The Creative Equity Roadmap is developed in partnership between Creative BC and Elevate Inclusion Strategies. This resource was developed as an industry-focused support to increase cultural competence and inclusive practices within the motion picture industry's businesses and systems. It complements the Creative Pathways project, which is focused to serve British Columbians seeking access to careers in the motion picture industry.

The Creative Equity Roadmap is intended to serve Justice, Equity, Decolonization, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDDI) work across the motion picture industry in B.C. It is:

    • a starting point, an invitation for collaboration and a contribution to the many important public materials being generated;

    • focused on supporting industry - the creative businesses, organizations and companies, recognizing that employers, labour organizations and industry associations have a particularly important role to play in changing systems;

    • intended as a practical approach, offering a high level framework for understanding the steps required as an organization for advancing the principles of Justice, Equity, Decolonization, Diversity and Inclusion;

    • offers a shared language and method centering on Commitments and People Practices by which B.C.'s motion picture industry may collectively consider and advance the principles of Justice, Equity, Decolonization, Diversity and Inclusion;

    • seeks to amplify the growing network of resources available in B.C. and Canada to support our collective work in this evolving field.

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Refugee Inclusion in the Workplace: A Guide for Employers

Creative Equity Roadmap

This document summarises the results of an open, yet creative discussion and provides practical tools for employers with regard to inclusion of refugees in the workplace. First, it looks at the barriers for various types of organisations (private companies, public services, civil society, trade unions) as employers and as agents of change in seeking to create employment opportunities for refugees. These barriers relate both to the broader institutional context surrounding refugee inclusion, and issues specific to employers themselves.

The solutions section then looks at some of the ways various agents of change have overcome or addressed such barriers, in contexts relevant to them. We demonstrate this good practice through short case studies. This toolkit is intended as an introductory guide for employers seeking to include refugees. It then introduces a checklist for employers seeking to improve the inclusion of refugees in their workplace or exploring the possibility to commit to their corporate social responsibility by voluntarily recruiting refugees.  The checklist highlights general cross-cutting themes for employers to consider in relation to refugees and the workforce.

Read the Toolkit Here