Publisher: Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion
Topics:  Supported Employment Practice-Business Intelligence, Supported Employment Practice-Professional development, Supported Employment Practice-Best Practices, Workplace Solutions – Jobseeker and Employee Engagement, Workplace Solutions – Innovations, Workplace Solutions – Disability Specific Workplace Inclusion
Year published: 2019
Type of resource: Publication

This report presents the results of the two online surveys for Senior Leaders and Diversity Personnel. The surveys were made publicly available between June through November 2018. Senior Leaders and Diversity Personnel working at Canadian organizations were invited to participate. A total of 56 Senior Leader surveys and 168 Diversity Personnel surveys were analyzed.

Although the findings from the two surveys do not inform which D&I strategies are most impactful in increasing organizational performance, the results do provide a general overview that is useful when comparing an organization’s D&I climate to that of other Canadian organizations. The results from these two surveys suggest that D&I is considered a business strategy by the overwhelming majority of Senior Leaders.

However, there appears to be a gap between the statement that it is a business strategy and more concrete indications of investment in D&I, such as the investment made in concurrent business goals like marketing, sales, and customer service. This would include investment from Senior Leadership through communication, as well as more investment in resources and time allocated to D&I.

Access the resource here: National Diversity and Inclusion Benchmarking Study