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U.TORONTO
CANADA’S BEST DIVERSITY EMPLOYERS (2025)
5,310 employees. Provides training and
education on a variety of topics, including
2STLGBQ+ inclusion, dismantling racism,
responding to microaggressions, and
mental health 昀椀rst aid training.
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Toronto,
Ont. Post secondary schools, university;
12,258 employees. Manages a diversity
internship program for HR graduates who
self-identify as Indigenous, racialized, or
as having a disability.
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA, Victoria,
B.C. Post secondary schools, university;
3,230 employees. Established the role of
vice-president Indigenous, responsible
for integrating Indigenous cultures,
histories, beliefs and ways of being and
knowing into all aspects of the university’s
mission.
V
ANCOUVER COASTAL
HEALTH, Vancouver, B.C.
Hospitals; 14,650 employees.
Conducted a self-identi昀椀cation
and workplace experience survey of
over 29,000 employees and medical sta昀昀
to develop a baseline understanding of
workforce demographics and workplace
experience.
W
OMEN’S COLLEGE
HOSPITAL, Toronto,
Ont. Hospitals; 760
employees. Maintains
a summer student program fund for
diverse persons that self-identify as Black,
Indigenous, racialized, two-spirit, trans
and non-binary.
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University of Toronto provides a Diversity in Academic Hiring fund to support the hiring of faculty who identify as Black or
Indigenous.
2025 WINNERS
Continued
employees. Established a mentorship program for skilled immigrants in 2004, creating approximately 1,500 mentoring relationships since its inception.
U
BC / UNIVERSITY OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA, Vancouver, B.C. Post secondary
schools, university; 16,079 employees. Maintains an equity enhancement fund to support collaborative
student, faculty and sta昀昀 projects that advance equity and inclusion.
UNITY HEALTH TORONTO, Toronto,
Ont. Hospitals; 6,527 employees. Facilitates
work placements for neuro-diverse young
people in partnership with Project Search.
UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL, Montréal, Que. Post secondary schools, university; 5,907 employees. O昀昀ers training and
education on a number of topics, including unconscious bias, inclusive leadership,
psychological health in the workplace, and
racism and systemic discrimination.
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, Calgary,
Alta. Post secondary schools, university;
6,260 employees. Maintains equity,
diversity and inclusion
awards to recognize
students, sta昀昀 and faculty
who have demonstrated
a commitment to
inclusion and equity
on campus.
UNIVERSITY OF
MANITOBA,
Winnipeg, Man.
Post secondary
schools, university;
MCA OF GREATER
TORONTO, Toronto, Ont.
Individual and family services;
3,377 employees. Piloting a
leadership development program for
Black employees, designed speci昀椀cally
to address barriers unique to their
experiences.
YORK UNIVERSITY, Toronto, Ont. Post
secondary schools, university;
5,264 employees. Applies
an ongoing equity,
diversity and inclusion
lens to the recruitment
process, removing
gender bias and
unnecessary
quali昀椀cations
and experience
from job
summaries.
– Kristina Leung
