Black, Indigenous, people of colour – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Wed, 08 May 2024 15:19:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Feds launching web tool to track representation, pay disparity for women, minorities https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/feds-launching-web-tool-to-track-representation-pay-disparity-for-women-minorities/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:00:40 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151654 The federal government has launched a new pay transparency website to better illustrate how women, visible minorities, people with disabilities and Indigenous Peoples are represented and paid at federally regulated private sector employers. The new site, called Equi’Vision, provides a visualization that allows users to compare data on workforce representation rates and pay gaps experienced […]

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]]> Survey finds Black Canadians report high levels of racism despite workplace improvements https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/black-canadians-report-high-levels-of-racism-despite-workplace-improvements-survey/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:00:37 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151600 Canadian companies are making uneven progress on efforts to make workplaces more inclusive and equitable for Black workers, according to a survey from KPMG in Canada. The survey, which polled 1,000 employed Canadians who identify as Black, found more than 80 per cent of respondents said employers are making improvements — but a similar proportion said […]

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]]> Six pension plan members share their perspectives on ESG investing https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/six-pension-plan-members-share-their-perspectives-on-esg-investing/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:55:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=136285 As world markets contend with supply chain issues stemming from climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, environmental, social and governance considerations are slowly taking a more prominent role in pension funds’ risk assessments. In particular, Canadian pension funds are taking a progressive approach to ESG investing. Many have become signatories of […]

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]]> TD Bank building pipeline of Black tech employees, providing returnship program for tech workers https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/td-bank-building-pipeline-of-black-tech-employees-providing-returnship-program-for-women/ Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=135759 The TD Bank Group is expanding its talent pool through partnerships that tap into the Black Professionals in Tech Network and FDM Group Inc.’s returnship program for technology workers. When the bank was looking to hire more engineers in 2022, it tapped the BPTN to create a recruitment and training program specifically tailored to its […]

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