Welcome to the Employment Equity Training and Resources Webpage
This webpage directs university employees to a wide range of training and resources (both internal and external) related to Employment Equity. University employees are encouraged to visit the links below to learn more about Employment Equity.
Please note that this webpage is not endorsing any particular training or resource, but is designed to share what may be of interest to you.
This webpage will be updated regularly and evolve as trainings and resources may change.
Upcoming EDI
- Office of Open Learning Workshops
- ORIS EDI Presentations and Events
- University of Windsor Professional Development Calendar
Employment Equity in Canada
- Employment Equity Act
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion – Dimensions Charter - University of Windsor is a Signatory to the Charter.
- Federal Contractors Program
Employment Equity in Ontario
- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
- Accessibility in Ontario: Information for Businesses
- AODA - Integrated Accessibility Standards
- Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC)
Employment Equity at the University of Windsor
- Diversity and Equity Assessment and Planning (DEAP) Tool - Internal
- Employment and Educational Equity Policy
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research Policy
- University of Windsor Canada Research Chair Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan
- University of Windsor Employment Accommodation
- University of Windsor Religious Accommodation
- University of Windsor Workplace Accommodation
Employment Equity Tools and Best Practices
- 13 factors in the National Standard of Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace
- Best Practices in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research (Government of Canada)
- Burnout: What leaders must know
- Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) Toolkits
- Canadian Mental Health Association's Mental Health Works resource
- Cultural Awareness Learning Module
- Cultural Respect
- Discover Ability Network
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: A Best Practice Guide for Recruitment, Hiring and Retention (Canada Research Chairs)
- Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+)
- Global Diversity and Inclusion Benchmarks (GDIB)
- Guide for Applicants: Considering Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in your Application
- Guide to Acknowledging First Peoples and Traditional Territory
- Guidelines for the Merit Review of Aboriginal Research
- Hiring Across All Spectrums - Pride at Work
- Indigenous Research
- Invisible Disabilities in the Workplace
- Mental Health in the Workplace
- Mental Health in the Workplace: An Accommodation Guide for Managers and Staff
- Ontario Chamber of Commerce: Working towards mental heath
- Ontario Disability Employment Network
- Playbook for Employers
- Playbook for Small and Medium Enterprise
- Privilege Self-Assessment
- Setting New Directions to Support Indigenous Research and Research Training in Canada 2019-2022
- Strengthening Research Excellence through Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- The Inclusive Workplace
- The Job Accommodation Network
Training (Internal)
- Aboriginal Education Centre “The Brown Bag Lunch Series”
- Accessible Customer Service Training (Mandatory Training)
- AODA & Human Rights Training (Mandatory Training)
- CTL “Teaching and Learning Series” (includes topics Employment Equity related)
- Employment Equity Online Training – Level 1 (coming soon)
- Employment Equity Training – Level 2 (In-Person)
- Human Resources Professional Development (includes topics Employment Equity related)
- Office of Research and Innovation Services “EDI Presentations”
- UWSA - Understanding Pronouns
Training (External)
- Anti-Bullying Online Training
- Bullying Prevention Training
- Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (Events and Webinars)
- Civility in the Workplace Training Program
- Cultural Competency
- Government of Canada: Understanding Unconscious Bias
- Implicit Association Test (Unconscious Bias Test)
- Implicit Bias Module Series (Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity)
- Leadership and Inclusion Certificate Program (Centennial College)
- Linkedin Learning: Unconscious Bias
- Managing Unconscious Bias (Paradigm)
- Microsoft eLesson: Unconscious Bias
- Pride at Work Programs – Free to University of Windsor Employees
- Unconscious Bias Training (Canada Research Chairs)
Funding (Internal)
Local Resources
- Can-Am Indian Friendship Centre of Windsor (CAIFC)
- Canadian Mental Health Association of Windsor-Essex (CMHA)
- Learning Disabilities Association Windsor-Essex (LDA)
- New Canadians’ Centre of Excellence (NCCE)
- The Multicultural Council of Windsor & Essex Community
- Trans Wellness Ontario
- Windsor Essex Employment Group
- Windsor Women Working with Immigrant Women
- Women’s Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor (WEST)
- Workforce Windsor-Essex
Related Resource Sites from other Universities/Colleges/Institutions
- Humber College
- McMaster University
- OCAD University
- Queen’s University
- Ryerson University
- Trent University
- University of Guelph
- University of Ottawa
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
- Western University
UWindsor Library Holdings
Suggestions/Comments
Suggestions and recommendations to add any trainings or resources related to Employment Equity are welcomed.
We are also building a list of diversity advertising venues to be used for posting University of Windsor job advertisements; please let us know of any additional venues that we can add to our working document.
Please submit any suggestions, recommendations, or comments to employmentequity@uwindsor.ca.