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CANADA’S BEST DIVERSITY EMPLOYERS (2025)
IGM applies an inclusion lens to all its activities
celebrates and honours all major
religions.
The marketing department, for
example, applies a DEI lens to
all its promotional materials to
make sure they are culturally and
religiously appropriate.
Indeed, advancing DEI is
not only a guiding principle
but a daily practice throughout
IGM. Recruiters, for example,
partner with universities, student
organizations and professional
organizations to hire diverse,
qualified talent.
We are committed
to promoting
awareness,
understanding and
a culture of respect.”
— Cynthia Currie
Chief Human Resources
Officer
Members of the Black Business Resource Group at IGM Financial share their work with colleagues.
A
s a dedicated volunteer
member of the Black
Business Resource
Group (BRG) for the
IGM Financial Inc. family of companies, Lape Adeniran says she
wanted to take a fresh approach
to how Black History Month is
typically honoured in Canada
each February.
Adeniran, manager, sales
practices & compliance, with
Mackenzie Investments in
Toronto, says that instead of
focusing on the history of the slave
trade, she thought it was important to celebrate the contributions
and the diversity of the nation’s
Black communities.
So, she and other BRG
volunteers organized a cultural
event in 2024 where assorted
vendors and entertainers could
showcase a variety of African and
Caribbean cuisines, performances,
games and other activities. African
drummers and a henna artist from
The Gambia were among them.
Still, Adeniran says she wasn’t
sure how many of her co-workers
would attend the event. “We were
expecting 40, maybe 50 people,
but more than 100 came,” she says.
“Many of them told me they had
such a good time that we should
do it again next year.”
Celebrating diversity and
connecting through social events
is just one of the ways that IGM
is promoting and embedding
diversity, equity, and inclusion
(DEI) throughout the organization, including IG Wealth
Management and Mackenzie
Investments.
One of Canada’s leading wealth
and asset management companies,
Winnipeg-based IGM also hosts
annual events like Summer Sizzle
and other cultural celebrations
such as Lunar New Year, Diwali,
International Women’s Day and
Pride Month.
Chief human resources officer
Cynthia Currie says IGM wants all
employees to feel seen, supported
and valued. “We are committed to
promoting awareness, understanding and a culture of respect,”
Currie says, adding that IGM also
Furthermore, people leaders
all have DEI goals, such as development plans, for their teams.
Meeting those objectives, Currie
says, is part of each manager’s
bonus.
As for the executive suite, a DEI
Council meets regularly to ensure
IGM’s comprehensive range of
policies and initiatives are accomplishing their intended goals.
“We don’t wait until the year end
to look at our programs,” Currie
says. “We regularly monitor our
progress so we can take action
right away if necessary.”
IGM encourages employee
feedback through a variety of
channels and the results of regular
engagement surveys, in particular,
provide key DEI indicators.
