Diversity Ink | News and views on diversity and inclusion in Canada

Our vision is a Canada without prejudice and discrimination – a country that celebrates diversity, difference and inclusion. CCDI is proud to share with you its latest initiatives, events and resources dedicated to driving the diversity conversation here in Canada.

September 2020

Registration is now open for our Antiracism certificate. This general audience certificate is essential to your learning and development needs on racism in the workplace - its institutional origins, and how to dismantle it. It is a carefully curated bundle course which progresses you beyond the fundamentals learned in our Foundations certificate of D&I courses and delves deeper into some of the subjects taken in the Influencer certificate bundle.

Join us for this highly topical and critical learning and development offering, for any Canadian workplace that is intentional about understanding the causes of structural racism and building the confidence and capacity to dismantle the systems which perpetuate it. Learn more...

Upcoming events

CCDI Webinar: Respectful ways to celebrate inclusive holidays

September 8: English

CCDI Webinar: How to handle a reasonable accommodation request for religious reasons

September 15: French

CCDI Webinar: Combatting tokenism

September 22: English

CCDI Webinar: Engaging leaders in the D&I conversation

October 6: English

CCDI Webinar: Measurements of success

October 22: English

CCDI Webinar: Intercultural mediation

October 27: French

**Please note that registration for our webinars will close at 4:00 p.m. ET, one business day before the event.

Centennial Certificate in Leadership and Inclusion

The Centennial Certificate in Leadership and Inclusion is a leadership development certificate program designed for managers, leaders, HR, diversity professionals, and individual contributors. It applies diversity and inclusion practices to leadership issues in the workplace. We developed this program to support individuals who work as diversity professionals. It is valuable for organizations that want to improve team performance, foster innovation and build inclusive leadership. Learn more...

The Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional™ (CCIP) remains the first professional certification for diversity and inclusion practitioners in Canada. It is designed to formalize and present the breadth and depth of your professional experience to employers. Registration for our autumn batch is available till September 19; exams are October 20. Learn more...

Now available!

Birds of All Feathers: Doing Diversity and Inclusion Right has been out almost a month to solid sales and great reviews! We're so proud of the author and our CEO, Michael Bach for providing this timely and much needed handbook on why D&I isn't just the right thing for businesses to do, it's the smart thing!

Enjoy this brief and breezy read to understand everything you've always wanted to know about D&I, but been too busy to ask! Order your copy here.

Inclusion guides

An inclusion guide is a practical, actionable tip sheet which CCDI offers to its Employer Partners, clients and external stakeholders on how to achieve inclusion in the organization for different audiences: for leadership, for the workplace, and for practitioners.

New guides are being added regularly, so be sure to visit our resources page to learn more.

Welcome to our new Employer Partners

We mainly work with employers because we know that when the workplace is inclusive, positive effects are felt by the broader community. Join us in welcoming the latest addition to our unparalleled Employer Partner roster :