Reprinted from the Is It Safe to Be Me? Creating inclusive and accessible workspaces issue of Visions Journal, 2024, 20 (1), p. 40
BC's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner: Employment equity toolkit
bchumanrights.ca/resources/employment-equity-toolkit
A toolkit to help employers build more equitable workplaces. The toolkit introduces topics like employment equity, human rights, and discrimination, and then covers five topic areas: accommodations, compensation, data collection, complaint resolution, and hiring and promotion.
Trans Rights BC
Information about human rights for trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse people in BC, including employment rights and steps to take if you experience discrimination at work. You’ll also find information about human rights complaints and a guide to advocate for yourself and your rights in spaces like workplaces.
- For more on self-advocacy, check out Trans at Work: Navigating the Workplace as Trans and Non-binary Folks from Friends of Ruby in Ontario. This zine guides you through practical self-advocacy approaches and offers suggestions to manage difficult situations at work. Download the zine at friendsofruby.ca/resources/trans-at-work-zine.
Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion
Learn more about building equitable workplaces in Canada through education opportunities, a community of practice, and partnerships. CCDI offers the Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional certification. You can also find resources to explore religious and cultural perspectives as well as general information on topics like anti-Asian hate, diversity and accessibility, anti-Black racism, and Indigenous inclusion.
Tech + People Network
tapnetwork.ca/edib/getting-started
Equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging tools for the Canadian technology sector to support and increase the representation of equity-deserving groups in tech workplaces. Find a resource library, leadership training, and a benchmarking toolkit to help workplaces evaluate the impact of EDI strategies.
Indigenous Ally Toolkit
reseaumtlnetwork.com/en/publication/ally-toolkit
The Indigenous Ally Toolkit from Montreal Indigenous Community Network discusses what it means to be an ally, why education matters, and how to engage in anti-oppression work. You'll also find good practices for organizations and workplaces.
Against Representation Without Transformation by Merray Gerges
earlymagazine.com/articles/against-representation-without-transformation
In an article from Early Magazine, Merray Gerges asks: How do the lives and experiences of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) employees actually matter to institutions and employers? Does simply increasing representation challenge systems and biases that drive inequities and inequalities?
