Event Information
April 17 & 18, 2024
TCU PLACE | SASKATOON, SK
Contact Conference is now in its 18th year. We are excited to be back in person as we see a complete transformation in how we work, collaborate, learn, communicate, and help others.
Contact Conference is the perfect opportunity to network with colleagues and practitioners, share ideas and best practices, expand knowledge, and participate in the latest discussions involving our practice. After a few challenging years, we continue to gain a renewed spirit and perspective on the important career development practice we are passionate about.
Now more than ever, career development is viewed as critical in helping people manage and adapt their careers throughout their education, work, and life. Walk away with tools and ideas you can use right away!
You will have opportunities to network and connect with other delegates, find information and new resources at the exhibitor booths, and join in on activities to make your conference experience fun and memorable!
Employment in Canada is going to look different in the future. The types of education, abilities, skills, and experiences employers seek are evolving amid forces reshaping the nature of work worldwide. Disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence and robotics, unmanned vehicles, the Internet of Things, the growing share of knowledge-based services, and the rise of technology-enabled platforms will reshape careers.
Workers considering a career change need to understand better how to capitalize on their current skills, education, abilities, experience, and knowledge. Similarly, human resource professionals, educational institutions, and labour market policy-makers need a better sense of what skills, education, abilities, experience, and knowledge characteristics make someone more employable today and in the future.
The Conference is a professional development opportunity bringing speakers, presentations, and relevant, insightful discussions to solutions-focused participants.
Learn About
An amazing lineup of speakers who are known provincially, nationally, and internationally to share their knowledge in an expanding field of career development.
Now more than ever, career development is viewed as a critical element in helping people manage and adapt their careers throughout their education, work and life.
Be Inspired About
Engaging keynotes and breakout sessions! Walk away with tools and ideas you can use right away!
Find thoughtful, inspiring and informative sessions that are relevant both professionally and personally.
Engage About
Networking, Exhibitors, and Fun!
You will have opportunities to network and connect with other delegates, find information and new resources at the exhibitor booths, and join in activities to make your conference experience fun and memorable!
The Contact Committee
Thank you to our wonderful committee members for helping put Contact 2023 together.
Janet Uchacz-Hart
Saskatoon Industry Education Council
Shana Stewart
Saskatoon Industry Education Council
Michelle Hardy
Saskatoon Industry Education Council
Gisele McCarthy
Darcie Debruyne
Dumont Technical Institute
Mark Edmonds
Regina District Industry Education Council
Emily Hurd
Dorothy Hyde
April Sora
Travis Ward
Ministry of Immigration & Career Training
Jaimie Malmgren
Ministry of Immigration & Career Training
Michele Grella
Ministry of Trade & Export Development
Michelle Lanoie
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Colleen Slade
University of Saskatchewan