Affiliated websites help employers become more diverse

With workplace diversity becoming a critical factor in Canadaís future, two online services have joined forces in providing timely information and recruitment opportunities for employers and job seekers.

The websites, www.diversitycareers.ca and www.diversityintheworkplace.ca, were developed in response to Canadaís rapidly-growing and changing labour force, including skilled immigrants and visible minorities, aboriginal Canadians, people with disabilities and women, along with the countryís mature workforce.

ìThereís currently a need for a diversity job board that provides access to those groups, with information on where employment opportunities exist that meet their skills and credentials,î says David Solano of DiversityCareers.ca. The job portal at DiversityCareers.ca is free to job seekers and refunds 10 percent of job-posting fees as a donation to non-profit organizations.

Diversity! in the Workplace covers current diversity-related news and events from Canada and abroad, plus case studies, profiles of leaders from diverse communities and HR management advice from experts in the field.

Both sites have received enthusiastic response from major corporate clients and subscribers, plus federal and provincial governments, industry and business groups, as well as employment centres and advocacy groups.

You have created a fantastic publication, Lisa Vanderlip of Canadian Women in Communications, said of the Diversity! in the Workplace site.

Debbie Kamino, Employment Equity and Recruitment Consultant for Purolator Canada, describes DiversityCareers.ca as a valuable recruitment tool that provides a one-stop solution for employers to attract people from all designated groups across the country, while at the same time promoting employment equity.

Among other organizations supporting the sites are the Conference Board of Canada, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council, the University of Ottawa, Ryerson and York Universities, Humber and Centennial Colleges, Catalyst Canada, the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work and the Aboriginal Human Resource Council.