Speakers / Topics

 

Brendon Bernard
Senior Economist / Indeed Hiring Lab
https://www.hiringlab.org/en-ca/

  

Disabilities Panel Discussion

• Joy Borgonia, Wavefront

• Sandy McLeod, BC Centre for Ability

• Tricia Pokorny, CNIB

• Kara Stokes, Buxton Consulting

• Kakie W., Neil Squire Society

  

Kelly Lendsay
President & CEO
Indigenous Works
https://www.iworks.org/

 

Trauma Informed Practice

Jenn Corbiell, Family Counsellor
Alberta Health Services
Jenn Corbiell's Presentation

Immigrants Panel Discussion

• Juan Cuesta, Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA)

• Chona Dela Cruz, Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society (IMSS)

• David Lee, MOSAIC

• Chandrika Mohan, Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS)

 

Amazon
Employer Insights
Chiara Casellato
Workforce Development Specialist
https://hiring.amazon.ca/job-opportunities/warehouse-jobs#/

 

Fraser Health
Employer Insights
Gagan Dhillion, Client Partner
Talent Acquisition and Onboarding
Justine Blanco, Client Partner
Indigenous Recruitment and Retention

https://careers.fraserhealth.ca/

 

Corinne Pohlmann
Executive Vice-President, Advocacy
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)
Panel Discussion
https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/

 

CGI
Employer Insights
Nicole Fougere
Talent Acquisition Programs Lead
https://www.cgi.com/canada/en-ca/careers
CGI Career Lab: https://www.cgi.com/canada/en-ca/career-lab

 

Early Childhood Educators Salary Grid
Eric Swanson
Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC
Eric Swanson's Salary Grid Presentation

 

Addressing the Labour Market Gap Report
Ash Amlani, Principal
Bunyaad Public Affairs
On behalf of the BC Chamber of Commerce
Business (CFIB)
Report Link

 

Michelle Jickling
Community & Contract Services Programmer
Douglas College, Training Group
Link to the Cave Youth Employment Program

 

Janet Morris-Reade
CEO
ASPECT - BC’s Association of Service Providers for Employability & Career Training
https://aspect.bc.ca/
Link to ICR Fund: https://aspect.bc.ca/Fund

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