| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 74.30 |
| Liaison | Joséanne Bélanger-Gravel |
| Submission Date | Sept. 2, 2022 |
Polytechnique Montréal
PA-5: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Joséanne
Bélanger-Gravel Sustainability Advisor Sustainable Development Office |
Does the institution have a diversity and equity committee, office, and/or officer tasked by the administration or governing body to advise on and implement policies, programs, and trainings related to diversity, equity, inclusion and human rights?:
Does the committee, office and/or officer focus on students, employees, or both?:
A brief description of the diversity and equity committee, office and/or officer, including purview and activities:
The Service aux étudiants de Polytechnique (Polytechnique Student Services) has several advisors dedicated to international students and advisors for students with disabilities. They are available for consultation and offer support and advice. Students with disabilities are followed through their entire study program. Every fall, a cultural workshop is made available for international students to help them with their integration in Quebec (it includes advice for their student life on campus, life in Montreal and in Canada in general).
With the strategic plan Poly2023: Let's create the future, Polytechnique Montréal is committed to guarantee equal opportunities for all and to increase the proportion of women and people from underrepresented groups in engineering, in order to ensure succession and to shape the teams of tomorrow.
Since 2017, Polytechnique has a Diversity and Equity committee composed of professors, managers and HR advisors to work on ways of attracting more women, visible minorities and persons with disabilities among faculty members, particularly among the research centers and chairs. A first action plan was adopted in 2017 to set targets for the Canada Research Chairs, the new action plan was adopted in September 2019 and aims to increase the representation of 4 underrepresented groups : women, visible minorities, disabled persons and native people.
The engagement of Polytechnique towards equity, diversity and inclusion led to many developments in the last few years :
- Since July 2019, Polytechnique Montréal subscribes to the Dimensions Program Charter. "Dimensions: equity, diversity and inclusion Canada invites [institutions] to take part in a post-secondary transformation to increase equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and help drive deeper cultural change within the research ecosystem. The pilot initiative is supported by the three federal research granting agencies". https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/InterAgency-Interorganismes/EDI-EDI/Dimensions_Dimensions_eng.asp
https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/nouvelles/equite-diversite-et-inclusion-en-recherche-polytechnique-montreal-adhere-au-programme-dimensions-du
- Since November 2019, Polytechnique has a dedicated advisor to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion responsible for the implementation of Polytechnique Montréal’s EDI strategy, providing guidance, support and thought leadership to promote a culture of equity, accessibility and inclusiveness across campus.
- In February 2022, the Policy on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion was adopted. There is now an Advisory Board and a Working Committee.
Estimated proportion of students that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Estimated proportion of academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Estimated proportion of non-academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
A brief description of the institution’s cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Every undergraduate program at Polytechnique includes a mandatory communication course that, among its objectives, aims to develop cultural competence. Through this course, students learn how to manage differences amongst people, how to organize teamwork and to improve team working abilities. Furthermore, before signing the Code of Conduct, students (undergraduates, graduates and certificate students) have to follow several activities, among them one is on the Respect for all individuals.
According to the action plan on diversity in equity for the Canada Research Chairs update in September 2019, all faculty members have to follow trainings on unconscious cognitive biases.
All employees, non-academic staff included, has to follow a training on Countering sexual violence.
Website URL where information about the institution’s diversity and equity office or trainings is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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