NOW ACCEPTING DELEGATE REGISTRATIONS

We’re excited to announce that delegate registration is now open for “Leadership Starts Here – Empowering Leaders, Inspiring Change,” taking place November 9-10, 2025 at the Hilton Mississauga Meadowvale!

This year’s conference promises to be our most impactful yet, featuring renowned keynote speakers:   Drew Dudley – Internationally acclaimed leadership expert and Wall Street Journal best-selling author   Neil Pasricha – Best-selling author of The Happiness Equation, Book of Awesome, and Two-Minute Mornings.

Customize your professional development journey with 21 outstanding workshops covering:   Skilled trades & emerging technologies   The future of work & scope of practice   Mental health & wellness   Financial literacy and more!

Stay informed with Ministry of Education updates, expand your toolkit with valuable programs and resources from sponsors and exhibitors, and connect with colleagues at our Sunday night networking social!

✨Don’t miss this premier event for Guidance and Career Educators! Visit our website to register today—hotel conference rates are valid until October 17th.

Hello OSCA/ACOSO Colleagues!

OSCA is very excited to announce that subscription renewals are now open for the 2025-2026 school year!

Summer Session: July 3 to July 31

OSCA-ACOSO is pleased to announce that they will continue to offer Part 1, Part 2 and the Specialist in Guidance and Career Education Additional Qualifications courses this summer.
Additional sessions will take place in the fall and winter. Advantages of taking the course with OSCA are the instructor is a current guidance teacher-counsellor, a one year OSCA
subscription is included ($55 value if currently not active) and a downloaded copy of Ethical Guidelines ($25) is included. As part of the OSCA subscription, participants have the opportunity to attend the fall conference at a member rate, gain access to webinars throughout the year on topics related to guidance and career education, receive the weekly OSCA News to keep up to date with
guidance/career topics, and receive the triannual OSCA Today, the professional magazine of the
association.

Cost: $675 plus HST.

To register: www.osca.ca - Next AQ course

Registration closes Thursday, June 19 at 11:55 p.m. This is a FIRM deadline.  

Teaching experience forms (Part 2 and Specialist) are all due no later than Friday, June 27.

Please register early to reserve your seat!

If you have students who are still undecided about their next steps after graduation, there’s still
time for them to apply at the University of Niagara Falls, Canada and start classes this fall in our
undergraduate programs.

Honours Bachelor of Business Administration
Prepare to lead in the era of AI, data, and e-commerce. Specialize the degree with two high-
impact majors: Digital Economy and Digital Marketing.

Honours Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences
Go beyond the basics to learn about the human body, integrating virtual reality and artificial
intelligence. Pre-Med Pathway offers direct route to medical schools.

Entrance Awards available:  

• Canada Community Appreciation – $9,612 in savings for Canadian citizens and
  permanent residents  
• Canadian Experience - International students who have been in Canada for one year
  are eligible for domestic tuition rates 

Visit the Awards and Scholarships page on UNF’s website for full award amounts and terms and
conditions.

Prospective students can get step-by-step guidance at Application Days at UNF, happening
June 2-27. Personalized support through the whole process and no application fee. Sessions
are still available and can be booked in advance.

Check out our downtown Niagara Falls campus in person this summer with our weekly campus
tours, taking place on Fridays in June and Tuesdays and Thursdays in July and August. Two
times to choose from, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Visit unfc.ca/events for more details.

University of Niagara Falls, Canada | Innovation Flows Here.

This scholarship aims to support greater representation of equity-deserving groups in Canada's bioscience sector by awarding $10,000 to three students entering their first year of post-secondary studies who identify as either Indigenous, a person with a disability, or a newcomer to Canada.

If interested, please find both English and French versions of the promotional content in this Dropbox Folder.

To note, we will be accepting applications until June 10, 2025.

Learn more here!

The Bill 7 Award is a prestigious recognition celebrating outstanding 2SLGBTQI scholars in Ontario. Established in honour of Ontario's Bill 7 (1986), which added sexual orientation to the Ontario Human Rights Code, these awards financially support individuals in post-secondary education to uphold the equality and inclusion intended by the bill.

Purpose
Presented by the Bill 7 Award Trust, the annual ceremony honours students committed to their studies by alleviating financial burdens, helping them achieve their educational goals, and amplifying their positive influence in the community.

The Trust relies heavily on annual donations, with the awards ceremony also serving as a fundraiser for supporting scholarships. By attending or donating, supporters help sustain vital resources for marginalized communities. This year's ceremony promises inspiring stories, networking opportunities, and a chance to unite for equality. Join us in commemorating Canada's 2SLGBTQI trailblazers while empowering the next generation of change-makers.

Application Process
Application forms available: April 24, 2025
Application Deadline: August 1, 2025
Successful Recipients notified: Late September 2025
Award Ceremony: November 3, 2025

Get involved
1. Advocate for this award
2. Promote awareness on all platforms
3. Donate to uplift this worthy cause
4. Attend the awards ceremony to celebrate progress.

Together, we can continue the legacy of Bill 7 because equality is worth fighting for!

The Lincoln M. Alexander Award commemorates the legacy of Ontario’s 24th Lieutenant Governor each year by recognizing three young people who have shown strong leadership in eliminating racial discrimination.

Recipients receive a cash award of $5,000 each.

