Professional and Industry Associations
The following list reflects some of the professional associations that a student may want to consult for career advice, work search assistance and labour market information. There might also be volunteer and/or conference opportunities, either locally or distance, available for students.
Directories are databases or collections of links to companies and professional organizations that operate in a specific industry or sector. Directories can help you identify organizations that operate in your area of study and directories may be found on professional association pages that include member companies or sponsors.
- Academic Women's Association
- Alberta Academy of Mediators and Arbitrators
- Alberta Family Mediation Society
- Alberta Human Rights Commission
- Alberta Women Entrepreneurs (AWE)
- Association for Women's Rights in Development
- Association of Community Services (ALIGN)
- Canada School of Public Service
- Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration
- Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion
- Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action
- Canadian Human Rights Commission
- Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW)
- Catalyst
- Edmonton Social Planning Council
- International Association for Feminist Economics
- Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services
- International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
- National Women's Studies Association (US)
- Native Women's Association of Canada
- Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers
- Women's, Gender and Social Justice
Depending on the time and effort that the professional association has put into developing its career information, an association’s website can include the following information::
- How to join the professional association, especially as a student member
- Information about certification and licensing
- Access to professional events
- Contact information to find a mentor, or a graduate advisor, or to set up an information interview
- Niche job boards that are relevant to the profession - job boards that are password protected cannot be scraped by Indeed or LinkedIn.