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Accent and Name Changes. “Hide Your PhD,” A TRIEC Study Reveals Immigrant Women’s Career Struggles in GTA

Toronto Region Immigrant Employment CouncilMar 30, 2022News and Updates

Toronto, March 30, 2022—In the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), many immigrant women resort to downplaying their credentials when job searching, risking career stagnation and persistent underemployment. That is among the findings from a new study by the Toronto Region...

New TRIEC Report to Shed Light on How Workforce Trends Affect Immigrants

Toronto Region Immigrant Employment CouncilFeb 1, 2022News and Updates

This month, the Federal Government will update its new immigration targets for 2022-2024, following a bumper year for immigration. Last year, Canada admitted 401,000 permanent residents, a historic high. The momentum is likely to continue, but policymakers must...

In Removing Canadian Experience, Bill 27 Seeks to Lift Immigrant Professionals

Toronto Region Immigrant Employment CouncilNov 22, 2021News and Updates

Ontario’s labour crunch is real, but blaming it solely on a lack of talent is misplaced. Take engineering, where workers are retiring in droves amidst surging demand. In 2020, only 24% of internationally-trained engineers in Ontario—3,570 applied that year—had their...

It’s Black History Month. How much do you know about the history of Black immigration to Canada?

Toronto Region Immigrant Employment CouncilFeb 22, 2021News and Updates

It’s Black History Month where we recognize and celebrate how the accomplishments of Black Canadians have shaped all aspects of life – society, the economy, arts and culture and more. To fully appreciate the contributions of Black Canadians we need to also understand...

Reflecting on Black achievements for Black History Month

Toronto Region Immigrant Employment CouncilFeb 19, 2021All, News and Updates

To mark Black History Month, the TRIEC team have been thinking about Black achievements that personally resonate with us. Colleagues shared stories about Black public figures we admire in a recent meeting – here are some of the people we paid tribute to…...
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TRIEC Inclusive Workplace Competencies Overview (Video Transcript)

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Canadian workplaces are diverse, reflecting our diverse population.

This is a good thing! Diverse organizations are more innovative and productive – but to be productive, workplaces also need to be inclusive. Diverse teams need environments where everyone feels that they belong and that they can contribute.

How exactly do you create an inclusive workplace? The TRIEC Inclusive Workplace Competencies can answer this question. They provide a framework to help you and your colleagues build organization that works for everyone.

The competencies are based on research and consultations with a range of experts. But what do we mean by competencies, and why should your organization use them?

Competencies describe the knowledge, skills, and behavior that you need to perform effectively at work. Nowadays, being great at your job is about more than just getting through a list of tasks – it’s about being able to demonstrate key behaviors in different situations. Creating an inclusive organization is everyone’s job and goes way beyond what an individual employee does. So competencies are also about how teams work together and the organization’s culture.

There are 15 competencies, divided into three areas: myself, my team and my organization. You can add them to your existing competencies and customize and adapt them to meet the needs of your workplace. For example, if innovation is a priority for your organization, you can set the competency “collaborate in diverse teams to foster productive outcomes” at a high level for all of its employees.

One of the great things about these competencies is that you can use them in many different ways. You can use them to write job descriptions, in recruitment, to design training, to review organizational policies and processes, and much more. To find out more about how the competencies work and try them out for yourself, visit triec.ca/competencies.

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