This InsideToronto article (April 25, 2012) reports how at a diversity conference in Toronto on March 23, a panel of procurement experts urged Canadian companies to explore more business opportunities with diverse enterprises.
In a April 18, 2012, cover story, the Globe and Mail reported that as Canada marks the 30th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms – a document that enshrines the rights of equality and diversity – a review of superior court appointments reveals at least one area that falls short: the very judiciary responsible for upholding and interpreting the country’s laws.
In this Toronto Star op-ed, published on March 20, 2012, DiverseCity co-chairs Ratna Omidvar and John Tory challenge the boardrooms in the corporate, the voluntary and the public sector in the GTA to open themselves to the voices, perspectives, ideas and connections of the other invisible majority.
In a letter to DiverseCity Co-Chairs Ratna Omidvar and John Tory, Premier McGuinty writes: “I know I speak for all Ontarians when I say that I am delighted that DiverseCity onBoard has been singled out as a model of diverse leadership and as an exemplar of the unique assets and perspectives that visible-minority and under-represented immigrants communities can bring to agencies, boards, commissions and voluntary organizations.”
Toronto, January 19, 2012: Twenty-eight rising leaders have been selected as the new cohort of DiverseCity Fellows. Fellows is a one-year leadership development and network-building program that aims to harness the potential of a diverse cross-section of leaders so that they can address the challenges that lie ahead for the greater Toronto region.
December 13, 2011: This week at the fourth UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Forum in Doha, Qatar, DiverseCity onBoard was awarded second prize in the Intercultural Innovation Awards. The program was selected from over 400 proposals submitted from 70 countries.
At the fourth UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Forum in Doha, the DiverseCity onBoard project won second prize in the Intercultural Innovation Awards. OnBoard was chosen from over 400 proposals from 70 countries considered for the award.
Come out to this second session in our Jane Jacobs discussion series to hear from Mariana, Adriana and Craig and to discuss what challenges still remain to take full advantage of the fact that Toronto is the most diverse region in Canada, and how this fact can be used to good advantage. What are some [...]
From HR Magazine (November 18, 2011): Over the past decade, organisations have increasingly trumpeted their policies to try to entice people from different backgrounds to join their ranks.
But there is still one last bastion of male, white, middle-aged and middle-class dominance that has seemingly fended off all attempts to make it as diverse as the rest of the organisation – the boardroom.
urbandiversity.ca is a free online public service featuring an informational snapshot of urban communities across Canada where there are growing ethno-cultural populations amidst the Aboriginal reality. Canadian cities are featured on the site according to fifteen diversity factors, including the History of Diversity, Municipal Diversity Policies, Police/Minority Relations, The Media, Immigrant Settlement and more.