The LiveWorkPlay staff team meets in person on a quarterly basis, with one-day gatherings that are usually a combination of learning and team-buidling. We had a jam-packed and well-received session today, with a morning of person-centred work focused on reviewing Team Purpose Statements.

Congratulations to Frances and Martin for a successful 5k yesterday at #ottawaraceweekend

Charlotte Cowie has been employed at the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) team as an Administration Officer for almost five years. Recently, she has taken on new responsibilities in accounts payable, ensuring proper financial management and stewardship of funds in the public service.

Stephen Mullins had been about a year on the job at Canadian Wildlife Federation when Hire for Talent came to Ottawa and filmed scenes featuring employers and employees connected by LiveWorkPlay. The videos have stood the test of time, and so has Stephen, who is celebrating a 10th work anniversary!

Frances and Martin would like to wish everyone a happy Saturday and a happy Tulip Festival!

On May 16, 2026, Marie Stanfield celebrates her ninth year with the Canada Revenue Agency! Marie started in 2017 as a part-time casual employee, and advanced to a full-time contract. In 2021, she was made indeterminate (permanent) and is currently in the position of Appeals Clerk.

On May 11th, 2026, Daniel Pinsonneault celebrated an incredible 12 years of employment with Costco Wholesale! Daniel recently received a glowing performance appraisal from his managers, praising his ability to get the job done no how busy it gets (and it does get busy!).

Yesterday, LiveWorkPlay joined with other Community Living Ontario member organizations, self-advocates, families, and supporters from across the province at Queen’s Park for Community Living Ontario’s “Day at the Legislature.” #DayAtTheLeg26 #CLMonth2026 #WeAllBelong

"For siblings Spencer and Shelby, living at The Haven has made it easier than ever to stay connected while still enjoying their own independence." Spencer, Shelby, and their mom Sandra have been involved with LiveWorkPlay for almost 30 years! Read: www.multifaithhousing.ca/blog/spencer...

The report points to ongoing gaps for people with disabilities that are not consistently recognized or well understood, including people with intellectual disabilities, autistic persons, and best practices for supporting neurodiversity. Access the auditor's report: www.canada.ca/en/auditor-g...

Yesterday was the first day on the job for Simon Caisse, starting his 6 month contract as an Administrative Assistant with the Human Resources department at Levy TD Place. Photo credit: Jen Broad, LiveWorkPlay, Employer Partnerships and Workplace Inclusion Specialist

Presented live at Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026, LiveWorkPlay’s 31st Anniversary Celebration, April 17, at Cours Bayview Yards The Rob More Good Life Award – John Cholmondeley Introduction of presenter Mike More by Keenan Wellar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nud2...

Presented live at Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026, LiveWorkPlay’s 31st Anniversary Celebration, April 17, at Bayview Yards The Terri Hill My Own Home Bursary awarded to Spencer Penny Presented by Keenan Wellar, Co-Leader and Director of Communications at LiveWorkPlay www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd0s...

Award presented live at Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026, LiveWorkPlay’s 31st Anniversary Celebration, April 17 Inclusive Employment Champion – Janelle Wright, and the team at Finance Canada Presented by Mary Gusella, Volunteer Chair Federal Employment Strategy Group (FESG) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqxc...

Award presented live at Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026, LiveWorkPlay’s 31st Anniversary Celebration, April 17, at Bayview Yards Inclusive Employer Award – Kinaxis (Neil Butts) and CHEFS&STAFF4HIRE (Lauren Lochan) Presented by Anna Nelson, Director of Employment Supports www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tve1...

Award presented live at Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026, LiveWorkPlay’s 31st Anniversary Celebration, April 17, at Bayview Yards Inclusive Employer Award – LCBO (Accepted by Adam Robinson) Presented by Anna Nelson, Director of Employment Supports www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua6h...

Award presented live at Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026, LiveWorkPlay’s 31st Anniversary Celebration, April 17, at Bayview Yards Community Partner Award – Aisha Stambouli, Valor & Solutions Presented by Julie Kingstone, Co-Leader and Director of Operations www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVC0...

