Past Events

Discover Ability Presents: Workplace Accessibility for the Hard of Hearing Have an honest conversation about how people who are hard of hearing experience the world and how these differences affect workplaces. How do people who are Deaf or hard of hearing experience the world? How might these differences affect the workplace? Join Discover Ability for an honest conversation to learn how to make your workplace more accessible for, and inclusive of, Deaf and hard of hearing employees.

Join the Marquee Groupand the  Business Career Development Centre for a virtual Excel session. This hands-on course is an intensive program that will transform participants into Excel “Power Users”. The course is focused on the pertinent Excel tools that are required in a business environment to efficiently analyze and manipulate data and to create compelling financial analyses. Participants will also learn numerous other tips, tricks and keyboard shortcuts to increase efficiency. Assignments, handouts and examples will be used throughout the day.  

Join as a team (or an individual, to be added to a team) to work together to come up with solutions for the Insurance industry on Risk Management! Further themes will include risk management applications in technology, climate, organizational behavior, and consumer perceptions. Teams will join for a fun pre-event social, mentor check in, then tackle the hack on Thursday, April 28 and Friday, April 29 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST Solutions will be submitted over the weekend and the wrap up event will take place on

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Lime Connect Present:  Making the Most of Your Internship as a Person with a Disability Landed a great internship and looking for ways to ensure you succeed? Whether you will be working in a virtual or in-person internship, join Lime Connect to discuss strategies for making a great impression, building your network, and maximizing your experience, all while navigating your disability with confidence.

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Discover Ability Presents: Breaking Disability Stereotypes Join Discover Ability to have an honest conversation with a panel of people who are busting disability stereotypes. Have you ever heard someone complain that a company hired a person because they have a disability and not the best person for the job? Why do some people assume that a person with a disability isn't the best candidate? Let's change the conversation.  Date: Thursday, April 14, 2022.

Are you a student interested in pursuing your CPA?

Discover Ability Presents: Wrongful Dismissal with Aird & Berlis Join Discover Ability with Aird & Berlis, a leading Canadian law firm with a focus on all principal areas of business law, giving a 101 about Wrongful Dismissal. How does one define Wrongful Dismissal? As businesses become more inclusive, conversations surrounding around accommodation become more pervasive. At the same time, grounds for dismissal can be more opaque.

Ask a Recruiter Date: Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 Time: 5:30-6:30 EST Do you have burning questions about how to be your best at a job interview? Are thank you emails important? How do you answer the dreaded "What are your weaknesses" question? Join us on to ask a recruiter all your questions! This session will feature a brief introduction to the P&C insurance industry and then a live Q and A from two experienced insurance recruiters on what they look for in a candidate.