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2019 Community Contributor of the Year, Eastern Canada: Marilyn Verghis

Posted on: October 15, 2019

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MacKenzie Pudwell

Marilyn Verghis holds a honours degree in International Development with double minors in Economics and Women Studies from McGill University. In both high-school and post-secondary …

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2019 Employer Initiative of the Year, Eastern Canada: Sobeys – Sensory Friendly Shopping Program

Posted on: September 25, 2019

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MacKenzie Pudwell

Sobeys Inc. has demonstrated a commitment to inclusion through the creation and implementation of their Sensory Friendly Shopping Program in Atlantic Canada. I sat down with Heather…

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2019 Community Contributor of the Year, Western Canada: Elise Ahenkorah

Posted on: September 13, 2019

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MacKenzie Pudwell

Elise Ahenkorah is the Founder and Inclusion Strategist at inclusion FACTOR, a data-driven equity, diversity and inclusion strategic planning firm. She is also the Founder and Execu…

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2019 Western D&I Practitioner of the Year: Dr. Valerie Pruegger

Posted on: September 5, 2019

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MacKenzie Pudwell

“I think the big assumption is, doesn’t it just happen?”

Dr. Pruegger hit the nail on the head - there is an assumption today that D&I work takes care of itself, it just happen…

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2019 Eastern D&I Practitioner of the Year: Zoya Zayler

Posted on: August 22, 2019

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MacKenzie Pudwell

Zoya Zayler leads Accenture’s national D&I strategy as the Canada Inclusion and Diversity Lead. She holds a bachelor’s degree in human resources from York University, and earned…

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2019 Western Employer Initiative of the Year: Tolko Industries – Leadership Impact for Women

Posted on: August 7, 2019

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MacKenzie Pudwell

Tolko Industries is a family owned and operated company that opened its doors in the 1950s. This family orientation drove the values of respect and integrity through the organizatio…

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CCDI announces the 2019 Awards of Success winners

Posted on: June 20, 2019

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CCDI’s Awards of Success have been designed to recognize individuals who have made a significant contribution to diversity and inclusion here in Canada – whether internally to their organization or ex…

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CCDI calls on Statistics Canada to include LGBTQ2+ people in Census

Posted on: June 19, 2019

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The Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion is calling on the government to include questions about LGBTQ2+ people in its national Census in 2021.

“It is time for Statistics Canada to evolve the …

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The future of diversity and inclusion

Posted on: June 6, 2019

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Pamela Malins, PhD

What was once simply a conversation on an organization’s efforts towards achieving diversity and inclusion, is now an entire field of study. It used to be common for work in this r…

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What’s in a name?

Posted on: May 1, 2019

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Michael Bach

Visible Minority. Racialized Person. Person of Colour. Which one are we supposed to use? I get asked that question a lot. Truthfully, for every person you ask, you’ll get a different res…

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