Professional Development is a key component of the CDC’s Business Support Services.
We are always striving to present relevant and valuable learning opportunities, and we are always open to your suggestions.


  • De-Escalation Tools for Frontline Staff
     May 14, 2026
     1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join Elise from Ramara Township Public Library for an engaging and practical session focused on managing difficult interactions in frontline workplaces.   This workshop draws on real life scenarios submitted by businesses, ensuring the learning is relevant, current, and immediately applicable. Participants will be introduced to four practical tools designed to help de-escalate tense situations, (more…)


  • Building Better Workplaces: Inclusive Hiring and Leading with Stories
     May 21, 2026
     2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Discover how storytelling and inclusive hiring strategies can help create more welcoming, engaged, and resilient workplaces in this two-part workshop!   Inclusive Hiring: Stats, strategies and strengths-based approaches Learn some important stats about persons with visible and invisible disabilities in the Canadian post secondary system and in Canada, bust some myths about what it means (more…)

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