Systemic Participation

Bridging the Gaps: Banking in Canada

The banking sector plays a vital role in helping individuals build generational wealth, maintain economic stability, and achieve economic mobility. However, Black Canadians, who have a long history of independent innovation, face systemic barriers to accessing the financing they need to achieve their financial goals…

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Press release

Conference on the decolonization of the Francophonie in Canada

Black professionals from the HRPA (Human Resource Professionals Association) met last month (February 2022) during Black History Month, to discuss the challenges that black HR professionals face, as well as the difficulties they encounter in trying to promote change within companies' HR structures.

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Press release

Inspire the next generation of technology leaders!

The banking sector plays a vital role in helping individuals build generational wealth, maintain economic stability, and achieve economic mobility. However, Black Canadians, who have a long history of independent innovation, face systemic barriers to accessing the financing they need to achieve their financial goals…

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Systemic Participation

Black Human Resource Professionals

Black professionals from the HRPA (Human Resource Professionals Association) met last month (February 2022) during Black History Month, to discuss the challenges that black HR professionals face, as well as the difficulties they encounter in trying to promote change within companies' HR structures.

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Coding and Computer Science

STEM: transferable and flexible skills

At the dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the world is set to achieve full digitalization. The speed, scale and scope of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are set to transform the way humans live, work and communicate with each other. Preparing students to participate as fully engaged and educated citizens in a world dominated by STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and technologies associated with impending revolution is an oft-discussed priority of the 21st century.

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Systemic Participation

Anti-Racist Perspectives and Policy Design

Government policy responses are designed to address social and economic changes in society. Transformational changes in the areas of racial discrimination, equity and human rights also fall into this category. But how can governments implement social change in meaningful ways to shape a more inclusive society?

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Black representation in the tech industry

Skilled black employees are grossly underrepresented in the Canadian tech sector. In fact, black workers are poorly represented compared to the overall workforce, but also compared to other visible minority groups.

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Boards of Directors and Underrepresented Groups

In 2020, Ryerson's Diversity Institute conducted a study analyzing the representation of Black people, other racialized minorities and women on boards of directors in different business sectors. Not surprisingly, this study found that across Canada and in various cities, black leaders are disproportionately underrepresented.

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Coding and Computer Science

STEM education in the 21st century

EcoAmbassadeurs recently launched a STEM program called STEM Champions Bilingues to introduce coding and robotics to children aged 6-15. This initiative aims to spark an interest in education and careers in STEM among the youngest.
Indeed, the Canadian government predicts that the number of career opportunities requiring expertise in STEM…

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