Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion
| Formation | 2012 |
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| Founder | Michael Bach, CCDP/AP |
| Merger of | Canadian Centre for Diversity and Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion |
| Type | Charitable organizations (Canada) |
| Purpose | To educate Canadians on the value of diversity and inclusion |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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23 full time, 1 part time |
| Website | ccdi.ca |
The Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (in french Centre canadien pour la diversité et l'inclusion) is a national charitable organization with the mandate to help the individuals and organizations they work with be inclusive, and free of prejudice and discrimination – and to generate the awareness, dialogue and action for people to recognize diversity as an asset and not an obstacle.
CCDI's largest constituency is employers, and helps to deliver on this mandate by hosting Community of Practice events in 16 cities across Canada, monthly webinars, and their annual D&I: The UnConference in 6 cities; creating research, thought leadership and toolkits to help drive change; conducting in-person workshops and providing Elearning solutions to help educate people on the broad subject of Diversity and Inclusion; and hosting the country's largest digital library of resources related to diversity and inclusion.
The CCDI is a merger of two organizations - the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion (CIDI) and the Canadian Centre for Diversity (CCD) - that took place in 2015. The merger was instigated because the CCD had announced they were shutting their doors due to funding issues. Upon hearing this news, the CIDI and CCD entered into a dialogue about a merger which would provide stable funding and allow the CCD's programs to continue.
The Canadian Centre for Diversity (originally called the Canadian Council for Christians and Jews.) was founded in 1947 to address issues of antisemitism and promote interfaith dialogue. The mandate expanded in subsequent years to focus on addressing issues related to racism, and religious discrimination in Canadian society. Their primary focus was on providing school programs to educate students on issues related to bullying, bias and discrimination. The CCCJ changed its name in 2008 to the Canadian Centre for Diversity to be more reflective of its broader mandate.
In September 2013, the board of directors of the CCD announced that it was shutting its doors due to a lack of ongoing funding. Subsequently, CCD announced in January 2014 that they would merge with the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion.
CIDI was founded in 2012 by Michael Bach, the former National Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for KPMG in Canada, a role he created and held for 7 years. Having worked as a diversity and inclusion practitioner for the better part of a decade - both in Canada and globally as the Deputy Chief Diversity Officer for KPMG International - Bach felt there was a need for an organization that could wrap its arms around the entire diversity conversation and provide some unity and clarity to what had become a very complicated topic.
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