For the eighth consecutive year the University of Toronto has been named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers. The designation, issued by editors of the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project at Mediacorp Canada Inc., recognizes employers…
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Anti-Black Racism Task Force Final Report
The Task Force fulfilled its terms of reference and its co-chairs submitted their Report on March 31, 2021.
In their report, the Anti-Black Racism Task Force delivered 56 recommendations to address anti-Black racism and blueprint a path forward to support a more inclusive and welcoming community for all.
Members of the University of Toronto community have shared in the global outpouring of concern about systemic anti-Black racism, in the wake of the horrifying death of George Floyd in the United States last spring…
The University is very pleased that the tentative agreement reached with CUPE 3902 Unit 1 on March 26th has now been ratified by the majority of bargaining unit employees who cast their ballots. The Memorandum…
Next month, a long-time member of our HR community will be leaving U of T. Louise Oliver, Senior HR Consultant at University of Toronto Mississauga Human Resources is retiring after more than 34 years at…
The Anti-Semitism Working Group has been soliciting input from members of the University of Toronto Community. The Working Group has received a wide variety of responses, some advocating for or against various policies the working…
As you may know the University is in collective bargaining with CUPE 3902, Unit 1, the Union representing Teaching Assistants, Teaching Laboratory Assistants, Peer Assistants, Assistant Invigilators, Chief Presiding Officers and Course Instructors on all…
Today, the University of Toronto community is observing the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, in advance of this Sunday, March 21st. A few weeks ago, we marked International Women’s Day. Both take…
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD), recognized annually on March 21st, was first established by the United Nations in 1966 to commemorate the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa. Although the…
Equity, diversity and inclusion are fundamental values at the University of Toronto. Building on U of T’s Statement on Equity, Diversity, and Excellence, and Statement on anti-Semitism and Racism, we are committed to advancing equity…
Officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, International Women’s Day emerged from women’s participation in twentieth-century North American and European labour movements. Since then, March 8 has become a global opportunity to recognize the…