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Building inclusive workplaces: How Pride at Work Canada is changing Canadian employment

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Category: News & Features Stories
Published: 10 June 2026

Pride at Work Canada has spent nearly two decades helping Canadian employers build workplaces where 2SLGBTQIA+ people can thrive. Through education, leadership programs, consulting, and a coast-to-coast partner network representing over one million workers, the organization tackles the real barriers queer and trans Canadians face on the job. For anyone navigating the Canadian workforce, understanding what Pride at Work Canada does and why it matters is worth your attention.

Most people spend the better part of their waking lives at work. For 2SLGBTQIA+ Canadians, that reality has long come with an added layer of complexity: navigating workplaces where bias, discrimination and silence around identity have shaped not just daily experience, but career outcomes. Pride at Work Canada (also known as Fierté au travail Canada)  was founded in 2008 by a group of dedicated volunteers with a specific goal in mind: to put 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion squarely on the agenda of Canada's largest employers, starting with just 12 employer members.

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Canada's best diversity employers for 2026: building workplaces where everyone belongs

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Category: News & Features Stories
Published: 25 February 2026
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Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2026 have just been announced by Mediacorp Canada Inc., recognizing organizations that go beyond policy to build genuinely inclusive workplaces. Now in its 19th year, the competition highlights standout initiatives across five key groups: women, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. From Air Canada to York University, this year's winners show that inclusive workplaces are good for people and good for business.

Canada's workforce has never been more diverse, and the employers stepping up to reflect that reality have earned some well-deserved recognition. On February 24, 2026, Mediacorp Canada Inc. announced this year's winners of Canada's Best Diversity Employers, a competition now in its 19th year that shines a spotlight on organizations building workplaces where people from all backgrounds feel genuinely welcome.

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Canada sharpens Express Entry focus to attract high-impact talent in 2026

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Published: 19 February 2026
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Canada refines its 2026 Express Entry categories to prioritize doctors, researchers, transport professionals, skilled trades, and French-speaking talent. The federal government is targeting candidates with Canadian work experience to address critical labour shortages and strengthen long-term economic resilience.

As Canada recalibrates its immigration targets to sustainable levels, the federal government is placing sharper emphasis on economic contribution, sector-specific shortages, and global competition for elite skills. The 2026 Express Entry categories reflect a more surgical approach: targeting candidates who can move directly into critical roles across health care, research, transport, defence, and skilled trades.

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Building inclusive workplaces: New research highlights how employers can support people with disabilities

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Published: 03 November 2025

A new study by the Conference Board of Canada and MentorAbility Canada reveals that true workplace accessibility means going beyond individual accommodations. It calls for proactive, inclusive policies that remove the need for disclosure and empower all employees to thrive.

For many Canadians with disabilities, participating fully in the workforce still comes with unnecessary barriers. According to new research from The Conference Board of Canada and MentorAbility Canada, the act of disclosing a disability often becomes one of the biggest obstacles to workplace inclusion. The study highlights how employers can move beyond reactive practices and create environments where accessibility is built into the foundation of organizational culture.

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Sun Life’s Monique Allen honoured among Canada’s most powerful women

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Published: 03 November 2025

Sun Life’s Senior Vice-President and CIO, Monique Allen, has been named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN). Her recognition highlights her transformative leadership in technology and her commitment to empowering diverse teams, while advancing digital innovation in the financial services sector.

In an era where technology drives every aspect of modern business, leaders like Monique Allen are shaping how organizations innovate, connect, and grow. As Sun Life’s Senior Vice-President and Chief Information Officer for Canadian Technology and Enterprise Architecture, Allen’s recognition among Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 underscores a career built on vision, integrity, and purpose.

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