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What Canadian Equality does

We help build diverse, equitable, and inclusive organizations where everyone can thrive.

Wherever you're at in your diversity, equity and inclusion journey, we are here to help you move the dial. We meet you where you're at, walk alongside you and build your internal DEI capacity to successfully transform your workplace culture and sustain DEI for the long run.

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Equity Diversity and Inclusion Consulting Firm in Canada - Best DEI Consultant

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We help build diverse, equitable, and inclusive organizations where everyone can thrive. Wherever you're at in your diversity, equity and inclusion journey, we are here to help you move the dial. We meet you where you're at, walk alongside you and build your internal DEI capacity to successfully transform your workplace culture and sustain DEI for the long run.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 101

Advanced Intersectionality

Unconscious Bias, Microaggressions and Bias Awareness

Power, Privilege and Allyship

Cross Cultural Communication

Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)

Inclusive Boards

Recruiting and Hiring for Diversity

Equitable and Inclusive Leadership

Inclusive Language and Communications

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 101

Advanced Intersectionality

Unconscious Bias, Microaggressions and Bias Awareness

Power, Privilege and Allyship

Cross Cultural Communication

Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)

Inclusive Boards

Recruiting and Hiring for Diversity

Equitable and Inclusive Leadership

Inclusive Language and Communications

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Read on to know how you can monitor your work to maintain equality and diversity and why it's essential.

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How do you monitor diversity in the workplace?

Author: Canadian Equality Consulting

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace are no longer optional, they are legal requirements. The Canadian Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, and many other diversity and identity grounds. Also, Canada's Employment Equity Act and the Federal Contractors Program require employers to take active measures to improve their employment opportunities for certain groups of people. Monitoring diversity is crucial to help find and highlight inequalities and to gain valuable insight into any underlying causes of discrimination and bias. So how does one monitor diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace?
1. Data collection
To ascertain how well your organization is doing with regards to equality and diversity in the workplace, a data collection strategy is recommended. Remember to collect and store data in line with the Data Protection Act. Assure staff that any forms they fill in will be used solely for ensuring a fair and equal workplace for all and that it will be kept separate from other documents. When you start gathering the information you should start at the very beginning from before you even begin to interview candidates-and that is where and how you advertise for staff. Collect detailed disaggregated data through forms or questionnaires that have specific categories like gender, age, race, ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation, and so forth to help you get this information, ensuring that options for identity questions are diverse. For example, provide "another" or "prefer not to respond" after an inclusive list of options. This disaggregated data will give you a better idea of how diverse your current workforce is, and alert you to any areas that need improvement. Furthermore, It will give you a better idea of your brand's reputation and how good (or bad) your organization is at attracting and retaining candidates from certain groups of people and/or nationalities, races, ages or sexual orientations. The data will also illuminate where in your recruitment and hiring processes you have weak points or gaps. It will reveal whether you're not advertising positions in the right locations to attract diversity or whether you may have biases in your interview process if that is where many diverse candidates are screened out of the competition.
2. Reviewing collected data
Once you have collected all your data - it will need to be reviewed. Regularly collecting and analyzing this data is imperative to see where you stand on an ongoing basis concerning diversity and inclusion. Assess which departments within your organization could improve by having a better mix of people or more flexible working environments. Remember that diversity is not limited to race, gender, age, religion, and/or sexual orientation. It also applies to having non-standard working contracts, like for example: allowing working parents an opportunity to work part-time. Or, allowing other employees the opportunity to work from home on certain days of the week. It's all about being in tune with your employees and their needs so that you can build loyalty and trust and thus improve productivity.
3. Taking action
If you can see from your data collection and analysis that you are still falling short, it will now be easy to see where you need to improve. For example: perhaps you are not hiring employees from certain groups of people? This could be addressed by changing the way you recruit staff. Perhaps your organization has always used the same recruitment agency. Or perhaps if you have never advertised vacancies on social media or through specific organizations that serve diverse populations before, now is the time to try that method of recruiting staff. Rewriting job ads or changing the imagery of ads may make it more appealing to different groups of people. By broadening your reach you could tap into a broad spectrum of people that may not initially have thought to apply for the job.

Monitoring diversity, equity, and inclusion in your workplace is an ongoing process. It is important to understand your personal biases and assumptions throughout the monitoring process. At Canadian Equality Consulting, we provide diversity, equity, and inclusion workplace assessments using an intersectional lens. Our process goes beyond standard methodologies for assessing and monitoring diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and includes research, surveys, policy and program reviews, focus groups and interviews, benchmarking, comparative analysis, among others. The data collected is used to inform and build strategic and actionable plans with built-in evaluation and accountability mechanisms.

Benefits of diversity monitoring

Diversity monitoring helps you to reach evidence-based decisions on where you need to improve. It helps you to recruit from a wider talent pool and thus get better candidates. Furthermore, more people will want to work for a company that is flexible to their needs and that respects their values and their background. When you can assess where and when unfair practices are taking place, then you can address them effectively and promptly. This will optimize staff retention and save your organization on the costs of hiring and training new employees.

