Mental Health Issues and British Columbia Hydro Power Authority

Canada Top Employers: Kristina Leung, senior editor of Canada Top 100 Employers, notes that employers continue to have conversations about diverse groups outside of those captured by the competition, such as those with invisible disabilities such as mental health issues, cognitive and learning disabilities, and persons with lived experience of addiction, according to Globe and Mail. Examples include Ryerson mental health policy lens and advisory committee and Sodexo Williow Bean Café, which provides opportunities for persons with mental health challenges to gain practical work experience. And British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority encourages managers to hire skilled newcomers at junior-level positions, providing a defined career advancement plan, including timelines for performance and development reviews. Additionally, a growing number of employers, such as Mount Sinai Hospital and Dentons Canada, are further addressing LGBT awareness and inclusion by creating formal gender transition policies for the workplace. Methodology Canada Best Diversity Employers competition recognizes the leading organizations across the country when it comes to creating inclusive workplaces for employees from five diverse groups: women; visible minorities; persons with disabilities; aboriginal peoples; and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender peoples. In promoting inclusiveness and diversity though their workplaces, these Canadian employers represent Canada at its best. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.