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How the TTC’s first-ever chief diversity, culture officer is driving change

mdunne — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 13:00:15 +0000

When you board a bus, streetcar or subway train in Canada’s biggest city, chances are the driver will be a man. Keisha Campbell, the Toronto Transit Commission’s first-ever chief diversity and culture officer, is aiming to tackle the lack of female transit operators and many other diversity, equity and inclusion challenges at North America’s third-largest transit […]

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IKEA Canada continually building on DEI initiatives to support employees

mdunne — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:00:25 +0000

As a “symbol of our collective sorrow,” IKEA Canada lowered its flags in response to the news of the grim discovery of mass graves at former residential schools in this country. The home goods retailer has also been talking with several Indigenous-led organizations to development its reconciliation strategy and has shared resources, including via its employee […]

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Canadian employers continuing DEI efforts one year after murder of George Floyd

mdunne — Tue, 25 May 2021 13:10:11 +0000

The murder of George Floyd, one year ago today in Minneapolis, Minn., sparked calls for change around the world including in Canadian workplaces. Floyd’s death kicked off global Black Lives Matter rallies last spring and summer, as well as many hard conversations about anti-Black systemic racism between Canadian employers and employees. And in the wake of those […]

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Canadian pensions sign pledge to tackle anti-Black systemic racism

mschmit — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 03:56:18 +0000

Several prominent players in Canada’s pension industry have signed onto the BlackNorth Initiative, pledging to take specific actions within their organizations to tackle anti-Black systemic racism. “The persistent inequities across our country underscore our urgent, national need to address and alleviate racial, ethnic and other tensions and to promote the elimination of anti-Black systemic racism […]

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