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How do you monitor diversity in the workplace? Author: Canadian Equality Consulting Diversity and inclusion in the workplace are no longer optional, they are legal requirements. The Canadian Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, and many other diversity and identity grounds.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 101

Advanced Intersectionality

Unconscious Bias, Microaggressions and Bias Awareness

Power, Privilege and Allyship

Cross Cultural Communication

Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)

Inclusive Boards

Recruiting and Hiring for Diversity

Equitable and Inclusive Leadership

Inclusive Language and Communications

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GameChanger: Lorelei Higgins: Indigenous History Month

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Read our interview with Lorelei Higgins on Indigenous History Month. Lorelei is a Métis Canadian Cultural Mediator, a Rotary Peace Fellow and Positive Peace Activator as well as a Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Program alumna.

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#GameChanger: Lorelei Higgins: Indigenous History Month

May is Indigenous History Month in Canada and National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st. This month and day is a reminder to dedicate ourselves to reflect on the contributions, culture, and strength of Indigenous Peoples. It is also a time to re-dedicate ourselves to the promise of reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada, as well as reflect on the actions we promised to make throughout the year to advance reconciliation and continue to work towards them.

This month's #GameChanger is Lorelei Higgins. Lorelei is a Métis Canadian Cultural Mediator, a Rotary Peace Fellow and Positive Peace Activator as well as a Governor General's Canadian Leadership Program alumna. She has worked on community-based projects locally and internationally with government agencies, non-government organizations and the business sector. These projects have centered on peace and conflict transformation, Indigenous matters and the elevation of female voices in leadership. Lorelei has worked across the globe in communities in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. She is also the Community Lead for the City of Calgary's Anti-Racism Program and is working to advance The City of Calgary's anti-racism journey as well as commitments to Truth and Reconciliation.
We interviewed Lorelei to learn more about being Métis and winning Mrs. Canada, how to work towards being an everyday peacebuilder, and committing to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. Read the full interview below!
Q1: You are Mrs. Canada 2021 and in 2022, you have won Mrs. Globe contestant of the year, placed in the top 10, and won the friendship award. Can you tell us about what it was like being a Métis woman competing and succeeding in the pageant?

I feel so proud to be Métis and to be representing Canada on the global pageant stage! It feels a bit surreal! In the recent competition in Palm Springs, I was so excited that another Indigenous Canadian woman, Karen Gaudry, also placed in the top 10. We are ecstatic to be making history together! I have been so supported by so many communities including my Indigenous Elders, the Métis Nation, the international peacebuilding community and the various communities I am part of across Canada. Through my role as Mrs. Canada Globe, I continue to meet so many people around the world. This crown has travelled with me to the United States, Mexico, El Salvador, South Africa, Germany, Holland, Italy and French Polynesia.

I love that this crown has become such a point of connection. What starts out as a conversation when people see the crown turns into further connections and before you know it, stories are being shared around a family table while we share a meal. I have always been a person who values authentic connections and being able to do this as part of my role as Mrs. Canada Globe is an honour I will never lose sight of.

Q2: Have there been any new developments at the pageant since you've started competing?

I will continue to represent Canada on the global stage and will get a chance to compete in China in 2023 for the title of Mrs. Globe. I am so excited about this opportunity as I keep hearing what an experience it is. This is all dependant on the global state of affairs and the continued impacts of the pandemic.

Q3: Can you tell us about peacebuilding, your peacebuilding journey and how others can take action to be everyday peacebuilders?

Peacebuilding is something we can all do! In fact, when I started peacebuilding, I didn't even know I was doing it. My peacebuilding journey started as a Rotary Exchange student while I was in South Africa more than 23 years ago.

I was simply connecting in positive ways in community, engaging in cross-cultural sharing and contributing to the growth of healthy communities through service and development projects. I thought I needed very formal diplomatic training in order to even use the word peacebuilding.

What I have learned over the course of my life is that peacebuilding is about the things you can do every single day to make positive differences. One of the most incredible female peacebuilders, Irene Santiago, says that peacebuilding is about increasing connections and decreasing dividers. Where can you be a source of connection? What can you do to decrease dividers?

Peacebuilding can seem complex. Start where you are. It starts with showing up! Here are a few ways you can take action to be an everyday peacebuilder:

Make connections with neighbours. Get to know each other. Help create belonging.

Volunteer in your community. Create opportunities for others to volunteer as well.

Help create community gathering spaces and opportunities to gather. Things like community gardens, pantries, tool lending libraries and little libraries are amazing ways to peacebuild. They give a place gather and a place to exchange information and resources.

Engage in dialogue. Let the kitchen table be a place of discussion and invite others to join you.

Be curious. Try new restaurants, shops and events. Share these experiences.

Be wildly inclusive. I believe that the shared path forward requires all of us. How can you bring a wide array of people into different spaces? Where can you move over and create more space for others?

Q4: How can others commit to and work towards reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples?

