CivicMatch

Are you a Black, Indigenous or racialized rising leader in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area looking to explore new leadership opportunities? Introducing, CivicMatch.

In response to a global conversation on systemic racism, leaders and organizations have committed to working harder to take real and meaningful action. For CivicAction, this has meant leveraging our convening strength to elevate the voices of diverse rising leaders and connect established leaders wanting to learn and be better allies.

CivicMatch is intended to do just that, while also responding to a growing fact base of data showing the need for and importance of improved sponsorship and connection.

CivicMatch brings together C-suite-level established leaders with Indigenous, Black and racialized rising leaders in small group conversations with a focus on accelerating leadership opportunities.

Held quarterly throughout 2021 and with new established leaders being added throughout the year, the conversations create unique reciprocal learning opportunities while opening the door to new connections and spaces for diverse rising leaders.

Recognizing that Canada’s senior leadership landscape continues to lack broad representation and diversity while there also is excessive demand placed on senior leaders with lived experience of racism, we remain committed to continuously expanding the representation of our Hosts and encourage you to check back regularly for updates.

Did you know?

Only 11% of Canadians report their company has a formal sponsorship leadership program.
85% of all open positions are filled through networking and relationships yet Black Canadians are 30% less likely to be in the candidate pool.
In a survey of Black, South and East Asian Canadians, approximately 40% of women of colour and 38% of men of colour report being on guard against racial/ethnicity bias in their workplaces.
Black job seekers who used social networks & connections to apply for jobs were 8.9% less likely than white job seekers to know someone working at the company to which they applied.
Only 20% of Ontario agencies, boards, and commissions have greater than 20% representation of Indigenous, Black, or racialized leaders, while another 28% report having none.

How to Register

Ensure you are registered for the Emerging Leaders Network and then sign-up for CivicMatch through this short form. From there, you’ll be the first to know when the next round of discussions opens.

The first round of CivicMatch is taking place between February 15-March 12, 2021 and is now fully booked. The next round will be taking place in May 2021.

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About our CivicMatch Hosts

CivicMatch Hosts are established leaders from across CivicAction’s stakeholder network who represent a wide range of sectors, backgrounds and interests but share a commitment to act on issues of racism and inequity in our systems, communities and workplaces.

If you are an established leader interested in participating, please contact us at leadership@civicaction.ca.