36 of Canada's best diversity employers are in Ontario

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Ontario is home to some of Canada’s most diverse employers, according to Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2018.

Thrity-six of the top employers are in Ontario, and the list includes the City of Toronto.

The annual competition recognizes leaders who create inclusive workplaces and programs for employees from five groups: women, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal Peoples and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) peoples.

“Several employers on this year’s list are also focused on shifting perceptions of disabilities,” said Kristina Leung, Senior Editor at the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project, which manages the competition. “They are re-framing the conversation to the employment possibilities, rather than what’s not possible, whether it’s mental health, intellectual disabilities or accessibility.”

To determine this year’s winners, the competition reviewed diversity and inclusiveness initiatives from employers who applied for the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project. The finalists represent diversity in their industry and their region of Canada.

These are the top 36 winners in Ontario.

Ontario’s Best Diversity Employers
2018 Winners

Accenture Inc. (Toronto ON)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Ottawa ON)
Amex Bank of Canada (Toronto ON)
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Toronto ON)
CAMH / Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Toronto ON)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation / CMHC (Ottawa ON)
Capgemini Canada Inc. (Toronto ON)
Capital One Bank (Canada Branch) (North York ON)
Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, The (Toronto ON)
CIBC (Toronto ON)
Export Development Canada (Ottawa ON)
General Motors of Canada Company (Oshawa ON)
Health Canada / Santé Canada (Ottawa ON)
Home Depot of Canada Inc. (Toronto ON)
HP Canada Co. (Mississauga ON)
Hydro Ottawa (Ottawa ON)
KPMG LLP (Toronto ON)
Loblaw Companies Limited (Brampton ON)
Manulife (Toronto ON)
McCarthy Tétrault LLP (Toronto ON)
Ontario Public Service / OPS (Toronto ON)
Procter & Gamble Inc. (Toronto ON)
Rogers Communications Inc. (Toronto ON)
Royal Bank of Canada (Toronto ON)
Ryerson University (Toronto ON)
Sodexo Canada Ltd. (Burlington ON)
TD Bank Group (Toronto ON)
Toronto Transit Commission / TTC (Toronto ON)
Toronto, City of (Toronto ON)
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. / TMMC (Cambridge ON)
Unilever Canada Inc. (Toronto ON)
University of Toronto (Toronto ON)
University of Waterloo (Waterloo ON)
William Osler Health System (Brampton ON)
YMCA of Greater Toronto (Toronto ON)
York, Regional Municipality of (Newmarket ON)

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