Canadian Association for Supported Employment

Start Date: An Intersectional Approach to Supporting Career Development
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.

Start Date: Job Development Certificate Program
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.

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 2 more dates | 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.

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.

Building an Accessible Canada: Ideas, Impact, and Innovation
2026-06-02 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Virtual
Funded by the Government of Canada through a 2-year National AccessAbility Week Grant, Building an Accessible Canada: Ideas, Impact, and Innovation is a free national virtual conference hosted by Easter Seals Canada in partnership with the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) and Indigenous Disability Canada / BCANDS.
The event takes place on June 2, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (ET) and brings together a rich cross‑section of leaders, advocates, and community members from across Canada to explore what accessibility looks like across Canada today, and what it can become.
Join us online for a series of thought-provoking and engaging discussion panels all about creating a more accessible Canada. This free virtual conference features a variety of Canadian experts in the disability community – those with lived experience and others dedicated to increasing accessibility and inclusion. Topics include:
Housing & Accessible Design
Employment & Artificial Intelligence
Sport & Leisure
Buy Canadian (Procurement)
Accessibility features to include captioning (English and French), as well as ASL and LSQ interpretation. Conference will be recorded for viewing on demand.
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/building-an-accessible-canada-batir-un-canada-accessible-tickets-198290…

31st Annual National Supported Employment Conference: From Insight to Action: Driving Equity in Employment
2026-06-09 08:00 - 2026-08-11 17:00 (America/Detroit)
Join CASE, CCRW, ODEN and delegates from across Canada for the 31st Annual National Supported Employment Conference!
We will gather in person at the Westin Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario, from June 9 to June 11, 2026.
The Annual Conference brings together employment service providers, employers, community partners, and other allies to celebrate and to advance employment inclusion of persons experiencing disability.
Through sessions and workshops led by leaders and innovators in the field of supported employment, we will explore shared best practices, innovative solutions to common challenges, the latest trends and research findings, and opportunities for networking and community building.
This conference will be of interest to:
Employers and business leaders with a national or provincial presence
Employment service providers
HR professionals and diversity and inclusion specialists
Employment counsellors and case managers
Representatives from public, private, and non-profit sectors
Government officials and policymakers (federal, provincial, municipal)
Education and training leaders
Labour and union representatives
Persons with lived experience of disability working in the sector
Disability advocates
and anyone else interested in employment inclusion for persons experiencing disability!
