HRPA Northern Ontario Chapter

05/14/2025

🚨 HR Professionals in Northern Ontario – Don’t Miss This Timely Dinner Meeting! 🚨
Join us in-person or virtually on June 12, 2025 for an essential legal update you won’t want to miss!
📍 Bryston's On-the-Park, Copper Cliff, ON
🕔 5:15 PM – 8:30 PM
🧠 Earn 1.5 CPD Hours
💰 Free for HRPA Members | $80 In-Person / $35 Virtual for Non-Members
🎟️ Register by June 6 – or sooner if it sells out!
🔹 Back by popular demand: Kathleen Stokes, Weaver Simmons LLP
Hosted by HRPA Northern (Sudbury), this hybrid seminar dives into:
"Damage Awards: Developments in Wrongful Dismissals, Grievance Arbitrations, HRTO and the OLRB."
📌 Key Takeaways:
✅ Why damage claims are gaining traction in early settlements
✅ How tax rules shape damage award negotiations
✅ Real-world legal cases and what they teach us
✅ Tips to avoid legal and tax pitfalls as employers
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🎯 Learning Objectives:
✔ Understand how damage awards impact HR legal contexts
✔ Prepare for human rights and legislative claims
✔ Learn risk management and tax implications
✨ New this year:
🤝 Chapter Connectors Program – Build your HR network
🙋 Volunteer Opportunities – Greet, help register, or support our speaker!
📢 Note: This session will not be recorded – join us LIVE and stay ahead of the curve in HR legal strategy!
➡️ Spots are limited – Register today!
📌 Registration Link

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04/29/2025

🌊 National Volunteer Week 2025 | April 27 – May 3 🌊
Together, we create ripples of change.

At HRPA, we’re proud to celebrate National Volunteer Week 2025 and honour the incredible individuals whose time, talent, and passion create lasting impact. This year’s theme, "Volunteers Make Waves," reminds us of the power, importance, and influence of every volunteer's contribution.

Like a wave, volunteerism builds momentum—each action, whether a powerful surge or a quiet ripple, inspires growth, strengthens our communities, and fosters resilience. Your moments of connection, mentorship, leadership, and compassion ripple through HRPA and beyond, uplifting over 24,000 members and advancing the HR profession across Ontario.
Thank you to our volunteers - Your collective efforts shape stronger communities and create meaningful change.
Let's keep making waves—together. 🌊

03/21/2025

Register today! https://hubs.la/Q03cZBtq0

02/19/2025

Join us in North Bay 04.02.25 HYBRID Employment Law Update with Weaver Simmons LLP.

Join us for an insightful and comprehensive update on the latest developments in employment law. This event is designed for HR professionals and business leaders to stay ahead of regulatory changes and industry trends.
The presentation will address the series of legislative changes in Ontario applicable to the workplace, considering the main points of the series of employment-related legislative packages known in various forms as the "Working for Workers" acts.

https://hubs.la/Q037lLNS0

10/03/2024

Come network, and connect with the community of fiercely passionate and skillful humans dedicated to HR. Learn how to navigate constructive dismissals and the duty to accommodate.
Registration closes October 7, 2024 8 AM.
REGISTER NOW https://hubs.la/Q02R_ts_0
Look forward to meeting you there!

09/28/2021

Only ONE WEEK left to register for our next event, Vaccines in the Workplace. Speaker Warren Mouck will address questions surrounding “mandatory” vaccinations, and balancing employee rights with business interests.

Don't wait, register now: https://bit.ly/2ZtnHcn

09/23/2021

Hey student members! Are you ready to begin your job hunt, or not sure if your resume is HR ready? Send us your resume by October 15! Our team of volunteer HR professionals will help you understand what proves effective with future HR employers.

Submit here: http://ow.ly/8p2N50Gfk0p

09/20/2021

Here's a list of our upcoming events!

September 22: Northern ON & Algoma: Managing your Emotions

October 6: Vaccines in the Workplace

October 21: Coping with Change – Constructive Dismissal Considerations in the Time of COVID-19

November 24: Absence Management l A New Perspective

Which event are you most looking forward to? 🤩

Register for any of these events here: https://bit.ly/3koTyDa

09/15/2021

ONE WEEK to go until our first event of the season! 🤩 Speaker Sherry Barron will be discussing how to quickly screen applications & resumes, gain an understanding in what drives peak performance and motivation, and MUCH more!

Don't wait, register now: https://bit.ly/3hbBISa

09/07/2021

The countdown is on! Only two weeks to go until our first event of the season. Join us September 22 along with HRPA Algoma Chapter for an informative session on Managing your Emotions with speaker Sherry Barron.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3hbBISa

09/02/2021

Our first event of the fall is coming up quick!

Here's a calendar of all the events we have planned for the rest of the year. Sign up for any & all of these events now at hrpa.ca/northern

08/30/2021

Are you preparing to write the CHRP-KE or CHRL-KE? If so, this webinar is for you! Led by HRPA's Claude Balthazard, this webinar will provide an overview of test blueprints, editorial standards, and two important aspects of exam preparation.

Today is the LAST DAY to register for this September 1st event!
Register here: https://bit.ly/2V2GZng