Start Date: Supported Employment Essentials
2025-01-27 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-14 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-15 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | Virtual
This certificate program allows those new to the field of supported employment, as well as experienced practitioners, to build their skills and competence. Each of the eight modules is rooted in emerging best practices and features live webinars, readings, case studies, open discussion forums, and concrete learning activities that promote critical thinking.

Cannexus 2025
2025-01-27 08:00 - 2025-01-29 17:00 (America/Detroit) | Rogers Centre Ottawa, ON
A hybrid conference focused on career and workforce development, Cannexus brings together those across the career and workforce development ecosystem to explore research, policy and practice. The conference will examine the impact of career development on education, the economy and social justice. Share innovative approaches and exchange information with your peers.

Start Date: Job Development Certificate Program
2025-04-24 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-15 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-10 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | Virtual
Building on CASE’s 9 Guiding Principles of Supported Employment, this program will strengthen a job developer’s understanding of the employer’s needs. Participants will become better equipped to address an employer’s business concerns while developing sustainable and competitive employment opportunities.

SARC Spring Conference
2025-05-14 - 2025-05-15 | Sheraton Cavalier Hotel, Saskatoon, SK, 612 Spadina Crescent, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K3G9, Canada
The SARC Spring Conference is an annual in-person networking and training conference for service delivery staff and supported employment professionals in the disability service sector. This conference also features an exhibitor area where attendees can learn more about a variety of organizations or businesses that provide supports and services that may benefit your organization and the people you support.
This conference features professional development sessions on a wide variety of topics applicable and trending in the disability service sector today.

National AccessAbility Week Webinar
2025-05-27 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Detroit)
(Link to be added) You’re invited to an engaging and interactive discussion featuring Al Etmanski—community organizer, social entrepreneur, author, and parent advocate in the disability community—and Joanna Goode, Executive Director of the Canadian Association for Supported Employment (CASE).
In these challenging times, it’s essential for us to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the collective wisdom we possess. Together, we’ll explore strategic and intentional ways to advance accessibility and inclusion across Canada.
This conversation aims to move the dialogue on accessibility beyond the realm of experts, inviting all Canadians to participate. By sharing experiences and insights, we can foster a more inclusive society where everyone feels valued and heard.
Whether you’re new to the topic or have long been involved in accessibility advocacy, your voice matters. Join Al and Joanna as we work collaboratively to shape a more accessible and inclusive Canada for all.
#NAAW2025

30th Annual National Supported Employment Conference
2025-06-17 - 2025-06-19
Meet with Canada’s supported employment community to share best practices, find innovative solutions to common challenges and create opportunities for networking and community building.

Start Date: An Intersectional Approach to Supporting Career Development
2025-09-15 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-03 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | Virtual
This 6-week, online program designed for career professionals explores the impacts of intersectionality for job seekers who are Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Colour experiencing disability (BIPOC-D). Work with peers and a skilled facilitator to build your capacity to promote social and economic inclusion.

CASE AGM
2025-09-18 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Detroit)
Join CASE for our virtual Annal General Meeting featuring guest speaker Sean Wiltshire, CASE founder.
Sean Wiltshire’s session title: Collaboration Beyond My Fears.
“In times of change, it’s easy to feel uncertain—but it’s also when collaboration becomes most powerful. Join CASE founder Sean Wiltshire for a grounded and hopeful reflection on the importance of community, courage, and connection in the supported employment sector.”

Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM): First Day!
2025-10-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | Virtual
DEAM is an opportunity to celebrate and discuss employment inclusion and to collaborate to increase inclusive hiring. Every day in October, CASE, our members, and service providers and employers across the country share stories about workers who experience disability and about organizations committed to workplace disability inclusion.

Working Toward Disability Inclusion: DEAM Kickoff Webinar
2025-10-02 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Detroit)
Join MentorAbility Newfoundland and Labrador and guest speaker Wanda Deschamps, Liberty Co, for a 60-minute session that dives into the real work of creating inclusive workplaces.

IDEA Symposium
2025-10-06 - 2025-10-07 | Virtual
Join IDEA and partners at our first stakeholder symposium on October 6 and 7, 2025, where we will showcase the progress made by us and our partners in supporting the capacity building of organizations for the inclusion of persons with disabilities. MentorAbility will present.

Thriving Through Change: Building Inclusive Workplaces in the Age of AI
2025-10-09 08:45 - 12:30 (America/Detroit) | St. James Cathedral Event Venue, 65 Church St, Toronto, ON, Canada
This annual event brings together companies, social service providers, and advocates to explore the future of inclusive work. Whether you’re already leading equity-driven initiatives or just beginning to explore how inclusion and innovation intersect, this event is designed for you.
Why Attend?

Keynote: Joe Roberts, the Skid Row CEO – a powerful voice on resilience and transformational leadership.
Fireside Chat: Featuring Dr. Jutta Treviranus (OCAD University, Inclusive Design Research Centre), Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai, focusing on accessibility, AI, and workplace inclusion & Victoria Maxwell, keynote speaker, performing artist and workshop leader.
Interactive Activity: Attendees will collaborate on identifying barriers and best practices to support persons with mental health disabilities in the workplace.
Networking Opportunities: Includes breakfast and lunch.
Resource Access: Receive reports and tools focused on workplace mental health and inclusion.

Light It Up! for NDEAM
2025-10-16 17:30 - 2025-10-17 07:00 (America/Detroit)
Join CASE, MentorAbility Canada, ODEN and JobsAbility to light your workplace or community up in purple and blue as part of this national event!

International Day of Persons with Disabilities
2025-12-03 | Virtual
The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992, by the United Nations General Assembly. The Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.

Supported Employment Essentials
2026-01-26 12:00 - 2026-03-22 17:00, 2026-01-28 12:00 - 2026-03-24 17:00, 2026-02-02 12:00 - 2026-03-29 17:00, 2026-02-04 12:00 - 2026-03-31 17:00, 2026-02-09 12:00 - 2026-04-05 17:00, 2026-02-11 12:00 - 2026-04-07 17:00, 2026-02-16 12:00 - 2026-04-12 17:00, 2026-02-18 12:00 - 2026-04-14 17:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | Virtual

Introduction to Neurodiversity at Work: Building Neuro-Inclusive Workplaces
2026-03-12 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Detroit)
Join Autism@Work for Introduction to Neurodiversity at Work – Building Neuro-Inclusive Workplaces. .
Grounded in an internationally recognized model and aligned with Canada’s Autism Strategy and Disability Inclusion Action Plan, this session helps participants move beyond awareness into practical, transferable inclusion competencies that support talent attraction, retention, and workforce sustainability.
This session is ideal for HR professionals, supervisors, and organizations seeking to strengthen workplace equity, psychological safety, and inclusive workforce development.

CONGRÈS CANADIEN SUR L’ACCESSIBILITÉ / CANADIAN CONGRESS ON ACCESSIBILITY (EDSC/ESDC)
2026-05-28 12:00 - 14:30 (America/Detroit)
The Accessible Canada Directorate of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is pleased to invite you to attend the fourth Canadian Congress on Disability Inclusion (CCDI) taking place on May 28, 2026. The theme for the event is “Building a Strong, Accessible Canada.”
Please join us by registering through the Canadian Congress on Disability Inclusion website. For any additional questions or inquiries, please email the CCDI Mailbox.
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La Direction du Canada accessible au sein d’Emploi et Développement social Canada (EDSC) vous invite à participer à la quatrième édition du Congrès canadien sur l’inclusion des personnes en situation de handicap (CCIH), qui aura lieu le 28 mai 2026. Le thème de l’événement est « Bâtir un Canada fort et accessible ».
Veuillez vous joindre à nous en vous inscrivant sur le site Web du Congrès canadien sur l’inclusion des personnes en situation de handicap. Pour toute question ou demande supplémentaire, n’hésitez pas à nous envoyer un courriel à la boite aux lettres du CCIH.
