Canada is a model for the world at a time when many are talking about an inevitablee “clash of civilizations,” the spiritual leader of the world’s 15 million Ismaili Muslims says.

The tolerant, multicultural values that Canada represents must be adopted worldwide, the Aga Khan told reporters after announcing development of the Aga Khan Global Centre for Pluralism in Ottawa.
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An exploration of advancement opportunities for visible minority professionals, managers and executives has been launched by Catalyst Canada, in association with Ryerson University.

The national survey is being conducted by Catalyst and the Diversity Institute in Management and Technology at Ryerson. The survey, Career Advancement in Corporate Canada: A Focus on Visible Minorities, will take a close look at career development and...
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Poor employment opportunities are among the reasons so many of Canada’s aboriginal people find themselves in the federal corrections system, a native leader says.

Federal correctional investigator Howard Sapers termed challenges faced by aboriginal peoples in Canadian prisons and jails as “a national disgrace.” [ read more ]

A new initiative that will heighten the presence of Canadians with disabilities in electronic media could be the breakthrough Don Peuramaki has been fighting for the past decade.

The Media Access and Participation Initiative, or MAP, was developed to provide tools and resources to Canadian broadcasters and producers, encouraging them to make the media more inclusive and accessible for people with disabilities. [ read more ]

Students and faculty at the University of Ottawa agree there’s a need for the university to do a better job handling allegations of sexual harassment.  [ read more ]

The Workplace Institute is a non profit organization that helps business and government find solutions to the issues, challenges and trends of today’s rapidly changing—and aging—global workforce.  [ read more ]

A recent internal survey by Canadian Forces has found that only 2.2% of soldiers identify as belonging to a visible minority and only 17.1% are women. One military official said that the Forces’ applications don’t track ethnicity, so it is difficult to know exactly how many visible minorities are enlisted.  [ read more ]

Back in 1899 a man named John G. Palmer went on a road trip from Rochester to Toronto. He was sent by his bosses at Eastman Kodak to check out the Canadian market. Palmer was impressed with the city and went back to upper New York State, convinced the photography business would do well there.  [ read more ]