With Pride Month approaching for most Canadian cities, experts are reminding employers that LGBTQIA+ individuals still need DEI consideration, especially with legislators across the country introducing anti-trans policies.
“In today’s environment, workplaces might feel that since gay marriage has been legalized now for quite some time, and that Canada generally is a relatively progressive country, they may feel that the work has sort of been done,” says Jennifer Philpott, employment lawyer with Goulart Workplace Lawyers in Toronto.
“But I can tell you, as someone who works as I do in the nonprofit sector … that there is a lot of work to be done in terms of initiatives to support these communities.”
