Professional 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.
- Alberta College of Social Workers
- Alberta Council of Women's Shelters
- Alberta Criminal Justice Association
- Alberta Municipal Enforcement Association
- ALIGN Association of Community Services
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Canada
- American Society of Criminology
- Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies
- Canadian Association of Police Educators
- Canadian Association of Social Workers
- Canadian Centre for Workplace Occupational Health and Safety
- Canadian Civil Liberties Association
- Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates
- Canadian Criminal Justice Association
- Canadian Law and Society Association
- Canadian Sociological Association
- Child and Youth Care Association of Alberta
- Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations
- Edmonton Social Planning Council
- International Society for Criminology
- Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton
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.
Updated May 2025