At the heart of truth and reconciliation lies the willingness to seek out truth and engage actively in relationship. Truth means actively pursuing information about our histories and present-day realities, asking hard questions and finding out more about what we don't know. Reconciliation is about establishing and maintaining a mutually respectful relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. So, keep learning and keep building positive relationships!

Learn about the diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada and learn some Indigenous languages, especially local Indigenous languages. How often do we travel and take the time to learn the basics of how to communicate where we are? Do we ever do that right on the ancestral lands where we live?

As much as possible, join Indigenous community events and support Indigenous owned businesses. There is so much to share and so much to rediscover together. Let the journey of truth and reconciliation be an invitation to join in cross-cultural sharing that leads to a positive shared path forward and a future where we all belong. Let this path be grounded in the Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing of the Original Peoples of these lands. Maarsii.

Thank you Lorelei Higgins. Check out other amazing #Gamechangers for more!

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GameChanger: Lorelei Higgins: Indigenous History Month May is Indigenous History Month in Canada and National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st. This month and day is a reminder to dedicate ourselves to reflect on the contributions, culture, and strength of Indigenous Peoples.

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We at Canadian Equality Consulting conduct customized GBA+ training and full-scale GBA+ assessments that enhance effectiveness and increase empathy and engagement amongst co-workers. Call today to know more!

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Short answer: No. Longer answer: GBA+ includes examination and consideration of not only sex, gender and sexual orientation, but also includes Indigeneity, race, ethnicity, language, (dis)ability, geographic location, culture, religion, education, rank, income, and much more. GBA+ takes an intersectional approach and includes consideration of social and societal norms, power and privilege, unconscious biases and microaggressions, and equips you with a framework and process to be an ally and actively integrate DEI into your work.

If you receive funding or are regulated by the federal government or a provincial government in Canada, chances are your organization is required to adopt and integrate GBA+ in your work. If not, GBA+ is a versatile equity tool that can be successfully integrated into all types of work in any sector. GBA+ can be applied to policy or program development, implementation or evaluation; event planning; marketing campaigns; service delivery; infrastructure development; product design and development; and much more. The ultimate goal of a tool like GBA+ is to advance inclusion and equality in your workplace.

Canadian Equality has specialized expertise in GBA+ and excels at adapting the process, framework, methodology and tools to apply it to directly to any type of work and any sector. The online basic government training often fails because it is not customized to your work and does not provide tangible and immediately actionable tools.

Yes. We can lead and/or support your department in creating a GBA+ responsibility centre, conduct an organizational needs assessment, develop and draft a meaningful policy statement, develop and design GBA+ training and tools, pilot GBA+ with one or several internal projects and create a change management informed roll-out plan for your entire organization as well as ongoing monitoring and evaluation.

The benefits of GBA+ have been well documented by the Government of Canada and by Canadian Equality, and include:

Cost savings,

Improved decision-making,

Improved communications,

Better data and research capacity,

Enhanced effectiveness,

Increased empathy and engagement amongst co-workers,

Equality of opportunity.

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Partner with us to design and implement a data-driven DEI strategy, framework and action plan.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 101

Advanced Intersectionality

Unconscious Bias, Microaggressions and Bias Awareness

Power, Privilege and Allyship

Cross Cultural Communication

Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)

Inclusive Boards

Recruiting and Hiring for Diversity

Equitable and Inclusive Leadership

Inclusive Language and Communications

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Anti-racism systems are active processes of identifying and eliminating racism to promote racial equality in the workplace. Ton know more, call us at 780-399-8989.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 101

Advanced Intersectionality

Unconscious Bias, Microaggressions and Bias Awareness

Power, Privilege and Allyship

Cross Cultural Communication

Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)

Inclusive Boards

Recruiting and Hiring for Diversity

Equitable and Inclusive Leadership

Inclusive Language and Communications

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Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

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Canadian Equality Consulting is Canada"s leading diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy firm providing DEI Consulting services in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Toronto. Call us at 7803998989 to hire a DEI consultant today!

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What Canadian Equality does

We help build diverse, equitable, and inclusive organizations where everyone can thrive.

Wherever you're at in your diversity, equity and inclusion journey, we are here to help you move the dial. We meet you where you're at, walk alongside you and build your internal DEI capacity to successfully transform your workplace culture and sustain DEI for the long run.

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Equity Diversity and Inclusion Consulting Firm in Canada - Best DEI Consultant

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We help build diverse, equitable, and inclusive organizations where everyone can thrive. Wherever you're at in your diversity, equity and inclusion journey, we are here to help you move the dial. We meet you where you're at, walk alongside you and build your internal DEI capacity to successfully transform your workplace culture and sustain DEI for the long run.

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We at CEC provide anti-racism training, diversity and inclusion programs. Our DEI training is interactive, impactful, and customized to your work. Find out more right here!

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 101

Advanced Intersectionality

Unconscious Bias, Microaggressions and Bias Awareness

Power, Privilege and Allyship

Cross Cultural Communication

Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)

Inclusive Boards

Recruiting and Hiring for Diversity

Equitable and Inclusive Leadership

Inclusive Language and Communications

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