink how they upskill their HR teams. In this session, we’ll share insights from our research into HR careers and explore what it means to build the right skills for the future of the profession. In this session, we’ll cover:

• Key findings from our research into how HR careers are evolving.
• The most common—and the most overlooked—career paths in HR today.
• What shifting career patterns mean for skills development and learning strategies.
• Why a one-size-fits-all approach to HR development no longer works.
• How to design future-ready HR careers that are sustainable and adaptive.

Join us for a free, engaging, and interactive 3-part virtual Tech Tok Series designed specifically for HR professionals. This series explores the transformative role of technology and its impact on the key competencies outlined in the CPHR Competency Framework.

As organizations adapt to digital advancements, HR professionals must navigate new challenges and opportunities. This series breaks down how technology intersects with HR practices, explores the significance and impact of digital fluency and tips on embracing the change, all while helping you stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.