Peterborough Workplace Inclusion Charter
The Peterborough Workplace Inclusion Charter (WIC) is a multi-partner toolkit for businesses and organizations to foster a welcoming and inclusive community through employee attraction and retention. It is a set of commitments voluntarily adopted by employers to increase inclusive practices and to promote the integration of newcomers, women, 2SLGBTQIA+, Indigenous, racialized peoples, and persons with disabilities in the workplace.
The development of the Charter is led by a steering committee comprised of representatives from different sectors and who work with various aspects of diversity.
For more information, please contact Michelle Nguyen, Peterborough Immigration Partnership Officer at [email protected].
What have we done so far?
- Survey of Immigrant Needs 2023 and Report on Findings
- Desk-based research
- Meetings with community representatives
- Learned from practitioners of Workplace Inclusion Charters
- Formed a Steering Committee to guide the design of the delivery model
Steering Committee 2023-2024
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Tenesia Benjamin
Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board
![Drew Whatman Drew Whatman](https://nccpeterborough.ca/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/Drew-Whatman-square-dab7184f6437976ff58a9199e9c4ed13-.png)
Drew Whatman
Rainbow Service Organization
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Meghan Sterpin
Peterborough Regional Health Centre
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Michelle Nguyen
New Canadians Centre
(Staff Lead)
Key Takeaways
- Employer engagement during the planning process is important
- Project success is enhanced with phased approach i.e. start with pilot
- Having Champion employers and examples of best practices as an effective buy-in strategy and resource
- Importance of tailoring the Charter to local community’s needs
- the WIC meets employers where they are, and then they go beyond the WIC
- It is an ongoing and evolving learning process
Next Steps
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- Developing a Pilot Model with the Steering Committee
- Seek employer/partner engagement & feedback