Next week the CTL will be hosting a variety of learning and engagement opportunities. Please register at the links below.

Humber’s Employment Equity Program - Frequently Asked Questions

Humber College has identified in its 2018-2023 Strategic Plan, Pillar 3 that it will “Continue to build a diverse and inclusive community of exceptional students, faculty and staff.” One of the deliverables in meeting this strategic priority is to reestablish Humber’s Employment Equity Program (EEP).

Humber voluntarily complies with the Employment Equity Act. The Act has been in existence for approximately 40 years and is intended to remove barriers to full participation in employment for four designated groups: Women, Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, Visible Minorities/Racialized people and Humber has included Sexual and Gender Diversity.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is Employment Equity?

Employment Equity is an on-going planning process used by an employer to:

• identify and eliminate barriers in an organization's employment policies and procedures;
• put into place positive policies and practices to ensure the effects of systemic barriers are eliminated; and
• ensure appropriate representation of identified group members throughout their workforce.

2. Why is Employment Equity necessary?

The federal government has identified four designated groups that have experienced historical and current barriers to full employment opportunities and therefore are under-represented in the Canadian workforce. The identified groups experience high unemployment rates, lower than average salaries as well as a concentration in low-status jobs. Employment Equity measures are necessary to facilitate the removal of systemic barriers that may prevent members of the identified groups from full participation in the workplace.

3. Do questions on race or disability contravene human rights legislations?

Section 16 of the Canadian Human Rights Act and Section 14 of the Ontario Human Rights Code stipulates that it is not a discriminatory practice to collect information if it is intended to be used in adopting or carrying out a special program, plan or arrangement designed to eliminate discrimination of certain groups of individuals.

4. Who can complete the Employment Equity Questionnaire?

All full-time, part-time, contract and sessional employees are invited to complete the Employment Equity Questionnaire. Completion of Humber’s Employment Equity Questionnaire is voluntary.

5. Why do I have to include my employee number on the questionnaire?

The Employment Equity Act and its Regulations requires the Employment Equity Questionnaire have a unique employee identifier. Centre staff will conduct a workforce analysis based on the information provided. Every position at Humber is coded with a National Occupational Classification (NOC) code. In order for us to develop aggregate statistics based on NOC codes, Humber needs to be able to link employees’ equity data using the employee number to the NOC code. Once the workforce analysis process is completed, a report will be prepared to show the representation of designated groups in each Employment Equity Occupational Group.

6. Who will have access to the information that I provide on the questionnaire?

Completed Employment Equity Questionnaires are confidential and are only accessible by the Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Diversity at Humber College. To ensure confidentiality, the Employment Equity data is reported in an aggregate format and never on an individual basis.

7. How will the information be used?

The information that you provide in the Employment Equity Questionnaire will be kept confidential and will only be reported in aggregate form for Employment Equity purposes. In other words, the reported data will not contain any personal identification. The information will provide up-to-date knowledge of Humber’s workforce representation and will allow the College to identify where under-representation exists. It will also help Humber to target its efforts toward removing barriers that may exist in the College’s employment systems.

If you have questions pertaining to Humber's Employment Equity Program, please contact: Bharat Saini at 416.665.6622 x5160 or bharat.saini@humber.ca.

The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity thanks you for helping to build a more inclusive Humber.

On behalf of the mailroom staff I would like to bring your attention towards a potential strike by the Canada Post Postal Workers effective early next week.

The Postal Workers Association is in legal standing to go on strike from Monday, October 22, 2018 onwards. Based on the news on TV Channels (CP24) a rotating strike is being planned in the early stages of the strike leading to a potential overall strike across all depots. We are hoping for a settlement between the management and the workers association. In lieu of this, the mailroom at the North and Lakeshore campuses will still do their daily mail runs however processing of any outgoing mail will depend on how Humber gets impacted by the strike. We will keep you posted as to updates around this strike and its impacts to mail service here at Humber.

We request, until the strike is settled, that you please check with the mailroom staff at x4443 (North) and x3245 (Lakeshore) before processing/planning any major outgoing mail as the mailroom is unable to store large mailings due to space shortage. Thank you.

Ashfaque Khan
Mailroom Coordinator

Please share this opportunity with your students!

This is an introductory or beginner level class available at the City of Toronto pool adjacent to Building A at North Campus.

This special opportunity is available only by registering through Humber International Centre. There are only a few spots left! Registration is open until Friday, October 19. 

The cost is C$110 and you get 9 x 1 hour lessons.

Advantages are:

• The classes are for Humber students only, so nobody from the outside is there (e.g. no 5-year olds or seniors)
• The classes are customized around your academic calendar, so you don’t have to divert time away from studying during midterms and finals
• You don’t have the stress of lining up via phone/email on registration dates as this class is not available to the public

For the lesson, you will require a swimsuit and towel. Please note that the lessons are mixed gender.

Here is a description of the class:

Prerequisite: A keen interest in developing skills and knowledge that promotes safe enjoyment of aquatic environments. Adult 1 develops or increases students' comfort in the water through basic floatation, movement and breathing skills and fosters the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to prepare, stay safe and survive in and around water.

Class Details:
You can book yourself into either the Tuesday sessions, or the Wednesday sessions (you have to decide on one day, you cannot switch back and forth between them).

The lesson dates are as follows:
The Tuesday instructions take place on: October 30, November 6, 13, 20, 27, January 22, 29, February 5, 12.
The Wednesday instructions take place on: October 31, November 7, 14, 21, 28, January 23, 30, February 6, 13.
Please register and pay at the links below. Upon completion of the registration, you will receive a registration form that you need to fill out and return.

Register:
Tuesdays: humbertuesdayswimminglessons.eventbrite.ca
Wednesdays: humberwednesdayswimminglessons.eventbrite.ca

If you have any questions, please contact anke.foller-carroll@humber.ca or matthew.keefe@humber.ca. 

Please see the complete flyer attached.