Publisher: Canadian HR Reporter Magazine
Topics: Supported Employment Practice – Inclusive Employment, Supported Employment Practice-Best Practices, Workplace Solutions – Accommodations, Workplace Solutions – Innovations, Workplace Solutions – Disability Specific Workplace Inclusion
Year published: 2021
Type of resource: Website

This article discusses some of the winners of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2021) competition.
Bank of Canada, Bruce Power and Accessible Media (AMI) are among Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2021.
At AMI, persons with disabilities represent 19 per cent of overall employees, 16 per cent of managers and 33 per cent of the board. The company also manages three work placement programs to help people with disabilities gain meaningful experience, including an internship for post-secondary students, a six- to eight-week apprenticeship program in broadcasting and content creation for those who are not enrolled in a post-secondary institution and a job shadowing program for high school students interested in a career in broadcasting.

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Related resource: Canada’s BestDiversity Employers (2021)