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Indigenizing Corporate Canada

This research focuses on career pathways for Indigenous professionals in finance and management.

As highlighted by recent Conference Board research, Indigenous finance and management professionals play a catalytic role in helping Indigenous communities and businesses access capital, broker partnerships, and manage their financial wealth. However, relative to the size of Canada’s Indigenous population, and given the growing demand for their services, Indigenous finance and management professionals continue to be underrepresented in Canada’s labour force.

This project will examine the major push and pull factors that shape career pathways for Indigenous professionals in finance and management. It will also identify associated career resources and supports that can assist Indigenous finance and management professionals as they establish their careers.

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DiversityLeads: Barriers and Enablers to Advancement for Equity-Deserving Groups

  • September 2025
  • Diversity Institute, Canadian Council for Indigenous Business, University of Manitoba, Women in Communications and Technology, 30%+ Club Canada
This report identifies significant barriers that hinder career advancement and enablers that allow leaders from equity-deserving groups to succeed. It is important to track progress because what gets measured gets done, especially at a time when Canada’s workers are aging and immigration levels are lowering, leaving a widening skills and talent gap for employers.
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EDI Best Practices for Municipalitiesexternal link icon

  • September 2025
  • Diversity Institute
The Diversity Institute, the City of Kingston, and the Future Skills Centre, partnered to collect and share Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Reconciliation (EDIR) practices from municipalities across Canada to develop a searchable database of EDIR resources. Currently, there are 260 best practices available through the tool.
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AI Adoption in SMEs – Framework, Tools and Curated Resourcesexternal link icon

  • September 2025
  • Diversity Institute
Guided by the AI competency framework, DI has built a tool that is focused on supporting upskilling for basic and mid-level AI competency development. The tool features curated lists of courses for basic AI literacy and mid-level AI skills. The library of curated resources is updated weekly to ensure it keeps apace with the expansion of the AI sector.
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