You may wish to explore association sites to glean career information and get involved to meet like-minded people!
A professional association is a group of people in a specific occupation who join together to help sustain their profession. Typical activities include planning professional development opportunities such as workshops and conferences, setting standards for the practice of the occupation, and disseminating news about new procedures, research findings and legal / government regulations.
This is just a small selection of what is out there:
For whatever profession you are considering, there is probably a “BC Association of…” or “Canadian Association of…”. Just try Google and you will find many different groups out there.
Careers in Health & Wellness
- BC Association of Kinesiologists http://www.bcak.bc.ca/
- BC Recreation and Parks Association http://www.bcrpa.bc.ca/
- Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists http://www.caot.ca/
- Canadian Association of Pharmacists http://www.pharmacists.ca/
- Canadian Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists http://www.sac-oac.ca
- Canadian Physiotherapy Association www.thesehands.ca
- Canadian Psychological Association http://www.cpa.ca/
- Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association http://www.canadian-tr.org/
- College of Physical Therapists of BC http://www.cptbc.org/
- Dieticians of Canada http://www.dietitians.ca/
Careers in Engineering
- The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC http://www.apeg.bc.ca/
- Consulting Engineers of BC (CEBC) http://www.cebc.org/
- Structural Engineers Association of BC (SEABC) http://www.seabc.ca/
- Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (Engineers Canada) http://www.engineerscanada.ca/e/
- Canadian Council of Professional Geoscientists (CCPG) http://www.ccpg.ca/
Careers in Biological Sciences/ Biochemistry /Microbiology
- AGCareers: www.agcareers.com
- Agricultural Institute of Canada (AIC): http://www.aic.ca
- Association of Professional Biologists: https://professionalbiology.com
- BIOTECanada: www.biotech.ca
- Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences: www.csmb-scbm.ca
- Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST): www.cifst.ca
- Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution http://www.ecoevo.ca/en/index.htm
- Canadian Society of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology: www.csbmcb.ca
- Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists http://www.cseb-scbe.org/
- Canadian Society of Forensic Science: www.csfs.ca
- Canadian Society of Zoologists http://www.csz-scz.ca/
- College of Applied Biology: cab-bc.org
- Environmental Careers Organization http://www.eco.ca/ (more of a job board)
- Society for Conservation Biology http://www.conbio.org/
Other Science Careers:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.aaas.org/
- BC Technology Industry Association: http://www.bctia.org
- Canadian Association of Geographers http://www.cag-acg.ca/
- Canadian Association of Physicists http://www.cap.ca/
- Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS): http://www.cips.ca
- Canadian Society for Chemistry: http://www.cheminist.ca
- Geoscientists Canada http://www.geoscientistscanada.ca
For more professional associations relevant to your major, see:
What can I do with my Major?
