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New survey looks for real proof of progress on diversity, equity and inclusion

Last year’s Visible & Vocal research by POCAM gave voice to the industry’s BIPOC community—now it’s time check the data to see what, if anything, has changed.

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New survey quantifies the pay gap for women and minorities in Canadian advertising

Women just starting out in the industry make 20% less than men, while visible minority staffers make 22% less than white counterparts.

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Huge creates scholarship to improve diversity in design

“The Experience Exchange,” will see four students a year from underrepresented groups receive $2,500 to attend George Brown College.

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Egale offers a better deal for Non-Binary Day

Campaign from Taxi ‘discards’ gender norms with a special deck of playing cards.

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Hudson’s Bay uses anti-racism advocate’s photo without permission

The photo of Hadiya Roderique appeared in an in-store promotion for its new “Charter for Change” social platform.

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Being Pre&ent, to improve diversity in advertising

Aside from hosting workshops, Pre&ent is creating a stock art image library to improve representation in communications.

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POCAM launches tool to track progress toward industry equity

The Call for Equity Progress Tracker is intended to both celebrate progress made and encourage those who have work to do.

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American Express creates a new Blueprint to help BIPOC small businesses

Business owner (and Toronto Raptor) Fred VanVleet is serving as spokesperson for the effort.

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New scholarships promote diversity in PR; new research demonstrates their need

Backed by a founding investment from Agnostic, The Impression Campaign is designed to attract and retain racialized students to Humber College’s public relations program.

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Raising the voices of Black talent in advertising for Black History Month

Every February, Gavin Barrett profiles some of the Black people working in Canadian marketing, advertising and media.

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New research provides insight into the BIPOC experience in Canadian marketing

33% of respondents have experienced harassment at work and 30% report mental health impacts from discriminatory experiences.

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More science proving that diversity in advertising is good for business

Brainwave tracking showed that ads featuring BIPOC talent resonated more strongly with white audiences than non-white viewers.

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Survey aims for more accurate understanding of BIPOC experience in advertising

“Visible & Vocal” survey is intended to bolster the amount of data relating to BIPOC individuals working in Canada’s marketing industry.

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Bell and ICA’s new IDEA for diversity and inclusion

A new advertising competition has a top prize of $1 million worth of Bell Media inventory.

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Walmart tops consumer ranking of diversity and inclusion

Nike, RBC, Tim Hortons and TD round out the top five companies identified in Solutions Research Group study.

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Taxi introduces diversity program Black Taxi: ‘A vehicle for change’

‘I want Taxi to be the benchmark for other agencies,” says program lead Stephanie Small.

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Fela’s mission to shake up Canadian advertising

Birthed in a revolution, the new production company aims to bring ‘new energy’ to the industry by advocating for young BIPOC creative talent.

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How and why Dentsu Aegis got behind BlackNorth

The BlackNorth goal to fight anti-Black racism in Canada aligns with Dentsu’s own diversity, equity and inclusion framework.

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Publicis Groupe makes a move to improve diversity and inclusion

Stephanie McRae is charged with improving inclusion across its eight business units and 2,000 employees.

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ICA introduces a new training program to fight racism

The Institute of Communication Agencies says awards show budgets can be used to change the industry.