Diversity

By using pronouns accurately and respectfully and fostering a culture where everyone feels comfortable asserting their pronouns, you can make a huge difference in people’s day-to-day experiences at work and...

Addressing the entrenched issues around newcomer employment in Canada will require systems-level change....

Can you imagine what Canada would look like if the entire country shifted its purchasing power to include social procurement? Across all sectors. Communities. Businesses. Several years ago, when the...

Indigenous populations are the fastest growing in Canada, and First Nations, Métis and Inuit youth contribute significantly to the labour market. However, gaps in labour market outcomes with non-Indigenous youth...

This article was originally published on the CPHR Alberta blog and has been reprinted with permission. In a 2020 interview, I was asked why organizations falter when trying to incorporate...

This article was originally published on CharityVillage and has been reprinted with permission. Job hunting is rarely easy. With steep competition today, applicants often go on three, four or even five interviews...

Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) has proven to be a valuable organizational lever in many companies. The benefits are numerous, as explained by a group of experts in Forbes: better...

Curiosity and courage helped these practitioners overcome many obstacles to getting started in the field....

The nature of work is rapidly changing and is creating opportunities for jobseekers who have a disability. But for the more than 600,000 employable Canadians who have a disability, many...

When Nadia*, a mother of seven, came to Canada as a refugee, she sought out supports through a language and employment skills training program to help ease her transition. However,...