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"Constructing a Bright Future - Avenues for Careers and Personal Decision Making"
October 17-18, 2019
University of Toronto- Mississauga

Registration will open soon! Save the Dates and Mark your Calendars!

OSCA/ACOSO 2019 celebrates 55 years of leading the way in Guidance and Career Education in Ontario. In helping students to become architects of their own lives (Creating Pathways to Success, page 10) , this year's conference is designed to explore the unique opportunities available to our students as they begin "Constructing a Bright Future: Avenues for Career and Personal Decision Making."
 
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The Ontario School Counsellors' Association has a longstanding tradition (over 40 years) of recognizing and awarding those who stand out in the field of Guidance and Career Education. Each year at our annual conference, 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 of students to find their pathways to successful futures!

OSCA's awards are an excellent way of recognizing your most dedicated peers in the following categories: 

  • Curriculum and Resources
  • Counsellor Professional Development
  • Elementary Guidance
  • Peer Helping
  • Contribution to Guidance and Career Education

Consider nominating a worthy colleague today!

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OUInfo 2020 includes a refreshed look and new logo, while maintaining the same functionality. It was renamed to better align with the Council of Ontario Universities' new branding and the Ontario university community, and to more closely reflect the content of the website.The new Ontario Universities’ Info 2020 is live! Find and compare Ontario university programs, plus research residences, scholarships, campus visits and more.

OUInfo is the only resource that is updated directly by the Ontario universities. Visit: www.ontariouniversitiesinfo.ca and www.ontariouniversitiesinfo.ca/fr

Universities post updates to OUInfo throughout the year – check back regularly.

Find more information about Extenuating Circumstances on the Guidance website.

All the best in the new school year!

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Le nouveau site Web d’Info des universités de l’Ontario 2020 est disponible! Recherchez et comparez les programmes des universités de l’Ontario. Vous y trouverez aussi des renseignements sur les résidences, les bourses d’études, les visites de campus et plus encore.

Info-UO 2020 comprend un tout nouveau look et un nouveau logo, tout en maintenant les mêmes fonctionnalités. Il a été renommé afin de s’aligner plus étroitement à la nouvelle image de marque du Conseil des universités de l'Ontario et à la collectivité des universités de l’Ontario, mais également de mieux refléter le contenu du site Web.

Info-UO est la seule ressource mise à jour directement par les universités de l’Ontario. Rendez-vous au : www.ontariouniversitiesinfo. ca/fr.

 Les universités mettent à jour leurs données tout au long de l’année; nous vous conseillons donc de consulter régulièrement le site Web Info-UO.

 Trouver de plus amples renseignements au sujet des circonstances atténuantes au site Web d'Orientation.

Meilleurs succès en ce début de nouvelle année scolaire!

 

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See all 21 Ontario universities under one roof at the 2019 Ontario Universities' Fair (OUF)! The OUF takes place September 27-29, 2019, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Admission is free! 

The OUF Passport registration website will open in July at www.ontariouniversitiesfair.ca/passport

By registering for an OUF Passport, students receive a QR code that they take to the OUF and get scanned at university booths and presentation rooms of their choice.

It's the easiest way for them to share their contact information to receive more info about the universities they are interested in. 

OUF Guidance Counsellor Tool Kit 
We've compiled a tool kit to assist you with promoting the OUF to your students. It includes key messages, sample school announcements, social media posts and ways to follow the OUF on social media. 

Next steps for you: 

  • View the OUF Tool Kit at: www.ouac.on.ca/guidance/counsellor-resources/ouf-tool-kit
  • Leave messaging about the OUF on your school sign for the summer and help keep the event on everyone's radar.
  • Share the OUF messages in your morning announcements and via the school communication app Remind.
  • Follow the OUF on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and share our posts.
  • Add the OUF to the calendar on your school website.
  • Include information about the OUF on your school website for parents to access.
  • Schedule social media posts for August and September.

We hope you find this information helpful. If you have questions, please contact ouf@ouac.on.ca.

Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer
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Post Secondary Information
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Please feel free to view this short and impactful video about "Sometimes we all need Support" that was created together with local Glendale High School and Dermody Funeral Home. Share freely with students and colleagues. It’s an important visual message for teens and adults!

 

Sometimes We All Need Support

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2019 Ontario College Information Fair (OCIF) The largest College Information Fair in Ontario!

Enercare Centre – Exhibition Place, Toronto
Wednesday October 23, 2019 - 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Thursday October 24, 2019 – 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Send your students to the Fair on us! OCIF offers bus subsidies of up to $250/bus to any school who wishes to send their students to the event. Instead of planning your own College Fair, send your students to the largest College Fair in Ontario! ocif.ca
 
Nipissing University: Right where you belong
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Nipissing University is a young university with a wide-range of Arts, Science, Professional and Graduate-level programs. Our focus is on student success and we rank 1st in Ontario in student satisfaction and in the top 5 universities in Canada for student services, residences, student life, mental health services and sexual assault prevention. Come for a visit and see why you belong at Nipissing University.
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Education
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Each of us has a responsibility to protect children and youth from harm. As a professional educator working directly with students and supporting others who are, you have a legal and ethical duty to report to a children’s aid society when you have reasonable grounds to suspect that a child is or may be in need of protection.

Ontario's Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (CYFSA) requires those who perform professional or official duties with respect to children to report suspected child abuse where there are reasonable grounds. This requirement applies with respect to children who are under 16 . However, if you have reasonable grounds to suspect that a child who is 16 or 17 is in need of protection, a report may be made even though it is not required.

You are encouraged to visit The Ontario College of Teachers to review this Professional Advisory Report

 

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The Canadian Council for Career Development is excited to make Canada Career Month a reality once again this year.

In November 2019, Canadians from coast to coast will come together to advance the agenda on meaningful connections to the labour force. Overall, it is a nationwide celebration of meaningful work.

The 2019 CCM theme is "Explore the Possibilities"  « Explorer les Possibilités. »

For more information, and for continued updates, visit the Career Month website, as well as The Canadian Council for Career Development 

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