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Diversity in the workplace! Canada's only monthly online publication dealing with Diversity in the Workplace : Toronto : Ottawa : Ontario: Canada
 

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October '09- This Issue
Bright lights, small city: part three
ETC  global news briefs
FYI   Rixonway Kitchens
MVP  diversity champions
AHA! an inspired idea!
Ask a Consultant
POV  Could disabled workers benefit from the shrinking labour force?
10 Ways to Welcome Workers with Disabilities
 
October 09
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AHA!
The Internal Audit

It takes over 1850 officers with the Durham Regional Police Service to cover a territory that stretches west from Pickering to Bowmanville, north from Lake Ontario to Beaverton. So the organization felt it was essential to take stock of itself with an audit looking at race, gender, country of origin.Over 85% of the DRPS staff responded.

“As a result of seeing our own reflection, it allowed us to then tailor our recruiting needs, in terms of what
we’re trying to attract.”

~Keith Richards, DRPS Diversity Coordinator
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In Quotes
“If anything, the economic turbulence that the global economy is experiencing has only added greater emphasis to our beliefs in the importance of diversity… It certainly is not the time to retreat from our strong belief that diverse perspectives are essential to prospering in today's world."

Sarah L. Reid, Partner
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP