About The Workplace Inclusion Charter

Increasingly, businesses are recognizing that inclusive practices improve innovation, retention, and productivity. Research by Deloitte, Catalyst, McKinsey, and more all point to the same conclusion: diverse and inclusive businesses perform better.

Developed by a partnership of community agencies and employers, the Workplace Inclusion Charter makes it easy to support the health, success, and retention of your diverse team members.

In communities across Canada, participating businesses are committing to specific, practical actions that have been identified by local service providers as key to supporting inclusion and integration and foreign born workers.

To support these commitments, accompanying resources such as draft memos, contacts lists, intercultural communication tips, sample policies, and more are provided.  Community helping agencies provide additional support to participating employers.

Along the way, participants report on steps taken, and are publicly recognized as Inclusion Champions as they reach commitment milestones. Inclusion Champion employers are recognized and celebrated with certificates, window decals, advertising, free training, and publicity events.