Presented by MDC Group, this training session is for anyone who wants to learn more about the ins and outs of entrepreneurship, whether you are starting a new business or revamping your current business plan.

When you start a business, you build a company according to your vision by applying your leadership, creativity, commitment and time to make life easier. You have the option to follow your own path, even if it goes against the conventional path set by society. But before you can start your own business, it is important to know the steps to take to get there. What you need is a good idea, a good plan and the motivation to achieve your goals.

• Find your business model.
• Choose a business name.
• Choose a legal structure for your company.
• Validate your product or service idea.
• Write a business plan.
• Find financing.
• Develop tax optimization strategies.
• Develop your product or service.

Presented by MDC Group, this workshop is intended for all self-employed workers or future workers who wish to better understand their duties and rights as a contractual employee. A self-employed worker, or autonomous worker in Canada, is both an entrepreneur and the owner of his own job. They are in control of their own work decisions, but must adapt to the demands of the job.

As a self-employed worker, you must respect several obligations in terms of income tax, sales taxes and deductible expenses to which you are entitled. The income from your business must be declared on your personal income tax return, with supporting documents.

• How does a self-employed person work?
• Does a self-employed person have to register?
• How to declare yourself as a self-employed worker?
• What is the difference between a self-employed worker and an employee?
• What are the deductible expenses of a self-employed worker?
• How to properly reduce taxes on your income?

Has your bank turned you down for a loan or offered you really high interest rates? Your credit score could be the cause! To turn things around, you need to know what influences your score:

• How to know my credit score.
• Understand what affects my credit score.
• Recognize debts that are not dischargeable.
• How to improve my credit rating.

This workshop is for entrepreneurs seeking financing, job seekers and individuals looking for housing, credit cards, mortgages, personal loans, lines of credit or financing to start a business. Attend this practical workshop from MDC Group to finally demystify and optimize your credit report!

Is your office environment hindering your productivity and effectiveness? Are you trying to conform to other people’s organizing styles? Do you know which organizing strategies work best for you? Interestingly, most of us were never taught how to organize our office space and put systems in place to support the important work we do. Attend this seminar to learn about organizing styles and discover strategies to help you get there. Taking the time to change your desk, so it works for you can supercharge your productivity and effectiveness!

Do you have notes scribbled all over the place? Do you think you might have forgotten to do something? Do you have trouble falling asleep? Do you feel you’re not getting close to reaching your goals? Do you lack focus? Use the OLAF Method to better manage your daily activities and increase your productivity and efficiency. Attend this seminar to discover the power of clear objectives and learn different list-making styles, strategies to help you maintain focus, and how to build an agenda that works for you.

You appreciate your colleagues. But do they feel appreciated? What impact would it have on your sector and your organization if your employees felt valued and appreciated? Did you know that each person has unique preferences for how their manager and their colleagues can communicate their appreciation in a meaningful way? Based on the concept of “The 5 Languages of Appreciation at Work”, this presentation will help you understand how authentic appreciation can facilitate the creation of a positive work environment and enhance employee loyalty and engagement. You will leave this presentation equipped and motivated to make a difference in your team.

Are you constantly stressed? Do you give a lot of yourself and are tired and running out of energy? Attend this inspirational and motivational presentation in discovering the meaning of self-care and the five elements to consider in making it happen. You will leave with your personalized action plan with concrete steps you are willing to commit to and with new resources. Let yourself be transformed by Caroline’s practical tools, passion and authenticity!

Presented by Local Language Training Inc., the objective of this presentation is to provide you with the necessary tools to effectively chair your management and team meetings in both official languages. We consider all aspects of chairing a bilingual meeting, such as the notice of meeting, the agenda, supporting documents, as well as techniques to promote bilingual interaction within a team. You will also have access to templates of authentic workplace documents.

Presented by Local Language Training Inc., this information session is for anyone who wants to be well prepared for the official Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC) language tests: Reading Comprehension, Written Expression and Oral Proficiency. We will cover all aspects of the assessments, such as the nuances between language proficiency levels, your various options before and after a test, as well as preparation techniques. You will also have access to practical exercises and online learning tools.

• Language profiles for various public service positions
• Second language test preparation techniques
• Latest language test formats from PSC

Are you interested in teaching second languages to federal public servants? Our team of qualified trainers can help! Presented by Local Language Training Inc., this professional training session is for anyone interested in new employment opportunities. We will cover all aspects of second language learning in the public service, such as language requirements, the second language training program for public servants, official federal second language evaluations and adult teaching techniques. You will have access to training materials, useful pedagogical resources and online tools to ensure the success of your learners. In addition, participants will receive a certificate of completion for their training.

• Introduction to the second language program for public servants
• Preparing for the second language evaluations in the public service
• Teaching techniques for federal public servants
• Preparing a learner training plan

"Safe Space" is a discussion space reserved for parents of children with autism who feel the need to talk about their daily reality. This Canada-wide francophone service was created to open a space for sharing and communication in order to allow parents to freely discuss the various issues they have encountered following the diagnosis of their child(ren). Participants are invited to choose the topics they wish to discuss without judgment or taboo.

Facilitated by Marie-Claude Robitaille*, this group allows us to identify the needs and expectations related to the different aspects of autism, to exchange experiences and solutions, to gather available tools and to organize workshops on specific issues.

Join us so that together we can find answers to your questions and that you can finally have access to a space for sharing and expression.

