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Employment Café is back in April 2024

CDETNO announces its Employment Café which will take place on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Diamond Plaza Building, 5204 Franklin Ave.

This free recruiting, networking, and promotional event is one of a kind in the city of Yellowknife. Throughout the years, we have attracted a diverse workforce ready to meet the needs of local businesses seeking new skills for a stronger territorial economy.

“Yellowknife does not have many opportunities for job seekers and employers to meet face-to-face. Therefore, Employment Café has become a tradition where employers can fill entry-level positions, which is one of their main challenges; they can also meet gems thinking about changing career”, says the executive director of CDETNO François Afane.

To participate, interested companies and organizations should write to emploi@cdetno.com. In their email, they must indicate the information of the contact person(s) as well as their logo.

During the event, each participating organization will have its job offers displayed in the room, and the CDETNO team will facilitate interviews based on the profiles of visitors.

Businesses and organizations that are unable to attend the event in person can still send their offers.

All job offers will also be posted on the CDETNO website for one week after the event.

In 2023, the two Employment Café brought together 109 participants and 30 employers.

Webinar: Understanding and Using ChatGPT Effectively

CDETNO invites you to participate in a free webinar on, Friday, June 23, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (MDT) online via Zoom on the notion of artificial intelligence.

This webinar is intended for students, employees, entrepreneurs, and managers. It will allow participants to:

use ChatGPT software effectively to increase their productivity and,
highlight limitations and constraints.

It will be hosted by Marc Akpoé, holder of an MBA and a CPA from the University of Quebec in Montreal. In addition to being an accomplished professional, Marc is interested in important themes such as sustainability, climate change and has a passion for data.

Theme: Understanding and Using ChatGPT Effectively

When: Friday, June 23, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (MDT)

Where: by Zoom

*Webinar languages: Bilingual (French and English)

For more information, contact Koko Avoyi, Economic Development and Innovation Officer by email: services@cdetno.com or by phone at 867 873-5962 ext. 104.

Conference on African and Black Community Entrepreneurship in the Northwest Territories

For the first edition of the Conference on African and Black Community Entrepreneurship in the Northwest Territories, CDÉTNO, La Chambre de Commerce Canada Mali, Black Advisory Hub, BACupNorth, Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce and NWT Chamber of Commerce are getting together to discuss the challenges and opportunities for Black entrepreneurs in Canada and Mali.

The event will take place on May 28th from 1pm to 4:30pm, at the Explorer Hotel in Yellowknife and online.

Registration and program: https://forms.office.com/r/Fa9A8Lf3AZ

Webinar: Good Governance Practices

CDÉTNO invites you to participate in a free webinar on Tuesday, January 31 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (MST) online via Zoom on good governance practices.

This webinar is intended for board members, managers, and executives.

The webinar will be hosted by Jean Saint-Cyr. Since 2015, Jean has worked as a consulting lobbyist and social and cultural policy analyst. Prior to practising as a lobbyist, he was a public servant at the federal and provincial levels, and later as editor-in-chief of New Brunswick’s French-language daily newspaper, L’Acadie Nouvelle, where he wrote over 1,500 editorials.

For more information contact Christian Fure, Economic Development and Innovation Officer by email at services@cdetno.com or by phone at 867 873-5962 ext 104.

This webinar is offered by CDETNO, funded in part by the Government of Canada through the Enabling Fund for Official Languages in Minority Communities Program and #RisingYouth.

Ciné un jour, ciné toujours

For two weeks in December, CDETNO, in partnership with WAMP / Western Arctic Moving Pictures, is hosting a film workshop for youth ages 7-13!

During four 1.5 hour sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays, teenagers will have the opportunity to learn the basics of video editing, sound, and digital media in the Northwest.

Adress : 4916 49th St. Yellowknife NT X1A 3T

Workshops on Tuesday 13th, Thursday 15th, Tuesday 20th, and Thursday 22nd of December from 4 pm to 5:30 pm in the Kopykat North’s building.

Registration begins December 5 by following this link:

A good strategy for effective social media

CDÉTNO invites you to participate in a free webinar on Wednesday, October 26 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (MDT) online via Zoom on a good strategy for effective social media.

This webinar hosted by Vanessa Thériault, content director at DPG Communication, is intended for entrepreneurs, employees, managers and executives.

A 2015 graduate of the Université de Moncton (New Brunswick), she holds a B.A.-B. Ed. with a major in French Studies.

Since 2019, Vanessa has developed, over the years and through training, an expertise in communications management, which she performs for a variety of clients owned by the New Brunswick communications and marketing firm DPG Communication. She also does a lot of writing in French editing daily, including web content and social media posts.

For more information contact Christian Fure, Economic Development and Innovation Officer by email at services@cdetno.com or by phone at 867 873-5962 ext 104.

This webinar is offered by CDETNO, funded in part by the Government of Canada through the Enabling Fund for Official Languages in Minority Communities Program and #RisingYouth.

Webinar: Start your own business

Are you planning to start your own business? If so, don’t miss this opportunity, CDETNO is hosting a free webinar on how to launch your business on May, Tuesday 31st, 2022 online via Zoom.

The webinar will be hosted by Kim Wysseier, Owner and Organizational Strategist at People Compass. Kim has over 10 years of experience in executive leadership and entrepreneurship. She has developed the foundation of her company People Compass and acquired her clients ethically while keeping full-time employment in her first years as an entrepreneur. She offers practical and tangible tips for anyone who dreams of starting a business. Kim holds a master of sciences in work and organizational development, a number of certifications such as the CPHR, SHRM-SCP, and the Prosci change management designation.

→ Sign up on Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/3NeLm40

Registration deadline: May, 30th, 2022

Entrepreneurship in the North

Local organizations and businesses have been working together to present you, Entrepreneurship in the North.

Our event goal is to encourage northerners to think with an entrepreneurial mindset by taking the limited resources and bringing new and improved solutions, creations, innovations, and value to their communities.

We will do this through guest speakers, workshops, and prizes.

At the end of our event, we dedicated time to “Raven’s Nest”, which is an opportunity to present an idea to a panel of judges similar to a Dragons Den or Sharks Tank scenario. The judges will decide on which idea they would like to fund, presenting them with a micro-grant of $3,000.

Registration only by clicking on this link

Networking Evening for entrepreneurs

Are you an entrepreneur or a future entrepreneur? CDETNO invites you to a networking evening to:

Meet NWT entrepreneurs
Identify business opportunities
Develop your business

Come on Saturday, March 26, 2022, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. (MST) via Zoom.

→ Sign up by clicking here

For more information contact Christian Fure, Economic Development and Innovation Officer by email: services@cdetno.com or by phone at 867 873-5962 ext 104.

B2B Virtual Fair

The B2B Virtual Fair will take place online, during two half-days, on October 26 and 27, 2021.
The B2B Virtual Fair will be a space to:

introduce you to potential pools of francophone candidates through which you can hire talent;
inform you about IRCC and provincial and territorial programs that support francophone immigration;
introduce you to the various services available to help you in your recruitment in Canada and abroad (Destination Canada Forum Mobility, Virtual Job Fairs, Public Employment Services);
exchange on the needs of the labour market in the context of the pandemic and in the longer term.

The B2B Virtual Fair will also host practical workshops to equip you with tools and resources for international recruitment.