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Business Diversity Awards

Celebrating Excellence In Major Infrastructure and Urban Development

The Building Diversity Awards will recognize contractors and unions associated with major infrastructure and urban development projects that are taking extraordinary steps to increase the participation of Black, Indigenous and racialized workers, including youth, women and newcomers within their organizations. Recipients of this award will be recognized at an Awards Celebration taking place on May 13th 2021.

Award recipients will be recognized for one or more steps they are taking that correspond to the Global Diversity and Inclusion Benchmarks (standards for organizations around the world), as adapted by BuildForce Canada for the Construction Industry.

Award recipients will be eligible for assistance to develop a comprehensive plan to recruit and embrace the diversity of their local workforce.

Our Award Categories

Various Award Categories

The BDA's have various award categories to recognize a plethora of extraordinary champions in the major infrastructure and urban development space.

Community Benefits Champion Award

Recognizes an individual working for a private developer, local union, municipality, government agency, school board, academic or health institution

NexGen Builders Champion Award

The NexGen Builders Champion Award recognizes a mentee or mentor from the workplace or from TCBN’s NexGEN Builders Mentoring Program.

Leading on Diversity Award - Owner/Client

Recognizes an Owner Client; a Contractor; and a Union that are making extraordinary efforts to ensure underrepresented groups are accessing and succeeding in the trades

Leading on Diversity Award - Contract

Recognize an Owner Client; a Contractor; and a Union that are making extraordinary efforts to ensure underrepresented groups are accessing and succeeding in the trades.

Leading on Diversity Award - Union

Recognize an Owner Client; a Contractor; and a Union that are making extraordinary efforts to ensure underrepresented groups are accessing and succeeding in the trades.

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This event is being organized by Toronto Community Benefits Network in partnership with its industry partners.

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