Join us on December 9, 2025, for an energizing half-day event designed to support your mental health and professional resilience. Whether you’re navigating workplace stress, balancing caregiving responsibilities, or simply looking to recharge, the CPA Assist Virtual Wellness Conference offers expert-led sessions packed with practical tools and fresh perspectives.
This year’s conference dives deep into the evolving nature of work, the mental load of caregiving, and the science of stress and sleep. Whether you’re leading a team, managing deadlines, or navigating personal challenges, this event offers actionable insights to help you thrive—at work and beyond.
Conference Details
Date: Tuesday, December 9
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. MST
Cost: Two options to select from:
1) All-access Live Virtual Pass (25$ + GST): Ticket includes live access to the keynote speaker, breakout sessions, live Q&A, on-demand access for 30-days, a copy of Jennifer Moss’s book, Why Are We Here? Creating a Work Culture Everyone Wants, and a delegate gift shipped directly to you.*
Registration deadline: December 2
*Delegate gifts are shipped within Canada/USA only.
Note: The recent Canada Post strike may impact the timing of some deliveries. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
All-access registration2) On-Demand Virtual Pass (free): Ticket includes 30-day access to conference material available on-demand shortly following the live event. This ticket choice does NOT include the book, delegate gift or live access.
Registration deadline: December 5
On-demand registrationNote: this conference is only open to CPAs and CPA PEP candidates in Alberta and Saskatchewan, and their significant others.
Keynote Speaker: Jennifer Moss
Why Are We Here? Creating a Work Culture Everyone Wants
People are experiencing a post-pandemic phenomenon they can’t quite put their finger on. Work is evolving, and so are employees’ expectations of it. Most people would agree it still feels out of sync. Leaders have been tasked with navigating these changes in real time, without a playbook. Meanwhile, the workforce is in search of more purpose in their work yet is unsure of how or where to find it. They’ve likely found themselves pondering, “Why am I here?”
In this session—and in her provocative new book with the same title—Jennifer Moss pinpoints what is missing from work today.
Key takeaways:
- An understanding of the three unexpected shifts in worker behaviour explained through behavioural science research and the implications of these shifts for talent management and organizational culture
- Tools to move beyond the “new normal” to “jumping the timeline” and examining how rapid change impacts our attitudes and behaviours
- Leadership development to focus on purpose, cognitive empathy, and hope to enhance team performance
- Techniques to boost intrinsic motivation, minimize turnover, combat employee isolation, and foster belonging
- Approaches to widen the pipeline for women in leadership roles and more effectively manage a multi-generational workforce
- Effective methods for transitioning from change fatigue to change readiness
- Guidance for integrating AI while ensuring a sustainable future workforce
- Tools to understand and operationalize hope theory in the workplace because our world in polycrisis needs it more than ever
Concurrent Sessions
Clear Mind, Steady Numbers: Building Stress Tolerance and Practical Tools to Reduce Overwhelm and Build Resilience
with Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley
Session details
Accounting demands precision, focus, and stamina. But with tight deadlines, constant change, and high expectations, even the most experienced professionals can feel mentally overloaded and stretched thin. The good news? There are practical, science-backed strategies that can help you stay clear-headed, calm, and energized—even in the busiest seasons.
Designed specifically with the demands of accounting in mind, this session helps you understand what’s happening in your brain and body during high-stress moments and gives you tools you can use right at your desk to reset, refocus, and respond with clarity.
Balancing the Books and the Care: Strategies for Working Caregivers
with Sarah Jenner
Session details
Many professionals are balancing demanding careers with caregiving responsibilities, and it’s taking a toll. In this session, participants will explore practical strategies to prevent caregiver burnout, advocate for support at work, and foster a workplace culture that reduces stigma. Whether you’re caring for children or older adults or supporting a loved one, you’ll walk away with tangible tools you can use right away. This session is also valuable for leaders looking to better support caregiving employees.
A Wake-Up Call for CPAs: The Importance of Sleep and Building a Sleep Toolbox
with Marlee Boyle BSc, RRT, CCSH and Leah Corkum BA, LPN
Session details
Sleep is essential for cognitive performance, mental clarity, and well-being, but it’s often undervalued. In this session, participants will explore how sleep works, why reclaiming sleep is essential, and the causes and risks of sleep loss. Participants will discover evidence-based tools and practical strategies to improve their sleep hygiene, manage stress, and build a sleep-positive routine that will positively impact their professional and personal lives.
Conference Agenda
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Timing (MST) |
Session |
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10:00 – 11:25 am |
Introduction |
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11:25 – 11:30 am |
Break |
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11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Clear Mind, Steady Numbers: Building Stress Tolerance and Practical Tools to Reduce Overwhelm and Build Resilience |
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11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Balancing the Books and the Care: Strategies for Working Caregivers |
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11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
A Wake-Up Call for CPAs: The Importance of Sleep and Building a Sleep Toolbox |
Thank you to our sponsor
Disclaimer
CPA Alberta will only use or disclose personal information for the purpose for which it was collected. The purpose of the personal information collected is for the third-party vendor to register and allow access on its virtual platform, or for a use that is consistent with that purpose. All personal information collected is held securely and confidentially and is not disclosed to anyone outside of CPA Alberta or CPA Saskatchewan unless as indicated in their Privacy Policies, authorized by the Rules, or with express or implicit authorization by the individual registering for the event.
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Refund Policy
All cancellations and/or transfers must be received in writing at events@cpaalberta.ca.
Full refund, less processing fees, will be granted more than ten (10) full business days before the conference’s start date. Eventbrite processing fees are nonrefundable. Full refunds will not be granted if the written withdrawal/transfer request is received three (3) business days or less before the start date. Extenuating exceptions may apply and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Once a registrant receives their login ID and password, direct access to their web-based content, or delegate gift, no refunds or substitutions will be granted.