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Centering well-being: Catalysing transformative self-care practices within diversity, equity, and inclusion

Posted on: July 24, 2024

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By Rochele Padiachy

June 24 marks the beginning of Self-Care month, culminating in Self-care Day on July 24. This symbolic period was chosen to emphasize that self-care is a practice that can be inte…

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Supporting young professionals in your workplace

Posted on: July 9, 2024

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by the CCDI Research Team

Entering the workforce during the pandemic was not easy for me. All the advice I had been given by older professionals suddenly did not apply to me because the workforce had…

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A journey to parenthood: Celebrating the Global Day of Parents

Posted on: May 31, 2024

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by Charles Paradis

There are two books that my wife and I like reading with our toddler. They are “Families Grow” by Dan Saks and “All Kinds of Families” by Suzanne Lang. The reason we enjoy these, i…

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International No Diet Day: Ways diet culture manifests in the workplace

Posted on: May 6, 2024

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by Miriam Chiasson

Did you know that May 6 is International No Diet Day? It was first observed in 1992 when British feminist Mary Evans Young, who had struggled with body image and eating disorders h…

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Neurodiversity 101: Supporting a neurodiverse workforce

Posted on: April 14, 2024

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As workplaces become more aware of the benefits of diversity, it's essential to embrace the unique strengths and challenges that come with different ways of thinking and functioning, also known as neu…

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Glottophobia: Let’s talk about language discrimination in Canada (part 2)

Posted on: April 2, 2024

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by Iván Barradas, M.A. 

As discussed in the first part of this article, two particular features of Canada's linguistic distribution need to be taken into account. As agents of change in our communiti…

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International Day of Happiness

Posted on: March 20, 2024

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In 2013 the United Nations began celebrating the International Day of Happiness as a way of recognizing the importance of happiness and well-being in the daily lives of people around the globe1. The r…

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Glottophobia: Let’s talk about language discrimination in Canada

Posted on: February 21, 2024

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by Iván Barradas, M.A.

Believe me, Im being honest when I say that almost twenty years after immigrating to Canada, no obstacle has been harder for me to overcome than language discrimination. And t…

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Celebrating National Ribbon Skirt Day

Posted on: December 14, 2023

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by Ashley Sheppard

This year on January 4, 2023, Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island (also known as Canada) celebrated the first ever National Ribbon Skirt Day. It was a significant moment for m…

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The DreamMakers Council: CCDI and Indigenous Works collaborate to advance Indigenous inclusion and reconciliation in Canada

Posted on: September 18, 2023

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How are organizations moving towards reconciliation and building organizational cultures that support Indigenous inclusion? In late 2021, the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) and Ind…

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