Diversity
Construction Business
Allyship for women requires action
Meaningful change to encourage women in construction requires allies that actively support and challenge the status quo.
Construction Business
Diversity delivers better projects
The composition of any project team can dramatically change the way infrastructure is ultimately delivered.
Construction Business
CAWIC recognizes Stephanie Morand
Stephanie Morand, EllisDon community engagement manager, has been named the 2025 recipient of the CAWIC DEI Excellence Award.
Construction Business
EllisDon launches VIBE scholarship award
EllisDon has launched the inaugural EllisDon VIBE Award, a scholarship program dedicated to supporting Black students.
REMI Network
Diversity disclosure obligation broadening
Sixteen federally regulated financial institutions, including banks, insurance companies, trust and loan companies, will be required to report on diversity in their senior ranks.
Construction Business
VRCA and VCC partner for new leadership course
VRCA is partnering with Vancouver Community College (VCC) to launch the Inclusive Leadership in Construction and Trades micro-credential course.
Construction Business
New partnerships support diversity in construction
Procore announced partnerships with the ACCA and CAWIC to support diversity, inclusion, and innovation within the construction industry.
Construction Business
VRCA’s new committee to foster equity
The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has launched its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee.
Canadian Property Management
CRE’s professional profile hinges on retention
An uptick in women and people of colour in the junior and mid-level ranks of commercial real estate belies the leakage of underrepresented groups higher on the career ladder.
Construction Business
Building a better construction industry
Technology has been the catalyst for significant advancement in the construction industry and can remove barriers and promote inclusivity.
Canadian Property Management
CRE’s demographic imbalance shifts tentatively
A majority of survey respondents are intent on broadening the industry's base of employees, but, for now, white men still fill the decision-making echelon to a disproportionate degree.
Canadian Property Management
Climate change and ESG pervade CRE projections
Climate change is more ominous than the spectre of regulations and taxes for a small majority of commercial real estate leaders responding to REALPAC’s recent survey of their expectations for the next decade.
Canadian Property Management
Real estate gender splits outdo TSX benchmark
Women are somewhat more conspicuous in commercial real estate’s executive suites and boardrooms than is the average for Canadian companies that disclose such information to regulators and unit/shareholders.
Canadian Property Management
Women promised more leadership roles at BGO
BentallGreenOak is pledging to elevate women into at least 30 per cent of its leadership roles within the near term.
Canadian Property Management
Measurable actions convey diversity resolve
The CREED Council’s 22-member board of directors is influentially placed in senior management roles in property management, development, leasing, finance/investment and various professional services.
Canadian Property Management
CREED Council to champion equity and diversity
A new volunteer council, gleaning insight and experience from all commercial real estate disciplines, is exhorting the industry to better reflect the society in which it operates.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Winnipeg multifamily manager named DISI leader
Adeayomi Adeyemi, a community manager with Hazelview Properties, has been named one of 10 leaders for 2021 through the Institute of Real Estate Management’s diversity and inclusion succession initiative.
