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05/28/2026

That was a really amazing National AccessAbility Awareness Week event back in 2019!

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LiveWorkPlay and the Government of Canada celebrated National Accessibility Awareness Week on May 28 at Place du Portage in Gatineau, with MC Krista Wilcox, Director General, Office for Disability Issues, and speakers Kate Young, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science and Sport and to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility; Keenan Wellar, Co-Leader & Director of Communications, LiveWorkPlay; Mary Gusella, Co-Chair of the Federal Employment Strategy Group and in the audience representatives of multiple federal agencies and departments, including employees hired with support from LiveWorkPlay, and last but not least, members of the LiveWorkPlay employment team!

05/28/2026

It was another spectular gathering for the Federal Employment Strategy Group quarterly meeting on May 27, 2026. You can view the agenda below. Special thanks to all of our speakers. This edition of the FESG was notable for shared values and inclusive employment principles that were featured consistently across all of the presentations, even though none of the guests knew what other guests would be presenting. We are looking forward to National AccessAbility Week which starts on Sunday. The next FESG is in September - get in touch with Anna Nelson to get added to the next round of invitations!

C'était un autre rassemblement spectaculaire pour la réunion trimestrielle du Groupe sur la stratégie d'emploi fédérale le 26 mai 2026. Vous pouvez consulter l'ordre du jour ci-dessous. Un grand merci à tous nos conférenciers. Cette édition du GSEF s'est distinguée par les valeurs partagées et les principes d'emploi inclusif qui ont été présentés de façon constante dans l'ensemble des exposés, même si aucun des invités ne savait ce que les autres allaient présenter. Nous attendons avec impatience la Semaine nationale de l'accessibilité qui commence ce dimanche. La prochaine réunion du GSEF aura lieu en septembre — communiquez avec Anna Nelson pour être ajouté à la prochaine vague d'invitations !

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AGENDA

Welcome: Mary Gusella

Opening Remarks: Christopher T. Sutton, Accessibility Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)

LiveWorkPlay Updates: Anna Nelson

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED):
Representation Model: Laurie-Eve Bergeron
Interchange Update: Vanessa Gaudreau & Joëlle Perrier-Olsen

Privy Council Office (PCO): Tania Monette

Project SEARCH Canada launches in Ottawa: Joshua Gray

Jobseeker Profile Presentations: Robert Olsen and Joëlle Perrier-Olsen (LiveWorkPlay), Anirudh Rayas, WISE Employment Solutions

Round Table

05/27/2026

The LiveWorkPlay staff team meets in person on a quarterly basis, with one-day gatherings that are usually a combination of learning and team-buidling. We had a jam-packed and well-received session today, with a morning of person-centred work focused on reviewing Team Purpose Statements for the Empoyment and Community teams, as well as sharing and updating person-centred profiles. Then we all tuned in to the live webinar about Journey to Belonging with Shawn Pegg from Community Living Ontario.

After lunch from our friends at Angry Dragonz, the afternoon was turned over to team-building with some artwork and even some time together in the sunshine of the Cours Bayview Yards courtyard. This was the first staff retreat for Rachel Ready, Taylor Paxton, Ray Hincke, Grayson Woods, Jared Dykler, and Jess La Rue. It made for a great mix of contributions and perspectives, with a range of 1 month to 29 years on the job!

05/24/2026

Congratulations to Martin and Frances who were part of the 9000 participants in the sold out Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend 5k yesterday!