Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

Abilities Alliance  – The Abilities Alliance educates and raises awareness for persons with disabilities and works to foster a more accessible and inclusive workplace. 

Indigenous Circle  – The Indigenous Circle provides an internal network for OPG's Indigenous employees. The Circle promotes awareness of the diversity of Indigenous people within and outside OPG through special events, career fairs, and other programs. 

PRIDE – The OPG Pride group works with community members and allies to actively support our 2SLGBTQIA+ employees by raising awareness, sharing information, and celebrating the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. 

Racial Equality  – The Racial Equality group is a key contributor to advancing equality and removing systemic barriers. The group's mandate is to empower Black and other racialized employees to fulfill their greatest potential as they contribute to the success of the company. 

Women's ERG  – The vision of the Women's ERG is to create an environment that allows women to thrive in the workplace. Members collaborate to organize events to connect, learn and grow. The Women’s ERG also supports Lean In circles, and a Women in Trades subgroup.  

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Site Committees  

The Diversity & Inclusion Committees are part of our ED&I network across the province that works year-round to advance ED&I at OPG. We have nine committees: from Thunder Bay to Niagara, from Toronto to Renfrew, and many points in between. These committees host educational events, act as allies for employees, create positive space for dialogue, and work to identify and remove barriers to inclusion. 

The Diversity & Inclusion Committees and Champions are part of our ED&I network across the province that works year-round to advance ED&I at OPG. We have nine committees from Thunder Bay to Niagara, from Toronto to Renfrew, and many points in between. These committees host educational events, act as allies for employees, create positive space for dialogue, and work to identify and remove barriers to inclusion. 

We recognize that education is critical to our growth. We are proud of our continuous investment in ED&I educational initiatives that reach employees across the organization.  

OPG employees have received training on the following ED&I topics: 

• Diversity Fundamentals 
• Unconscious Bias 
• Respect in the Workplace 
• Human Rights and Harassment 
• Bystander Intervention 
• Indigenous Cultural Awareness 
• Mental Health First Aid 
• Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment and Discrimination 
• Anti-Racism: Navigating Race, Equity and Privilege for an Anti-Racist Workplace 

Employees also have access to additional learning resources through an internal library of microlessons, as well as resources, events, and webinars from our partnerships with Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (“CCDI”) and Pride at Work Canada (“PaWC”). 

We are proud to support corporate-wide events and communications to celebrate diversity and awareness, including: 

• Black History Month 
• International Women’s Day 
• Mental Health Awareness Week 
• Pink Shirt Day to support anti-bullying and promote inclusion 
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 
• National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People (Red Dress Day) 
• White Ribbon Campaign (Supporting men and boys working to end male violence against women and girls) 
• Pride Month to celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ 
• National Indigenous Peoples’ Day 
• International Day for Persons with Disabilities  
• ED&I Champions Day