DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
The Mint is committed to developing a healthy, safe and caring workplace for employees that is grounded in a culture of inclusion and reflected in our diverse product offerings, while ensuring equitable access to coinage.
Environmental sustainability is critical to addressing climate change, but it isn’t the only area of importance. Social responsibility — both within the Mint and outside of it — is essential to building greater resiliency as an organization and as a nation.
This is top of mind as Canada increasingly adopts digital payment alternatives and transforms into a cash-light society. Unbanked or underbanked people — from the unhoused and new arrivals, to the elderly and those living in remote communities — still rely on cash to participate in trade and commerce. The Mint’s coin management system is integral to building socio-economic equity and ensuring everyone in Canada can participate in the Canadian economy. This is one cornerstone of our social responsibility program, which is continuing to evolve both internally and in the community.
The Mint is deeply committed to providing a respectful, diverse and inclusive work environment for all its employees. In 2021, we launched “All In”, our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Action Plan that is our roadmap to establishing a work environment where differences are valued and where employees are empowered to take an active role in addressing systemic racism, discrimination and barriers to inclusion.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The Mint is committed to the continued implementation of our DEI action plan that was launched in 2021. That commitment is not just internal: we will continue to work to ensure all Canadians, regardless of race, culture, income or geography, have equitable access to coinage even as the use of digital payments increases.
The Mint is focused on creating a vibrant, people-centric and proactive health and safety culture. Our leaders model a safety-first, zero-injury mindset, while employees participate actively in creating an environment that values safety and wellbeing, including good mental health and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Work has also started on a comprehensive wellbeing strategy, which will take a whole person perspective to support and enable employees.
The Mint is deeply committed to providing a respectful, diverse and inclusive work environment for all its employees. In 2021, we launched “ALL IN”, our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Action Plan that is our roadmap to establishing a work environment where differences are valued and where employees are empowered to take an active role in addressing systemic racism, discrimination and barriers to inclusion.
The Mint continues to give back to communities across the country, raising money for various charities each year through the Charitable Medal Product Program.
The Mint balances its mandate of operating in anticipation of profit with spending requirements for bilingualism and compliance with the federal Offical Languages Act (OLA), namely Parts IV, V, VI and VII. The Mint is also subject to the Treasury Board’s Policy on Official Languages and its three consolidated directives, except Appendix 2 of the Directive on Official Languages for People Management. As it looks to update its own official languages policy and related instruments, the Mint is closely following the latest developments in the Government of Canada’s vision for the country’s official languages, including Bill C-13 (formerly Bill C-32 during 43rd legislature) for the modernization and strengthening of the OLA.
The Mint is proud to promote diversity through coin designs featuring Indigenous art and creating a link with many of Canada’s communities by celebrating culture on numismatic coins. We will continue to look for opportunities to commemorate diversity in recommending future coin designs and to leverage our brand to help support a culture of inclusion.
Accessibility is a part of the Mint’s everyday business and we maintain our commitment to inclusion by removing barriers and enhancing accessibility for all customers and employees on an ongoing basis. We continue to seek feedback from everyone to engage persons with disabilities in decision-making, increase accessibility of the built environments, and deliver customer and employee experiences that are dignified, respectful and delightful.
The Mint is committed to fostering positive physical and mental health among its employees, an important part of which is the implementation of a hybrid workforce model that leverages working practices to provide all employees, no matter where they are located, with a psychologically safe and healthy work experience.
The Mint’s Annual Scholarship Program provides nine scholarships of $3,000 to support the children of permanent Mint employees in pursuing their educational goals.
The Mint continues to look for ways to foster professional and personal development for our employees. In 2022 we invested more than $1.6 million in learning and development, and enabled more people than ever to access promotions, development opportunities, and skill-enhancing transitions within the Mint.
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85% participation in DEI active learning opportunities.
Reduce reportable injury rate year-over-year.
Five development days per employee per year.
We are committed to acting responsibly by minimizing our impact on the environment, cultivating safe and inclusive workplaces and making a positive difference in the communities where we operate.