In progress City project

Empowering Change: A Comprehensive Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

This project is part of our commitment to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion within the City's processes, practices and policies.

Overview

The City is developing an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy (2024-2030) to expand our efforts to promote EDI and address racism and oppression within City initiatives, policies, procedures and practices.

We’ve partnered with the Diversity Institute to create the strategy. It will include a framework and actions across four key pillars:

  • The City as an employer
  • The City as a service provider
  • The City as a policymaker
  • The City as a buyer of goods and services

Public consultation

The City and the Diversity Institute are engaging with diverse communities on an ongoing basis while we work on the strategy. Collaborating with communities and understanding everyone’s experiences, perspectives and insights will help us better embed EDI into our work.

Share your thoughts on this important topic at edi@mississauga.ca. And check back for information on public consultation opportunities that will be posted here.

Project timeline

The project kicked off in April 2024, and the framework and action plan will be ready summer 2025.

Building on other work

This project builds on other efforts the City is making to promote EDI. We are also:

  • Implementing the recommendations of the Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and the Black Caucus Report “First Steps”
  • Developing EDI based learning and development training/tools
  • Administering EDI based recruitment and succession planning processes
  • Implementing the City’s Workplace Psychological Health and Safety Strategy
  • Meeting our obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
  • Fulfilling our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation

Read our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Progress Reports and learn more about equity, diversity and inclusion at the City.

Contact us

For more information on this project, contact edi@mississauga.ca.

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