CIRPA 2025 Spring Forum

In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, we face unprecedented challenges that demand agile and effective change management strategies. Members spent a few hours with CIRPA to benefit from the best in time-tested and proven ways to manage and thrive amidst change. They then unpacked their crystal ball and looked into the future and built their knowledge of the planned changes coming to some of Statistics Canada’s products.

Recordings and presentations can be accessed here with an active paid membership in CIRPA.

Session Title: Navigating Change

Session Description:
In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, we face unprecedented challenges that demand agile and effective change management strategies. This session will equip attendees with time-tested approaches to manage disruption.

Join us for an insightful discussion with our esteemed panelists: Rashmi Gupta, Necia Martins, and Ashley Blackman who will share from their experiences and background in postsecondary education across multiple different roles spanning across several institutions.

Attendees will leave the session with practical strategies and actionable insights to navigate change effectively, ensuring their organizations remain resilient and adaptive in the face of disruption.

Session Title: An afternoon with StatsCan

Session Description:
Join us for a discussion covering three of the hottest topics in the postsecondary space:  Classification of Instructional Programming (CIP) codes, National Occupation Classification (NOC), and the Occupational Skills Information System (OaSIS). Come and hear from the experts at Statistics Canada and Employment and Social Development Canada about the updating process, ongoing consultations and how to leverage these systems in your work.