Workplace Inclusion Forum
Workplace Inclusion
Forum Program & Schedule
The whole event plus two workshops per breakout session will be livestreamed in the Main Room.
Time |
Session |
8:15 - 9:00 | Registration & coffee |
9:00 - 9:15 | Elder's welcoming protocol |
Pop-up speaker | |
9:15 - 9:30 | LIPs' welcoming |
Pop-up speaker | |
9:30 - 10:30 | Keynote speaker |
Pop-up Speaker | |
10:30 - 10:45 | Networking break |
10:45 - 12:00 | Morning Workshops |
Bridging the gap: connecting skilled immigrants to the Canadianworkforce through mentorship - ERIEC, CRIEC, AGT (LIVE - main room) | |
Cultural & spiritual accommodations in the workplace - Norma Gauthier, Angie Chinguwo (LIVE -breakout room) | |
Mental health accommodations & impacts on performance - Theresa Therriault | |
Gender identity & sexual orientation accommodations in the workplace: what, why, how? - Trans and Non-binary Aid Society | |
12-00 - 1:00 | Lunch & networking |
Pop-up speaker | |
1:00 - 2:00 | Panel discussion |
Pop-up speaker | |
2:00 - 2:15 | Networking break |
2:15 - 3:30 | Afternoon Workshops |
Aboriginal awareness training - Jason Sansregret | |
Elder's welcoming protocol | |
A job is more than a job: disabilities accommodations in the workplace - Twyla Lapointe & Blair Charters (LIVE - main room) | |
Hardwired? How bias awareness and inclusive hiring practices can increase diversity and business outcomes - Christine Traeger (LIVE - breakout room) | |
3:30 - 3:40 | Networking break |
Pop-up speaker | |
3:40 - 4:30 | Closing remarks & charter signing |
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The Event Code is: #WorkplaceInclusion
Main Room
Main Room Chat
Breakout Room
Breakout Chat
“When we listen and celebrate what is both common and different, we become a wiser, more inclusive, and better organization.”
— Pat Wadors, Head of HR at LinkedIn
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