City of Vancouver employees and torch bearers for the Canada torch relay
Chosen as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2012:
By Kristina Leung and Richard Yerema, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors
(
Feb 20, 2012)
Some of the reasons why City of Vancouver was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers 2012:
manages advisory committees for persons with disabilities, women, senior and elderly persons and the LGBT community, which in turn act as advisory bodies to the City Council, relaying community interests and making recommendations on diversity initiatives
offers diversity training workshops that cover topics such as building and supporting diversity, and cross-cultural communication in four languages -- Hindi, Punjabi, Chinese, and Tagalog
recently, the City's Fire and Rescue Services hosted a workshop to examine employment barriers for women in the department
the Engineering Services department partners with the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) to offer opportunities to job-shadow for female apprentices enrolled in the Trades Exploration Program
champions the "Measuring Up" initiative, which helps organizations improve inclusion and accessibility for persons with disabilities
"Eleven years ago I started my career as a nervous female automotive mechanic at the City of Vancouver. I was looking to finish my automotive apprenticeship and if the City had not been an equal opportunity employer I may not have been afforded the variety of training that such an organization can offer. I am proud to say not only did I finish my apprenticeship but am a Working Trades Foreman in the garage where I started 11 years ago."
— Carla G., Working Trades Foreman
Background Information
Percentage of employees who are women: 36.8%.
Of managers: 33%.
Average age of all employees: 41.59.
Full-time employees in Canada: 6,858.
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