EDI Resources

• Policy and guidelines on racism and racial discrimination
• Policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability
• Policy on accessible education for students with disabilities
• Policy on preventing discrimination because of gender identity and gender expression
• Policy on preventing discrimination based on creed
• Policy on preventing discrimination based on mental health disabilities and addictions
• Policy on special programs in hiring
• Policy statement on the COVID-19 pandemic

• AODA Program
• Employment Equity Program

• EDI Initiatives: Uncomfortable discussions are a must (Ontario Society of Professional Engineers)
• Embracing Discomfort in Equity Work: Lessons from Brené Brown on Shame Triggers from an Anti-Oppression Lens (Debbie Donsky, EdD)
• Finding Our Way to Equity (Lauren Servais)
• It’s Time to Bridge the ‘Say/Do’ Gap in Diversity and Inclusion (Rayna Edwards & Carole Jackson)
• Ontario Human Rights Commission
• Prevalence and Predictors of Everyday Discrimination in Canada: Findings from the Canadian Community Health Survey
• White Supremacy Culture (Tema Okun)
• Why BIPOC Is An Inadequate Acronym (Kearie Daniel)
• Intersectionality Key to Diversity and Inclusion at Humber College (Veronica Thompson)
• Silence Breakers for Whites in Cross-racial Discussions (Developed by Anika Nailah & Robin DiAngelo, 2013)
• Respect Differences? Challenging the Common Guidelines in Social Justice Education (Özlem Sensoy and Robin DiAngelo)
• Employee Resource Groups: Toolkit for Diversity and Inclusion Practitioners (Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion)

Toolkit

• Navigating the Conflict Zone Respect Differences? Challenging the Common Guidelines in Social Justice Education and Becoming an Ally (Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion)

Guide

• Allyship in Action: How Managers Can Support Black Employees Right Now (Paradigm)
• The Guide to Allyship (by amélie)

Reading List

• Allyship in Action: How to Support Black Colleagues Right Now (Paradigm)

Video

• How 'white Fragility' Obstructs the Fight Against Racism (Robin DiAngelo)

Podcast

• How to be an Ally in Everyday Situations (Jordan Heath-Rawlings, Shakil Choudhury, Anima Leadership)

Article

• 7 Examples of What Being an Ally at Work Really Looks Like (The Muse)
• What is Allyship? (Rochester Racial Justice Toolkit)

• Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
• How does racism in Canadian post-secondary education impact student success and outcomes? (Dan Cantiller)
• Looking serious while black: Reactions reflect some troubling attitudes (Otis R. Taylor Jr.)
• Misogynoir: The Unique Discrimination That Black Women Face (Janice Gassam Asare)
• Free 30-minute Interactive eCourse: Call it out: racism, racial discrimination and human rights (Ontario Human Rights Commission)
• Ontario’s 3-year Anti-Racism Strategic Plan (Government of Ontario)

• Council of Ontario Universities, Aboriginal Self-Identification Project Final Report
• A Profile of Aboriginal Peoples in Ontario

• Canada announces support to those experiencing homelessness and women fleeing gender-based violence during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic (Employment and Social Development Canada)
• The Impact of Covid-19 on South Asians in Canada (Council of Agencies Serving South Asians, South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario, and South Asian Women's Rights Organization)

• Addressing Anti-Asian Racism: A Resource for Educators (Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario & Toronto District School Board)
• Day-to-Day Experiences of Emotional Tax Among Women and Men of Color in the Workplace (Catalyst)
• Diversity Doesn’t Stick Without Inclusion (Laura Sherbin and Ripa Rashid)
• Five Ways to Promote a More Inclusive Classroom (Kathleen F. Gabriel, EdD)
• Racism at work: ‘Get comfortable with being uncomfortable’ (Emily Douglas)
• The Dangers Of Mistaking Diversity For Inclusion In The Workplace (Dana Brownlee)
• Towards Race Equity In Education: The Schooling of Black Students in the Greater Toronto Area (Dr. Carl James & Tana Turner)