Events

Wednesday, April 13, 2022, from 12 PM to 1 PM EDT - this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. For Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) efforts to be truly impactful, we all need to better understand and apply the concept of intersectionality to our workplaces. When some people face prejudice, the targeted characteristics overlap. This makes the experiences of discrimination or oppression unique. For example, a woman with autism […]

Wednesday, May 18, 2022, from 12 PM to 1 PM EDT - this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. Many employers are now explicitly encouraging applications from Indigenous jobseekers as part of their diversity statements and recruitment strategies with the desire to increase the representation. But without adequate preparation, this can do little to achieve objectives related to reconciliation and/or wiser relationships Indigenous people. In fact these inclusion efforts […]

(Please note that this session is offered in French.) Wednesday, May 25, 2022, from 12 PM to 1 PM EDT - this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. Together we will look at definitions of psychological and sexual harassment, examples of how these issues affect 2SLGBTQIA+ people in the workplace, as well as best practices for responding to harassment, both as a victim and as a witness. A question […]

Wednesday, July 13, 2022, from 12 PM to 1 PM EDT - this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. Throughout Pride season, many employers will strive to honour and celebrate two distinct yet intersecting communities underrepresented in most workplaces - 2SLGBTQIA+ and Indigenous employees. To action allyship and avoid tokenism, employers must first recognize that Pride is much more than just rainbows, just as Indigenous History Month is more […]

Wednesday, September 14, 2022, from 12 PM to 1 PM EDT - this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. The B in 2SLGBTQIA+ is the largest part of the community, yet bisexuals in Canada earn almost half on average of their straight, gay, or lesbian coworkers. Emerging research shows that bisexual people experience significant disparities with regard to employment, income, mental health, and interpersonal violence compared to both their […]

(Please note that this session is offered in French.) Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from 12 PM to 1 PM EDT - this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. Together we will look at definitions of psychological and sexual harassment, examples of how these issues affect 2SLGBTQIA+ people in the workplace, as well as best practices for responding to harassment, both as a victim and as a witness. A question […]

Wednesday, November 16, 2022, from 12 PM to 1 PM EST - this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomers face many barriers in employment in Canadian workplaces. Many workplace programs that focus on 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion may miss the newcomer experience, and many newcomer focused programs miss 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion. This webinar presented by Hazim Ismail will discuss the experiences that gender and sexual minority newcomers may face when […]

(Please note that this event is offered in French.) Wednesday, November 23, 2022, from 12 PM to 1 PM EST - this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomers face many barriers in employment in Canadian workplaces. Many workplace programs that focus on 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion may miss the newcomer experience, and many newcomer focused programs miss 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion. This webinar presented by Sizwe Inkingi will discuss the experiences […]

Wednesday, January 25, 2023, from 12 PM to 1 PM EST - this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. Live Captioning will be provided by 3 Play Media Canada. Daily greetings, lunch outings, “watercooler” chats, after-work socials, personal acknowledgements and birthday celebrations. Informal social interactions between employees can contribute to a greater sense of community, belonging, and inclusion in the workplace. But what happens when all employees aren’t meaningfully […]

Tuesday, January 31, 2023, from 12 PM to 1 PM EST - this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. Live Captioning will be provided by 3 Play Media Canada. Who can we support? Who can we work with? What community organizations are creating change? These are questions we regularly get from our Proud Partners for charitable giving, volunteering, recruitment, community services, and learning opportunities. At Pride at Work Canada, […]