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Big Idea: Lifelong learning and active citizenship foster career-life opportunities for people and communities.

Welding trainee

What is Welding?

Backgrounders

Learn about the science involved in combining two metals by welding.

Julie Leblanc

Julie Leblanc (she/her)

Women in STEM Special Advisor

My work is to support girls and women to pursue and education and careers in STEM.
Gwen Healey Akearok

Indigenous Career Stories

Lessons

Students explore a variety of STEM-related careers from the perspective of Indigenous professionals.

Deux travailleurs et une travailleuse du secteur du pétrole et du gaz

Jacqueline Harris

Social Risk & Investment Advisor

Jacqueline manages partnerships with not for profit organizations for Chevron Canada.
Illustration of the Earth

Summer Symposium Series: Climate Career Resources

Backgrounders

A career focused on climate change and sustainability would let you help people by working to help solve the biggest problems of our time.

Student going over materials and plans

Summer Symposium Series: Engineering Career Resources

Backgrounders

A career in engineering would let you help people through designing and implementing the things they use in their daily lives.

Anthony Mantione

Anthony Mantione

Senior Economist

I work to improve the availability and accessibility of information to help Canadians make informed decisions about their careers.
Ella Chan

Ella Chan

Digital Media Outreach Specialist

Ella uses her creativity to explain science using videos.
Bruce Taylor

Bruce Taylor

Career Profiles

President

I operate an engineering company that specializes in social ventures and sustainable development.
Engineer inspecting a solar panel

Careers In Sustainability

Lessons

Students explore non-traditional careers related to sustainability and sustainable development.

Celebrity talk show

Career Talk Show

Lessons

Students will research a career (or career sector) and role-play being a person in that career being interviewed by a talk show host.

Electrical engineers at work

Engineering a Future Career

Lessons

Students explore the different branches of engineering and discover the similarities and differences between them.

Mariloue Daudier

Mariloue Daudier

Career Profiles

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor

Mariloue Daudier is an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor for IVADO.
Welding trainee

Exploring Skilled Trades and Apprenticeships

Lessons

Students explore a variety of skilled trades careers and learn about training requirements.

Students working together on a laptop

Learning About Technological Careers

Lessons

Students will research careers and post-secondary pathways related to their current course.