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University of Victoria named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers 2018

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A comprehensive list of Canada’s best diversity employers in 2018 has been released, and it looks like BC is home to a fair few companies and organizations that hit the mark!

The competition lists 100 employers that go over and above in welcoming employees who are women, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal Peoples, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) peoples.

Companies all over the country, big and small, applied for the competition, and although the large majority of the final hundred are in Ontario, there were a few notable exceptions from BC.

From Victoria, the BC Public Service and University of Victoria made it to the list!

BC Public Service was also selected to be one of Canada’s Top Family-Friendly Employers (2017) and BC’s Top Employers (2018); and UVic also holds a position as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers (2017).

“The conversation has evolved immensely since the inception of the Canada’s Best Diversity Employers competition over ten years ago,” says Kristina Leung, Senior Editor at the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project.

“The focus for many organizations today is to cultivate diversity-of-thought and create an environment in which individuals have an equal opportunity to contribute, advance, and voice their opinions and perspectives.”

BC’s Best Diversity Employers 2018 Winners

BC Public Service (Victoria BC)
Dentons Canada LLP (Vancouver BC)
UBC / University of British Columbia (Vancouver BC)
University of Victoria (Victoria BC)
Vancouver Airport Authority (Richmond BC)
Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancouver BC)
Vancouver, City of (Vancouver BC)

 

Canada’s Best Diversity Employers 2018 Winners

Accenture Inc. (Toronto ON)
Access Communications Co-operative Ltd. (Regina SK)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Ottawa ON)
Air Canada (Saint-Laurent QC)
Amex Bank of Canada (Toronto ON)
BC Public Service (Victoria BC)
BDC / Business Development Bank of Canada (Montréal QC)
Bell Canada (Montréal QC)
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Toronto ON)
Boeing Canada Operations Limited (Winnipeg MB)
CAMH / Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Toronto ON)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation / CMHC (Ottawa ON)
Canadian National Railway Company / CN (Montréal QC)
Capgemini Canada Inc. (Toronto ON)
Capital One Bank (Canada Branch) (North York ON)
Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, The (Toronto ON)
CIBC (Toronto ON)
Dentons Canada LLP (Vancouver BC)
Edmonton, City of (Edmonton AB)
Employment and Social Development Canada (Gatineau QC)
Enbridge Inc. (Calgary AB)
Export Development Canada (Ottawa ON)
General Motors of Canada Company (Oshawa ON)
Health Canada / Santé Canada (Ottawa ON)
Home Depot of Canada Inc. (Toronto ON)
HP Canada Co. (Mississauga ON)
Hydro Ottawa (Ottawa ON)
Jazz Aviation LP (Dartmouth NS)
KPMG LLP (Toronto ON)
Lafarge Canada Inc. (Calgary AB)
Loblaw Companies Limited (Brampton ON)
Manitoba Hydro (Winnipeg MB)
Manitoba Public Insurance (Winnipeg MB)
Manitoba, Government of (Winnipeg MB)
Manulife (Toronto ON)
McCarthy Tétrault LLP (Toronto ON)
National Bank of Canada (Montréal QC)
Northwest Territories, Government of (Yellowknife NT)
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (Montréal QC)
Nova Scotia Government (Halifax NS)
Ontario Public Service / OPS (Toronto ON)
Procter & Gamble Inc. (Toronto ON)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (Gatineau QC)
Red River College (Winnipeg MB)
Rogers Communications Inc. (Toronto ON)
Royal Bank of Canada (Toronto ON)
Ryerson University (Toronto ON)
Saskatoon, City of (Saskatoon SK)
SaskPower (Regina SK)
SaskTel (Regina SK)
Shaw Communications Inc. (Calgary AB)
Shell Canada Limited (Calgary AB)
Sodexo Canada Ltd. (Burlington ON)
TD Bank Group (Toronto ON)
Toronto Transit Commission / TTC (Toronto ON)
Toronto, City of (Toronto ON)
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. / TMMC (Cambridge ON)
UBC / University of British Columbia (Vancouver BC)
Unilever Canada Inc. (Toronto ON)
University of Calgary (Calgary AB)
University of Manitoba (Winnipeg MB)
University of Toronto (Toronto ON)
University of Victoria (Victoria BC)
University of Waterloo (Waterloo ON)
Vancouver Airport Authority (Richmond BC)
Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancouver BC)
Vancouver, City of (Vancouver BC)
William Osler Health System (Brampton ON)
YMCA of Greater Toronto (Toronto ON)
York, Regional Municipality of (Newmarket ON)

SOURCE Mediacorp Canada Inc.

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Brishti Basu
Former Senior Staff Writer and Content Manager at Victoria Buzz.

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