We believe everyone plays a role in building a more inclusive workplace. So, we’re committed to inspiring our teams to demonstrate inclusive behaviours and actions every day. Here are some of the many actions we took:
We built our foundation between 2006 and 2012 by
- Establishing the Diversity Council
- Launching a Mentoring Program
- Introducing a diversity curriculum for managers
- Topping up maternity leave
- Developing a Flexible Work Arrangement Policy
- Initiating the Ontario Women’s Employee Network
Between 2013 and 2017, we focused on
- Introducing a Career Management Program
- Launching Implicit Bias workshops and “Reverse Mentoring” program for executives
- Expanding of Women’s Networks to Quebec & Atlantic regions
- Scaling up our flexible work arrangement policy amongst many other causes
Since 2018, we built a dedicated DEI team that has championed many great initiatives, a few being:
- Being certified as a Kincentric Best Employer in Canada, the U.S. and North America. Part of this certification evaluates our capability to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace for our employees.
- Being certified by La Gouvernance au Féminin certification awarded to organizations that achieve gender balance on their board and executive team.
- Built DEI training programs: Inclusive Leaders program for managers, Living our values Inclusively, and Reconciliation education for all employees
- Developed Accessibility and Workplace Adjustments policies.
- Launched an employee and manager portal for mental health and well-being resources and support.
