Ottawa Business Breakfast: Disability Inclusion in Action

Join us for an enriching and impactful morning designed to empower businesses in the manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, and skilled trades sectors to embrace disability inclusive hiring practices. Hosted by the Ontario Corporate Training Centre (OCTC), with support from Performance Plus Rehabilitative Care (PPRC), Innovative Community Support Services (ICSS), March of Dimes Ottawa, and Ottawa-Carleton Association for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (OCAPDD), this event is designed for business leaders and HR professionals in Ottawa and surrounding areas. It will provide Disability Awareness & Confidence Training, practical resources and community connections to foster a diverse and disability inclusive workplace.

Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025

Time: 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Location: McKellar Park Field House

Address: 539 Wavell Ave, Ottawa, ON K2A

Cost: Free

• Participate in Disability Awareness & Confidence Training (DACT) and earn a Certificate of Completion.

• Learn from local business leaders who have successfully integrated disability inclusion into their hiring and retention practices.

• Explore complimentary tools and services available through the Ontario Corporate Training Centre (OCTC) to support your disability inclusion journey.

• Connect with Ottawa Employment Service Providers (ESPs) and industry peers.

This event offers valuable training, insights, and resources to implement disability inclusion as part of your organization’s diversity, equity and inclusion goals.

Business owners, Human Resources professionals or decision-makers in healthcare, manufacturing, skilled trades, hospitality & tourism are all welcome to attend.

• Refreshments and light snacks will be served during the presentation

• Dietary restrictions or food allergies must be indicated in advance

RSVP today to learn how you can be a part of Ontario’s disability inclusive business community. If you require any support or accommodation(s) to participate in this event, please e-mail [email protected] by January 29th, 2025.

The Ontario Corporate Training Centre (OCTC) is a province wide project aimed to provide research informed training, resources, and services to businesses across Ontario.

Supported by the Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) and funded by the Government of Canada, this project will foster strength-based collaborations and transform the employment landscape for people who have a disability.

Host or Publisher Ontario Corporate Training Centre