Canada Research Chairs – Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Raising Awareness of Carleton’s Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Canada Research Chairs Program and throughout the University

Carleton University is firmly committed to upholding and promoting its Human Rights Policies and Procedures, approved by the Board of Governors and Senate in 2001, and updated in 2011.

The full document can be found here.

The University Provost’s Equity Policy Committee is actively engaged in developing a formal strategy for renewed action in raising awareness of Carleton’s commitment to and the benefits of equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the Institution, as well as in the context of the Canada Research Chairs Program. The strategy will be posted on this website as soon as it is completed.

The development of the Institutional Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan for Carleton’s Canada’s Research Chairs program is led by the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International) with support from the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Faculty Affairs and Equity Services offices. The Plan will be approved according to the governance processes and practices of Carleton University, will include consultation, and final approval will be provided by Carleton’s President and Vice-Presidents.

Click here to read the Carleton University Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan

For information, or to express comments and concerns, about Carleton University’s equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda, or any questions or concerns regarding equity and diversity in the Canada Research Program at Carleton, or the University as a whole, please contact the Director of Equity Services here.

Mechanisms for the Handling of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Concerns

A person who believes that she/he has been discriminated against or harassed on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed/religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability, may initiate a request for action or complaint through the Human Rights Conflict Resolution and Complaint Procedure. Discrimination and harassment can occur on the basis of one or more intersecting human rights grounds. Concerns about equity, diversity, and inclusion can be directed to the Director, Equity Services, and can be pursued through the same Human Rights Conflict Resolution and Complaint Procedure, if necessary.

Carleton University’s mechanisms for handling these complaints can be found here.

Carleton University Canada Research Chairs Equity Targets and Gaps (as of October 23, 2017)

*If the number of chairs needed to fill the gap is less than 0.5, the cell indicates N/A.

• Policy and Procedures Regarding Academic Staff Hiring at Carleton University
• Employment Equity in Recruitment and Selection for Academic Appointments at Carleton University
• Guidelines on the Retention and Disposal of Faculty Personnel Records
• Academic Hiring Committee Checklist

• Carleton Canada Research Chairs Utilization Spreadsheet

• Civil and Environmental Engineering (Infrastructure Resilience) – CRC Tier 2
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Automation and Autonomous Control for Aerospace Applications) – CRC Tier 2
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Combustion Emissions Quantification and Reduction) – CRC Tier 2
• Arts and Social Sciences (North American Indigenous Visual and Material Culture) – CRC Tier 1
• Civil and Environmental Engineering (Water Quality) – CRC Tier 2
• Law & Legal Studies (Immigration & Refugee Law) – CRC Tier 1
• Systems and Computer Engineering (CRC) – Associate Professor (full)
• Systems and Computer Engineering (CRC) – Associate Professor (abridged)

Not applicable at this time.

The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) has developed a detailed Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Practices program.  All Universities with Canada Research Chairs are required to adhere to its provisions. Those universities with five or more Canada Research Chairs in their Institutions must comply with all facets of the program. Carleton University is among these, and fully endorses the CRCP’s requirements.

The CRCP Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Practices are available here.

A public report on the progress made in meeting Carleton University’s objectives will be posted here by October 31, 2018.