Our reports and toolkits are grounded in research that highlights diversity, inclusion, and employment equity—areas our Employer Partners identify as critical to Canadian workplaces. By addressing these topics, we ensure our resources remain both relevant and impactful.
CCDI Toolkits
CCDI Toolkit: Creating a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy
Employer Partners can access this resource through the Knowledge Repository.
CCDI Toolkit: Diversity, equity, and inclusion councils and committees
CCDI Toolkit: Employee resource groups – A toolkit for creating and sustaining effective ERGs
CCDI Toolkit: Inclusive hiring practices: Toolkit for transforming hiring practices to attract and retain diverse talent
CCDI Toolkit: Making the case for diversity, equity, and inclusion
CCDI Toolkit: Responding to social issues – The ‘when’ and the ‘how’ of workplace responses
CCDI Toolkit: Sustaining the Black Lives Matter movement in the workplace
CCDI Toolkit: Navigating race in Canadian workplaces
CCDI Toolkit support documents
Data can serve as a powerful tool to support DEI initiatives in organizations. Using external data can help you build a case for DEI investment and help you to structure that investment where it will have the most impact. However, finding the right data for the right purpose can be challenging and we are hoping this document can support you in your efforts.
This document explores various Statistics Canada programs, such as the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), that can support your organization’s DEI initiatives by guiding you to an appropriate data source. It provides background on each of the surveys highlighted, including examples of specific reports and how they could be used to support practices such as recruitment, DEI training, or benefits packages. Beyond the Statistics Canada programs, there are curated lists and examples of specific organizational groups that also gather information, often about specific communities within Canada, that can be used in addition to the Statistics Canada information.
Using data to inform Your DEI work (updated October 2024)
Original See Different Toolkits (2015)
*Please note that these toolkits were developed as part of the original See Different program that ran from 2015-2019.
For information on our updated and re-branded program, please visit www.seedifferent.ca.
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