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P-6 Self-Identification Process

Sponsor: RE Group | Disposition:  Referred to the Board of Directors

Whereas the Institute endorses the principle of employment equity; and

Whereas we do not currently have a quantitative mechanism in place to assess equity group participation within our volunteer positions; and

Whereas collecting data through self-identification could enable the Institute to better understand both its current state of equity group participation, and trends in that participation over time,

Be it resolved that the Institute put in place a voluntary self-identification process for Stewards and executives to identify as belonging to the equity groups defined by the Employment Equity Act, as well as the addition of a non-binary gender option, age group, dependents and LGBTQ2+ identity; and

Be it further resolved that techniques to protect the confidentiality of small populations of persons be appropriately applied.

Resolutions Sub-Committee Comments: The first steps on this will be taken by surveying the delegates to the 2018 AGM. Following an evaluation of this effort, steps will be taken to expand the survey to all Stewards and members of constituent body executives. Appropriate measures are being taken to safeguard the data from inappropriate disclosure and misuse.

Published on 1 October 2018