Steven let it be known to the LiveWorkPlay Community Supports Team that he wanted to start baking and cooking more. He had some ideas of his own but was also looking for suggestions. Last week it was a successful start with blueberry muffins, and today Steven took on a big challenge: pizza!

Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026 31st LiveWorkPlay Anniversary, the 20th broadcast of The LiveWorkPlay News, Top 26 of 2025-2026, recorded live at Bayview Yards the broadcast was presented in three segments, this is the third and final, fom #10-#1. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_N8...

Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026 31st LiveWorkPlay Anniversary, the 20th broadcast of The LiveWorkPlay News, Top 26 of 2025-2026, recorded live at Bayview Yards the broadcast was presented in three segments, this is the second, from #20-#11. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eklw...

Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026 31st LiveWorkPlay Anniversary, the 20th broadcast of The LiveWorkPlay News, Top 26 of 2025-2026, recorded live at Bayview Yards the broadcast was presented in three segments, this is the first, from #26-#21 (including Breaking News after #21). www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8oE...

LiveWorkPlay celebrates National Volunteer Week 2026: #NVW2026 presented live at Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026, the LiveWorkPlay 31st Anniversary Celebration at Bayview Yards. It was a suprise UWEO Community Builder Award for our board chair Daniel Spagnolo! Learn more at liveworkplay.ca

Sarah-Jane, your dedication, openness, and genuine care for our community do not go unnoticed. We are so grateful for everything you bring to LiveWorkPlay. Please join me in congratulating Sarah-Jane Harriz as the recipient of this year’s Volunteer Leadership Award!

LiveWorkPlay celebrates National Volunteer Week 2026: #NVW2026 Community Match Award – Bill Young & Chris Jones Curious about how what it means to be a Community Match or to pursue other volunteer opportunities at LiveWorkPlay? See liveworkplay.ca/get-involved...

This is National Volunteer Week #NVW2026 and the theme this year is Ignite Volunteerism! Featured on our banner for 2026: volunteers who were formally celebrated at Make A Buzz Ottawa, our 31st Anniversary at Bayview Yards on April 17. We look forward to providing more details about each of them!

What an amazing evenng! We will have full photo albums and recorded live video in the days ahead, thank you to all who attended Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026 and packed the Foundry at Bayview Yards to enjoydelicious catering by Meatings Barbecue, congratulations to all the very deserving award recipients!

Last night, Project SEARCH Ottawa partners hosted a virtual info session for interested students, families and supporters. Representing LiveWorkPlay, Joshua Gray and Anna Nelson were joined by Deb Lyon and Stephanie King from OCDSB and Lucie Zabchuk and Jewelle Crocker from The Ottawa Hospital.

We’re excited to celebrate an employment success story! ⭐️ Syntronic Research and Development Canada has announced a contract extension for Corynne Adamson. Corynne joined the team in early February as a part-time Office Support Assistant, quickly becoming an essential part of the workplace.

A Visit to Pembroke: Building the Future of Project SEARCH in Ottawa get the full story: liveworkplay.ca/2026/04/14/a...

April 13, 2026: The Honourable Minister Patty Hajdu made an announcement regarding Government of Canada actions to improve youth employment outcomes. Joëlle Perrier-Olsen, Inclusive Employment Specialist, was in attendance to represent LiveWorkPlay.

It was a full house for the April 8, 2026 "Transitioning to the World of Work: Resource Fair" hosted by OCDSB in partnership with OCSB. Joshua Gray represented LiveWorkPlay on the panel and was joined by Karen Niman to meet students and family members for individual conversations.

Awareness was a starting point. Action rooted in acceptance and inclusion must be the standard. We invite you to read this article which mentions LiveWorkPlay along with many of our friends and allies, to reflect and to share your thoughts: www.unacto.com/single-post/... #WAAD #WAAD2026

Our 31st anniversary is coming up fast! 17 years ago today, our "Maybe One Day" PSA started airing on the A-Channel television. We caused quite a buzz! It was shown frequently on daytime television and we had soap opera and sci-fi fans calling us because the loved it, or were bothered by it.

