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I work in a large communications department that was always pretty collegial, until recently when a new manager was appointed. She plays favorites, holds mini-meetings that exclude some, makes nasty remarks and claims ‘just joking' and has been generally unsettling our workplace.

If you have ever considered joining CPRS, Canada's official organization for PR and communications professionals, then you'll love this.

Members of the PR community came together on February 19, 2020 to learn about maintaining balance and building resiliency from a panel of experts convened by CPRS Vancouver.

Throw away your bashfulness and refer a colleague to join our CPRS Vancouver tribe.

As the leading professional association for PR and communications practitioners, we wanted a site that reflected the high calibre of our membership. We’ve given the site a sleek, clean look, optimized it for mobile, and featured photos of our members across the site.

This year, Rashpal Rai will be taking on the role as the Director of Senior-Level Professional Development.

As communicators, we all use storytelling to help disseminate our client or organization’s message to help them reach their business goals. Are you curious to learn more about how to elevate the delivery through the art of videography?

CPRS Vancouver hosted its first event in Squamish on Jan. 30, 2020 and it was a great success!

I’m in healthcare PR and along with my front-line colleagues have been grappling with the scourge of fentanyl for years ... Recently, I’ve learned something about this person that, if made public, would almost certainly force their resignation. It’s personal, not illegal, but getting this elected official ...

Professional development should be part of your PIP, growth/development plan or personal plan. As communicators we need to be able to speak factually and confidently about matters pertaining not only to the practice of communications but to matters impacting the organization or business we work within.

As we enter 2020, many of us are thinking about our careers and plans for the year (and decade) ahead. At CPRS, we’re proud advocates of the highest professional standards in public relations and communications management since 1948–so we have six decades of experience to help you in your next steps.

When the results rolled in from Canada’s 2019 federal election, CPRS Vancouver convened a panel of experts to review the campaigns and analyze which strategies worked well, which ones fell a little flat and which ones were just flat-out bad.

It’s now been over a year since Canada made history becoming the largest federal jurisdiction on the planet to legalize cannabis consumption. This massive policy shift legitimized a Canadian industry estimated to be worth $5 billion by 2021, while it simultaneously launched strict promotional and packaging...

I am very tempted to take this job, which offers me significantly more money and opportunity than my current role, but I’m not sure I can fully embrace the philosophy of “responsible gaming.” Should I ignore my qualms and just concentrate on the good that can be done with the money generated?