2025 Year in Review

2025 Year in Review

  • Anthony Ariganello, CM, FCPHR|
  • December 23, 2025
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As we enjoy the remaining days of December and anticipate all the refreshing possibilities that 2026 can bring, I’d like to take a moment to recognize the successes and resilience of our organization, members, partners, and the greater HR community over the past year. Here are some of the highlights:

Governance:

CPHR BC & Yukon’s Public Policy Committee (PPC) has made a significant submission to the Policy, Regulation and Research Department. It addresses the consultation feedback for revising policies in the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual, Volume II, concerning mental disorder claims under section 135 of the Workers’ Compensation Act. The submission has been reviewed and captured the attention of the Premier’s office.

The PPC delivered a presentation to the Labour Board, introducing CPHR BC & Yukon and outlining our mandate. The Board expressed strong interest and acknowledged our role as the voice of the HR profession.

Membership:

  • We currently have 8,914 members of CPHR BC & Yukon.
  • We have 4,487 members with the CPHR designation, including 532 who reached this achievement within the past year, and another 643 members who recently became CPHR Candidates.
  • We had 750 mentors and protégés participate in the Professional Mentorship Program. 
Jingle Mingle: Holiday HR Hoedown in Kamloops

Professional Engagement:

  • We hosted 85 in-person connection events, such as socials, Rise & Share Breakfasts, and HR Gathers.
  • We hosted 18 Strategic HR Forums, 59 Wake Up and Wind Down HR sessions, 29 Practice Exchanges, and 64 Peer Exchanges.
  • We hosted 27 informative sessions and organized 39 Communities of Practice (CoPs) across 7 industries.
  • We held 4 HR Industry Nights and 1 Student Summit to support students and new graduates.
  • We hosted 26 HR Meet Ups to connect members and non-members within smaller geographical centers.
  • We welcomed 12,235 participants to these events, which accounts for up to 11,430.25 CPD hours. 

Professional Development:

  • We held a total of 46 Professional Development events, including 8 symposiums and workshops, 26 webinars and 12 partner events.
  • We had 10,957 attendees participate in these events across BC, Yukon, and online.
  • We granted 3,540.67 CPD hours through our events and programs offered by pre-approved partners.
  • We had 4,147 enrollments in our PD On-Demand courses.
  • For 2026, we look forward to a new format of keynote presentations and interactive, hands-on activities, as well as an upgraded user experience in the PD On-Demand platform. 

Recognition:

  • We recognized 5 recipients of the 2024 HR Spotlight at the Member Recognition Gala 2025.
  • We recently announced the 6 recipients of the 2025 HR Spotlight, sponsored by Talent Harbour.
  • On Feb. 2, 2026 we will recognize , our newest FCPHR; our ; and our 2025 CPHR designates at the?Member Recognition Gala.
CPHR Class of 2024 at the Member Recognition Gala 2025

Conference:

  • We welcomed nearly 1,400 in-person participants at the HR Conference & Expo 2025, and 234 on-demand viewers.
  • In total, we granted over 13,150 CPD hours to our attendees and viewers.
  • We had 89 companies participate as exhibitors and sponsors at the event.
  • We recently opened registration for the HR Conference & Expo 2026, which will take place May 5-6.

Communications & Outreach:

  • We generated 25+ media articles for CPHR BC & Yukon and CPHR Canada, which exemplified our role as the voice for HR professionals.
  • We partnered with Royal Roads University to provide 2 courses over 4 sessions to help members advance their Indigenous community engagement journeys.
  • We worked with other member provinces to amplify CPHR Canada’s national ad campaign this spring and recently launched a radio ad campaign to promote CPHR BC & Yukon on News1130 and Move 103.5, featuring a familiar voice, which will run until February 2026. 

As we wrap up this message, I want to thank our team, as well as the hundreds of member volunteers and our loyal partners and sponsors who supported CPHR BC & Yukon in 2025.

From our Board of Directors, to event volunteers, to the Public Policy Committee, to the HR Spotlight Committee, to the Conference Advisory Committee, to the Validation of Experience Committee, to the CPD Audit Committee, to the Professional Mentorship Program, to the Advisory Councils, to the Membership Committee, to the Online Community Hosts and Facilitators, to the Student Ambassadors — we couldn’t have achieved what we did this past year without you!

Have a happy holiday season and all the best to you and your loved ones in 2026.

Sincerely,
Anthony Ariganello

CPHR BC & Yukon, President and CEO

CM, FCPHR, FCPA, FCGA, ICD.D

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