Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
There is an indisputable body of evidence proving that diverse and inclusive teams produce more creative and innovative science. ArcticNet is committed to sharing the responsibility to promote positive change and cultural inclusion within the Network. It recognizes that the existence of systemic racism against racialized and Indigenous Peoples, the impacts of colonialism in Canada, anti-2SLGBTQ+ discrimination, discrimination based on disabilities, gender inequality and any combination of these limits the full participation of many of ArcticNet members and partners.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
Download the 2025 – 2029 EDI Strategy
LOOP by Inclusive Kind
Closing the Feedback LOOP for Positive Change
ArcticNet has teamed up with Inclusive Kind to provide LOOP, a confidential and anonymous service designed for anyone connected with the organization to report experiences of exclusion, unfair treatment, or inequity.
Whether you’ve experienced it personally or witnessed it, your story has impact, and ArcticNet wants to hear it in order to improve and create a more inclusive environment.
The information you provide will be anonymized and reported back to the organization with insights and suggestions to foster a more inclusive and welcoming culture.
To learn more and report, click here or scan QR code.
If you have any questions, contact hello@inclusivekind.com
EDI Strategy: A living document
ArcticNet is sharing its Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy with its members. This strategy attempts to move beyond inefficient checklists and small policy changes that do not lead to measurable results or lasting transformative changes. This strategy sets a working, evolving framework for continuous improvement that amplifies the contribution and improves the experiences of diverse members of the network.
We therefore ask every ArcticNet member to provide us with their comments, concerns, or ideas to improve this strategy by contacting us at melody.lynch@arcticnet.ulaval.ca.
Previous Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
Shared experiences
As part of Arctic Change 2020 our partners from the Northern Inclusion initiative have produced short videos presenting the many different journeys of the members our community of Northern research. Referred to as Vox Pops in Northern Inclusion, these videos gather testimonies of researchers, youth and other members from the North and the South, celebrating the diversity enriching our research community as well as identifying obstacles and barriers with an intersectional approach.
Make sure to listen to the three 15 min videos celebrating the diversity in Northern research.
AC2020 Vox Pops Day 1
AC2020 Vox Pops Day 2
AC2020 Vox Pops Day 3
Building on the success of their Vox Pops and the conversations they initiated about inclusion in our research community in a safe and open space, the Northern Inclusion initiative will continue through the year ahead with a series of video dialogues on important topics in Inclusion within the northern research community, the first of which was screened for the 2021 Arctic Science Summit Week.
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CIRCUMPOLAR INUIT PROTOCOLS FOR EQUITABLE AND ETHICAL ENGAGEMENT
A collection of Inuit rules, guidelines, protocols, and values for the engagement of Inuit Communities and Indigenous Knowledge from across Inuit Nunaat