Nominations can be submitted under the following two categories:

- Student (accredited provincial secondary schools can nominate a student for this award).

- Community (a community organization or agency that works extensively around race relations can nominate someone for this award).

All nominations are reviewed and recipients are selected by an independent selection committee.

Ontario's universities are excited to connect with students, educators and supporters at virtual and in-person events this year. Save the dates for these free events and help promote them to your students.

• Ontario Universities' Fair (OUF): Toronto, September 27-28, 2025, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Join us at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, for one of the largest educational fairs in North America.
• Ontario Universities' Regional Fairs: Ontario university representatives will travel across the province this fall, offering fair-style events. Individual event dates and locations are to be announced.

Learn more at ouevents.ca. 

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Les universités de l'Ontario ont très hâte de rencontrer des élèves, leurs supportrices et supporteurs et des éducatrices et éducateurs lors de nos événements virtuels et sur place de cette année. Prenez note des dates de ces événements gratuits et aidez-nous à les promouvoir auprès de vos élèves. 

• Foire des universités de l'Ontario (FUO) : Toronto, 27-28 septembre 2025, de 9 h 30 à 17 h, tous les jours. Soyez des nôtres dans l'édifice Sud du Palais des congrès du Toronto métropolitain, à l'occasion de l'une des plus grandes foires de l'éducation en Amérique du Nord.
• Foires régionales des universités de l'Ontario : Des représentantes et représentants des universités de l'Ontario parcourront la province cet automne et y proposeront des événements de type « foire ». Les dates et lieux des événements individuels seront annoncés plus tard. 

Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site ouevents.ca.

D’une durée de 28 mois, le Projet de formation, de démystification et d'empouvoirement pour le respect et l'inclusion des francophones 2SLGBTQIA+ en Ontario, financé par Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada (FEGC), nous permettra de recueillir des données essentielles afin de mieux comprendre les enjeux autour du respect et de l’inclusion des personnes 2SLGBTQIA+ francophones en Ontario. Ces informations précieuses serviront de base pour développer des activités et des initiatives qui contribueront à créer une société plus inclusive, accueillante et respectueuse de la diversité dans la province et qui renforceront les capacités des francophones 2SLGBTQIA+ à faire valoir leurs droits.
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The 28-month Training, Demystification and Empowerment Project for the Respect and Inclusion of 2SLGBTQIA+ Francophones in Ontario, funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE), will allow us to collect essential data to better understand the issues surrounding the respect and inclusion of 2SLGBTQIA+ Francophones in Ontario. This valuable information will serve as a basis for developing activities and initiatives that will contribute to creating a more inclusive, welcoming and respectful society in the province and that will strengthen the capacity of 2SLGBTQIA+ Francophones to assert their rights.

Forecasting Skills Supply: A Career Pathways Approach | June 25, 2025 | 1-2:30 p.m. EST | Virtual Event

Traditional labour market forecasts often focus only on the skills tied to a worker’s current occupation. But workers bring with them a wide range of skills from previous jobs, education, and life experiences. 

The Conference Board of Canada, in collaboration with the Future Skills Centre, is developing a new skill forecasting model that better captures these broader career pathways. We are inviting career development professionals to help validate and improve this model through a one-hour focus group session. 
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Prévoir l’offre de compétences : Une approche axée sur les parcours professionnels | 25 juin 2025 | 13 h à 14 h 30 (HE) | Événement virtuel

Les prévisions traditionnelles du marché du travail se concentrent souvent sur les compétences liées à l'emploi actuel d'un travailleur. Or, les travailleurs apportent avec eux un large éventail de compétences issues de leurs emplois antérieurs, de leurs études et de leurs expériences de vie. 

Le Conference Board du Canada, en collaboration avec le Future Skills Centre, élabore un nouveau modèle de prévision des compétences qui tient mieux compte de ces parcours professionnels plus larges. Nous invitons les professionnels du développement de carrière à contribuer à la validation et à l'amélioration de ce modèle par le biais d'une session de groupe de discussion d'une heure. 

Register here! 

It’s just after the lunch bell on a sunny day in late October, and students are queuing up outside the counselling office hoping to ask "just a quick question" about what to take in university, or what to do with their lives after graduation. Right around the time that university early admission deadlines hit, and again near graduation, students experience an urgent need to get career things figured out. We know these are not simple questions, and quick fixes come at a high price – often too high when career satisfaction or personal wellness are at stake.

Canadian summer job postings have significantly dropped since last year — one of many signs that youth are currently grappling with the toughest labour market in decades.

Summer job advertisements on employment search engine Indeed were down 22 per cent in early May versus the same time a year ago, according to an analysis published last Thursday by Indeed economist Brendon Bernard.

Lower demand for camp counselors drove the decline in postings. But seasonal demand for other kinds of jobs, including painters, lifeguards and instructors, also dropped.

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Forms are to be submitted no later than Friday, September 12, 2025, by 4:00 p.m.

The Ontario School Counsellors’ Association has a long-standing tradition (over 40 years) of recognizing and awarding those who stand out in the field of Guidance and Career Education. OSCA recognizes individuals and/or organizations that have made a significant contribution to Guidance and Career Education in Ontario. We can say with confidence that our past award winners have helped thousands find their pathways to successful futures!