This has been a long time coming! Minutes after Chris moved to his own apartment, he spoke about adopting a cat. This sounds easy, but there were many ups and downs. But it was all meant to be, congratulations to Chris and a shout out to the Supported Independent Living specialists at LiveWorkPlay!

LiveWorkPlay is so excited to be working with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), their students, and The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus to launch Project Search Canada in Ottawa!

World Down Syndrome Day #WDSD2026 Message #3 from LiveWorkPlay: Loneliness happens when people are not supported to build and maintain connections with others: relationships that strengthen over time through shared interests and everyday experiences.

World Down Syndrome Day #WDSD2026 Message #2 from LiveWorkPlay: Being part of a workplace helps people build relationships, earn income, and take part in everyday life at home and in the community. Citizens with Down syndrome belong EVERYWHERE in our communities, including every type of workplace.

World Down Syndrome Day #WDSD2026 Message #1 from LiveWorkPlay: Our world is better when people with Down syndrome are valued as full citizens, contributing to and benefiting from shared opportunities as part of diverse, welcoming, and inclusive communities.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day! ☘️ Lá fhéile Pádraig sona duit! Thank you Janet and Stephen for this photo from your condo party!

The LiveWorkPlay News dropped in to Value Village (Merivale) because LiveWorkPlay member Jalynn Plaus is celebrating her 19th work anniversary! She started her career journey at the old location on Clyde, first on recycling, and then merchandising, before moving to her current cashier position.

It's hard to believe that it has already been more than 8 years since Frances Laube started work at DOW Honda and was featured in a 2018 video series by Hire for Talent. At the time Frances was a member of the reception team. The latest news is that Frances is now in a clearical position!

On International Women’s Day, LiveWorkPlay celebrates the achievements, leadership, and contributions of women and girls, including trans and gender-diverse people, in our community. Women play a leading role in our organization, making up the majority of our staff, volunteers, and board members.

The first quarterly meeting of the LiveWorkPlay Federal Employment Strategy Group for 2026 started with a moving commentary from volunteer chair Mary Gusella, acknowledging the many changes in the federal public service. The meeting was as energetic as always, including impromptu success stories!

Beyond Job Coaching – Part 3: Implementing Inclusive Employment Strategies Part 3 is part of a new three-part eLearning course series by @liveworkplay.bsky.social , developed in partnership with RWA Start Part 3: theinclusiveworkplace.ca/en/courses/b...

Au-delà de l’accompagnement au travail — partie 3 : mettre en œuvre des stratégies d’emploi inclusive La partie 3 fait partie d’une nouvelle série de cours en ligne en trois parties par @liveworkplay.bsky.social, développée en partenariat avec PDC. theinclusiveworkplace.ca/en/courses/b...

Our LiveWorkPlay Co-Leaders Julie and Keenan were enjoying the wave at Saturday's Ottawa Charge game when they noticed a familiar face - Angie is one of our newest members and a goaltender for the Condors, who were well represented throughout TD Place ⚡

We don’t really need a week dedicated to appreciating us, because our favourite thing to do is appreciate all of you. If you’d like to join us in celebrating community, connection, and the people who make inclusion real, we’d love to see you there: www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

Families, in all their shapes, forms and sizes, are at the heart of our communities. LiveWorkPlay exists today because family members in Ottawa wanted a better future for their children. May you enjoy a safe and joyous weekend with your loved ones! ♥️

Happy National Flag of Canada Day 🍁 youtu.be/t0qzJRL-AGo

Free Online Webcast The Henson Trust & Trustee Considerations February 25, 2026 at 7:00 pm EST www.planningnetwork.ca/events/the-h... We’re sharing this webinar with Brendon Pooran as a learning opportunity for those who want to better understand the role (and limits) of the Henson Trust.