From college enrolment to participation in the upper echelons of corporate influence, Blacks remain woefully underrepresented in Canada. Since its launch in July 2020, anti-racist non-profit the BlackNorth Initiative has been working to change this.
Since then, the group has helped influence new diversity targets at major corporations such as Enbridge and Telus, and has brought on CIBC as a partner for one of its education-focused endeavours.Article content Wiping out racism means eliminating that perception gap. Getting more POC into positions of influence is one of the best ways to do that.
“It’s important that we create these programs that are going to give our communities access to incredible opportunities. Corporate Canada has really stood up to be able to offer these amazing, amazing ways to support the community.”There are currently a pair of education-focused programs high school and college students can apply for.
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