This section provides information about structures and processes to guide decision-making and accountability for organizations.
Governance
Inclusive Board Leadership & Decision-MakingIncludes resources that explore inclusive leadership, board governance, and frameworks for decision-making that center EDI values.
- Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Reconciliation – Best Practices Database – Diversity Institute – Ted Rogers School of Management (March 6, 2025)
- Good Governance In Canada: Perspectives of Black Leaders – Diversity Institute – Ted Rogers School of Management (March 6, 2025)
- Is Your Board Inclusive – or Just Diverse? – Harvard Business Review (February 23, 2024)
- Five Barriers to Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Within Boards and Ten Opportunities as Boards Work to Overcome Them – Board Source (February 23, 2024)
- Diversity in Leadership – The 50-30 Challenge – Diversity Institute (May 11, 2023)
Board Diversity & Inclusion: Beyond TokenismStrategies, research, and case studies that address the shift from performative diversity to meaningful inclusion in board structures.
- From Window-Dressing to Real Change: Success Stories from Boards on a Journey of Diversity & Inclusion – University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management (January 2, 2025)
- Not-For-Profit Board Diversity & Inclusion: Is It Essentially Window-Dressing? – The Johnson Centre, Rotman School of Management (February 23, 2024)
- Building Inclusive Governance – onBoard Canada & The Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University (June 14, 2023)
Policies, Toolkits & Assessments for Inclusive BoardsPractical tools, guidelines, and assessments to help organizations embed EDI principles into governance structures.
- Board Readiness Assessment for an Intentional Inclusive Culture – Capacity Canada Tool (Adapted by Parents for Community Living) (June 14, 2023)
- Invited, Understood and Embraced: A Board Governance Toolkit for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities – onBoard Canada & The Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University (February 23, 2024)
- Springboard Board Succession Policy – Springboard (May 15, 2023)
- Global Leadership Exchange – Global Leadership Exchange (November 7, 2024)
Barriers & Opportunities in GovernanceInsights into systemic challenges and opportunities for advancing EDI in governance structures.