ASPECT is delighted to launch consultations to expand our Refocusing the Urban Lens for Rural & Remote Employment Services research to include a pan-Canadian and supported employment services perspective.
Thanks to a research grant from the Canadian Association of Supportive Employment, we will hold consultation sessions across Canada. These virtual sessions are 55 minutes long and will include a review of our findings from our rural and remote report, followed by a discussion answering three research questions.
If you work in a rural or remote community delivering services to those with disabilities, we would like to hear from you. You can register for one of the sessions in your area below:
BC - Refocusing the Urban Lens for Rural and Remote Supported Employment Services
Thursday, February 27, 2025 @ noon Pacific Time
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/k_y9EdQrR0KsvEA0ZjAdEQ
Alberta - Refocusing the Urban Lens for Rural and Remote Supported Employment Services
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 @ noon Mountain Time
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xn1xifOTS1CBGtSZqImw3Q
Ontario - Refocusing the Urban Lens for Rural and Remote Supported Employment Services
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 @ noon Eastern Time
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/iPi44MNMTHafO12-rZqz6g
Quebec (in French) - Recentrer l'optique urbaine pour les services d'emploi assisté en milieu rural et éloigné
Thursday, March 6, 2025 @ noon Eastern Time
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SMNHMHHwQrWuFw5YJar4QQ
If your province isn't listed and you can gather a group of at least 10 rural and remote supported employment service providers, let me know. Through the grant, ASPECT can provide compensation for organizations helping recruit participants in your area. Thanks to the Canadian Coalition of Community-Based Employability Training (CCCBET) members -- First Work Ontario, AXTRA - Alliance des centres-conseils en emploi Quebec, and the Private Career Development Contractors Association of Alberta -- who have already come on board. Consultation sessions will take place between February 27 - March 10, 2025.
Janet Morris-Reade
CEO
