ECAO Becomes an Employer Partner With CCDI

November 19, 2020

Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario is an Employer Partner with the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) which provides us with a number of benefits that will support ECAO on their diversity and inclusion journey. The following benefits are available to members:

  • – CCDI monthly newsletter Diversity Ink. CCDI’s monthly newsletter provides information about CCDI events and research, and other pertinent news from the Canadian diversity and inclusion realm. Click here and provide your contact information to subscribe. Also, you can view past editions of theirDiversity Ink newsletter here.
  • – CCDI Knowledge Repository. As part of the “Members Only” portal on their website, CCDI has an e-library with over 1,000 documents containing Canadian-specific and international diversity and inclusion research, reports, toolkits and news, which are indexed and searchable by multiple parameters (e.g. by keyword, by topic, etc.). This e-library is an evergreen resource and new content is continually being added. If you would like access to the Knowledge Repository, you can self-register here.
  • – CCDI monthly webinars. CCDI offers educational webinars that are free for all of our employees. Registration is currently open for the 2020 calendar year. Click here to see a list of topics and dates. Previously recorded webinars can be accessed via the Knowledge Repository.
  • -CCDI in-person events. CCDI hosts best-practice forums and Community of Practice events in 18 cities across Canada twice per year. Check this page regularly to see when new dates have been added.

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