*Marie-Claude Robitaille has a bachelor's degree in education and is currently working on a master's degree in special education. She is a drama teacher, particularly with autistic children, and the mother of a child who has been diagnosed with high functioning autism (Asperger's).

Presented by Marie-Claude Robitaille, drama and acting teacher, the Improvisation Skills Development Workshop is designed for all types of clients who have difficulty managing or adjusting to unexpected situations. Many people feel insecure in the face of what may feel like a destabilizing event or moment.

Experimenting with improvisation techniques can help develop a sense of security by becoming aware of one's own ability to react. Inspired by the rules of the National Improvisation League matches, participants must improvise scenarios based on given themes:

• Fun
• Creativity
• Listening
• Reflexes
• Openness
• Self-confidence
• Secure yourself in the face of subversion

Whether you are facing challenging times or focusing on your goals, you all have the power to succeed on both personal and professional levels. Imagine the impact on your business, your team, your family and yourself if your everyday life was based on a combination of proven success principles. You will leave this dynamic and interactive workshop with a stronger sense of commitment and practical tools and concepts you can apply right away to launch yourself towards the success that you seek.

Statistics show that most people leave a professional or personal relationship citing a lack of appreciation more than any other factor. Dr. Gary Chapman and Dr. Paul White demystify this situation and challenges in their work through their books “The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace” and “The 5 Love Languages”. Premier Partner and Certified Facilitator, Caroline Rochon will give you the tools and inspiration to integrate the power of appreciation to transform your relationships at work and at home.

The Enneagram is a proven tool for self-knowledge and a vehicle for evolution. It is a recognized and effective psychological and spiritual tool that helps you discover the impact of the origin of fear and desire within you. It also helps you understand how they shape your worldview and, subsequently, your actions and attitudes. Do not hesitate to undertake the first part of this process which includes 8 practical and theoretical workshops. This process will facilitate the learning of the nine personality types through panel discussions and exchanges.

Letting go is not about remaining unaffected, passive, in the face of life's hazards. On the contrary, it is about accepting one's limits and acting only on what is within one's reach. This allows, among other things, to preserve one's physical and psychological health from the poison that the rumination of negative emotions represents.

• What is letting go
• The 7 steps to letting go
• How to let go
• Rituals for letting go

Affirmation strategies will help you better express your thoughts and needs. This workshop will allow you to practice speaking techniques while obtaining the desired results. Finally, several techniques to structure your message, whether positive or negative, will be presented.

• Acquire the art of asking for what you need
• Recognize your needs, name them and express them
• Recognize how to ask without asking
• Practice asking in a clear and firm manner
• Learn to say "no" with courtesy!
• Become aware of unwanted attention and affection

The body records all tensions. Getting in touch with your body is a privileged way to know your psychological state. We can lie to ourselves, but the body does not lie. This strategy shows how to manage your tensions, make them speak and translate them into words or images.

• Get in touch with your body
• Recognize states of tension and discomfort
• Express in words and images the messages of tension in order to dissolve them

Certain forms of language often reflect cognitive oddities that are harmful to self-esteem. Without realizing it, we get trapped in erroneous and limiting formulations. It is a matter of recognizing them in oneself first and then in others.

• To become aware of the forms of language that are harmful to self-esteem
• To detect them in one's own verbal expression
• To replace them by forms of language useful to the self-esteem
• To become aware of one's inner dialogue, especially in situations of failure and loss
• Learn to say encouraging words to oneself in a benevolent tone
• Learn to nourish your self-esteem by reminding yourself of your successes

To be a parent is to continually feel the responsibility of educating our children. We often feel helpless and powerless in the face of this great responsibility. This workshop is a tool that will allow you to discover your parenting style so that you can adjust your approach and avoid falling into certain traps. During this workshop, we will discuss the following 5 parenting styles:

• The absent parent
• The easy-going parent
• The coaching parent
• The authoritarian parent
• The abusive parent

Different questionnaires according to the age of your children (babies/young children and teenagers) will be proposed to you in order to help you better identify your current parenting style.

We are thinking of getting divorced, but what will happen to the children? How to prepare them to better live this rupture? We all know that divorce is a very difficult stage for children. This workshop will provide you with solutions to make the divorce less stressful for your children when the "big day" arrives. We will cover the following topics:

• Knowing how to leave
• Parents' reactions
• Children's reactions: Boy vs. girl - baby/child or teenager
• What causes problems for children
• After divorce
• Custody arrangements
• Keeping the children happy
• Effects of divorce on children's personalities
• Being aware of the issues

This workshop offers practical solutions to make your job easier and increase the pleasure of living with your children. Knowing how to say no will allow you to adjust your authority in order to resolve or reduce certain difficulties you have with your children. You will see that to educate well and to instill fundamental values in them, it is essential to know how to say no!

• My relationship with my child: The 13 conditions of modern parent slavery
• When to say no
• How to say no and be convincing
• I explain why I say no: why and how should I explain?
• Regaining respect

Many parents and teachers still use the traditional reward and punishment method of discipline. This workshop is designed to share with you the principles of self-discipline using Dr. Thomas Gordon's method.

• Different types of discipline and authority
• The traditional method: rewards and punishments
• Why rewards are ineffective
• Why punishments are ineffective
• The impact of control on our children
• Ways to get children to change their behavior without controlling them
• Helping children solve their own problems
• Active listening