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Overview EOSD Events Mentorship Program Student Resources

To register for the events, please submit your name and email to: The Employment Opportunity for Students with Disabilities Team

  • Please note that these events are for students with disabilities

Summer Activities 2022

Date Time (EST) Subjects
June 9 11am: Bilingual National Student Welcoming Event (CSPS/FYN) - Link to MS Teams TBA
June 16 1pm: English

2pm: French

EOSD Welcoming Event - Link to MS Teams TBA

An opening event for all EOSD participants to meet and receive an overview of planned events and what to expect with regards to mentoring and post-graduate job opportunities. Keynote speech from Yazmine Laroche.

July 6 1pm: French

2pm: English

Learn about the GC Passport & Lending Library - Link to MS Teams TBA

Learning Session for students on:

- Conversing with their manager about workplace accommodations requests

- Adaptive technology, services, and tools available through the GoC

July 20 1pm: English

2pm: French

Stories of Lived Experience - Link to MS Teams TBA

An opportunity for students with disabilities to hear the stories of three public servants with disabilities.

Presenters will speak about:

- The barriers and challenges faced in their career

- How they overcame these obstacles

Aug 3 1pm: Bilingual Group Speed Mentoring - Link to MS Teams TBA

A more personalized group mentoring & networking experience for students. Participants will be placed in smaller groups with a mentor. There will be time to make more personal connections with both the mentor and other students as well as ask questions in a more intimate setting.

**Please note - registration is mandatory for this event. Details on how to register will be provided closer to the date.

Aug 17 1pm : French

2pm: English

EOSD Closing Event - Link to MS Teams TBA

A closing event with presentations to outline “what’s next” for students after their summer term.

- How to Apply on GoC processes (tips/tricks)

- Virtual Door to Talent with Disabilities

- Available Career Paths

- Continued Mentorship

EOSD Welcoming Event, June 16th, 2020

Video on Demand

Watch the recording in English (with audio translation from French)

Watch the recording in French (with audio translation from English)