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.

October 2020

Developing intercultural competence is a life-long learning journey. The Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI) is an excellent tool for assessing intercultural competence, and for providing individual feedback and coaching to create individual developmental plans that are targeted to the specific needs and developmental level of each individual who completes the assessment. Learn more...

Upcoming events

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

CCDI Webinar: The importance of intersectionality in diversity and inclusion November 3: English CCDI Webinar: Unconscious bias November 19: English **Please note that registration for our webinars will close at 4:00 p.m. ET, one business day before the event.

Now a bestseller! Looking to start your organization's diversity and inclusion journey off right? Start by reading Michael Bach's book, Birds of All Feathers: Doing Diversity and Inclusion Right, now a bestseller on the Toronto Star and Globe and Mail bestsellers lists! This brief and breezy read will help you 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: 9 Story Media BGIS Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Canada Revenue Agency Canadian Media Producers Association Child Development Institute Community Living Guelph Wellington CPA Ontario Department of Justice Canada Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Huron County Kellogg Canada Kinaxis Lakehead University Legal Aid Ontario L'Oréal Canada LifeLabs McGraw Hill Canada Mercatus Ontario College of Trades Ontario Trillium Foundation OPP Association

CCDI in the news September 26, 2020: How the Canadian job market marginalizes newcomer talent by Akinkunmi Akinnola, MBA, Senior Manager, Marketing, Communications and Events, CCDI September 14, 2020: DPI Construction Management joins the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion - First in Commercial Construction to become an Employer Partner September 8, 2020: Explainer: Equal Bathroom Rights in Canada September 3, 2020: Hamilton Police acknowledge systemic racism August 28, 2020: 'A big day': Peel police board approves diversity and inclusion strategy

Upcoming observances

Disability Employment Awareness Month Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month Women’s History Month (Canada) October 1: International Day of Older Persons October 1: Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Cake Festival) October 3: Sukkot October 4: Feast of St. Francis October 5: World Teachers' Day October 6-14: Navaratri October 10: World Mental Health Day October 11: International Day of the Girl Child October 11: National Coming Out Day October 12: Thanksgiving October 18: Birth of the Bab October 19: Birth of Bahá’u’lláh October 25: Dussehra October 29: Mawlid al Nabi October 31: Halloween

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