A.I. and the Future of Work(force Development) (webinar recording)

This October 18, 2023 Future Skills Centre Community of Practice webinar was a peer learning group event created for professionals to discuss the evolving role of career development practitioners in the age of AI and strategies for effective AI tool integration into services.

Heather McGeer, Research and Policy Analyst at ICTC, delivered a recorded presentation on the impacts of AI and automation on the Canadian workforce. Following the presentation, small group discussions were led by ICTC experts, and the event concluded with an open Q&A session.

The session was hosted in collaboration with Research Impact Canada and the Information Communications and Technology Council of Canada (ICTC), hosted AI and the Future of Work(force Development).

The video recording of presentation along with the presentation slide deck, notes from the small group discussions, and a collection of valuable resources gathered over the course of these insightful discussions, can be accessed below.

Session slides:

Session resources:

ICTC Reports:

• The Impact of Digital Technologies on Quality of Work in Canada
• Building Canada’s Future AI Workforce
• On the Edge of Tomorrow: Canada’s AI-Augmented Workforce

Resources Toolkit

• Canada’s Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems
• The Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA)
• Free tool for mapping transferable skills to % occupation match created by ICTC:
• Future Skills Centre Reports on A.I.
  • A.I. Bulletin: Artificial Intelligence How is it shaping the future of work and skills?
  • Building a Digitally Skilled Workforce: Insights from Canadian Employers and Skills Leaders
• List of A.I. Tools: Inventory Managed by Research Impact Canada