Take Your Environmental Career to New Heights!
SAVE THE DATE! ECO Canada’s Virtual Career Fair is happening nationwide on September 18, 2024, at 8:00 AM MST.
This year’s event will be fully bilingual with WORDLY! Enjoy a day packed with insightful webinars and activities designed to elevate your career, enhance your skills, and expand your network, connecting with employers and job seekers in the environmental sector.
Get a glimps of what we have lined up for our webinars:
- AI Skills for the Environmental Sector
- Shifting Careers in Today’s Environmental Workforce
- What Today’s Employers Are Searching for in Candidates from an HR Perspective
From mastering job search strategies to navigating the landscape of green careers, our sessions are designed to empower you with the knowledge and tools you need to succeed. Experience career advancement at your convenience – join us at ECO Canada’s Virtual Career Fair!
Attend more webinars and actively participate for a chance to win certificates and prizes.
Event Details
Our career fair platform recreates the experience of a face-to-face career event with branded booths for exhibitors. Attendees can connect through chat and video interface, and access a program of live webinars on workforce strategy best practices.
What to expect?
- Explore interactive employer booths
- Network with industry professionals
- Gain invaluable insights through our comprehensive learning series
- Resume matching algorithm to connect you with ideal job opportunities
New additions this year:
- ECO Canada’s virtual marketplace
- Chances to win prizes by engaging with booths and attending webinars with scavengers hunt
- LinkedIn Certificates awarded upon webinar attendance
Partnership Opportunities!
2024 brings more opportunities for everyone, especially our partners.
Why partner with us for VCF 2024?
- Boost Your Brand’s Exposure
- Promote Your Brand to a Targeted Audience
- Direct Audience Engagement with Push Notifications
- Feature Your Marketing Video in Virtual Spaces
- Gamification Sponsorship for Increased Engagement
- Opportunity to Host or Present a Webinar
- Generate Leads with Customizable Reports
Click here to view our past VCF partners! Ready to join our wall of partners?
Net-Zero Challenge Information
Can You Innovate for a Sustainable Future?
In just 100 hours, can you develop a groundbreaking solution to an industry-specific problem that propels us toward net-zero emissions? This challenge is your opportunity to make a real impact with your creativity and ingenuity. Your solution could take any form—a new product, a cutting-edge app, a strategic policy, an educational campaign, a compelling business case, or something entirely unique. The only requirement? It must be designed with the planet and its people in mind.
To be eligible for participation, you must be a post-secondary student currently completing your first Canadian diploma or degree.
Note: The workload is expected to be spread across the team, meaning that not all group members have to contribute to each deliverable. For example, a group of 8 students could have have 2 students engaging in stakeholder communications, 2 students creating and delivering the presentation, and 4 students splitting up the documentation. At least half of the group members must attend the presentation.
- Preliminary conversations and guidance was sought out with at least 2 stakeholders. [team]
- Presentation and Q&A delivered at the virtual career fair, 15 minutes total. [team]
- Documentation of process and solution (1250-3000 words) including – a problem statement, stakeholder engagement processes, proposed solution, implementation plan, expected impact, economic/social/environmental sustainability, anticipated risks. [team]
- Completion of pre- and post- challenge surveys. While not part of scoring, all winners must complete these surveys before being awarded prizes. [individual]
A detailed scoring sheet will be released along with the Challenge topics on September 13th.
The top three winning groups will be determined by a judging committee of industry professionals. A peoples’ choice vote will be run for every grouping, with winners receiving an honourable mention.
Big picture judging criteria:
- The solution is relevant and thoroughly addresses the issue. This means that it considers the interests of various stakeholders, such as industry partners, government agencies, and local communities.
- The solution should be innovative and creative, addressing a real-life industry problem in a new or unique way.
- The solution should not only be feasible but also scalable. It should have the potential to be implemented at a larger scale or in other similar settings.
- The solution should be sustainable in the long term. It should consider the environmental, social, and economic aspects of sustainability.
- All work is professional and of high quality, in both the challenge process and the deliverables.
Prizes
Winner:
- $5000 grand prize in the form of prepaid VISA gift cards, distributed among team members.*
- A blog post showcasing the winning team’s solution published by ECO Canada.
- In addition, each team member will receive:
- ECO Canada training voucher valued at $500
- A swag bag
*Options will be discussed based on the winning team’s preferences, team size and ECO’s funding constraints.
1st Runner Up:
- Each team member will receive:
- ECO Canada training voucher valued at $300
- $25 prepaid gift card of choice.
- A swag bag
2nd Runner Up:
- Each team member will receive:
- ECO Canada training voucher valued at $200
- A swag bag
People’s Choice winners:
- Each team member will receive a swag bag
Thank You for Joining Us!
A big thank you to everyone who joined us at our Virtual Career Fair 2024! We hope that your experience was seamless and engaging, fostering countless connections and exciting opportunities in the environmental sector. We trust that the insights gained from our interactive booths, webinars, and networking sessions have enriched your professional journey.
The Virtual Career Fair 2024 was a Great Success!
Event Highlights
- Interactive Booths: Attendees had the opportunity to connect directly with employers, learn about job openings, and gain insights into the hiring process.
- Expert-Led Webinars: Our informative sessions covered key topics in the environmental field, featuring industry leaders sharing their knowledge and expertise.
- Networking Opportunities: Participants were able to engage in meaningful conversations with peers and employers, expanding their professional networks.
Stats From Our 2024 Virtual Career Fair
Best Non-profit Event Winner
We’re beyond excited to announce that ECO Canada’s Virtual Career Fair has been recognized as the Best Non-profit Event at the Eventeer Awards 2024. None of this would have been possible without your support!
Here’s what some attendees and employers had to say about their experience:
Thank You to Our Partners
Thank you to all our 2024 Virtual Career Fair Partners! Your commitment to connecting with emerging talent is what makes our events so impactful. We appreciate your support and look forward to collaborating in the future.
Thank you to all our 2023 Virtual Career Fair partners! Interested in partnering with us for VCF 2024?
Past Partnerships
Sponsors
Funded in part by the Government of Canada's Student Work Placement Program, the Business + Higher Education Roundtable, and the Government of Canada's Skills for Success Program.
