Canada Research Chairs: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

UFV’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion

As a British Columbia post-secondary institution located on S’olh Temexw, the traditional territory of the Stó:lō people, the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) recognizes the diversity of its population, the importance of creating and implementing equity, and exploring the ways in which inclusion can and should take place. Our efforts require concrete goals and actions if we are to achieve meaningful change. These principles are the foundation of UFV’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Action Plan.

With this plan as our foundation, and the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) secretariat guidelines on equity, diversity, and inclusion excellence, we are committed to exceeding the equity targets for chairholder representation from women, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and Aboriginal peoples.

Read UFV's EDI Action Plan

Strategy for raising awareness

UFV is committed to raising awareness of our commitment to EDI and the great benefits of a diverse, equally empowered community to our CRCs and the campus as a whole.  

We will continue to engage in communicating the importance of EDI to the community in general and within the CRC program in particular. We will work to raise awareness through the following mechanisms:

• Presentations by the Associate Vice-President, Research, Engagement, and Graduate Studies (AVP, REGS) / Director, Research Services and Industry Engagement to the Senate Research Council (SRC), Research Advisory Council (RAC), Faculty Councils and other research related meetings, as well as EDI-related workshops and education opportunities.
• The prioritization of questions around EDI and Indigenization in our research strategic planning process.  
• Creation of an EDI sub-committee of the RAC.
• Posting information on UFV’s CRC EDI Action Plan on our website, and communicating details to RAC, SRC, and through the REGS newsletter.
• Overviews and detailed processes on all aspects of CRC recruitment and training, including templates, forms, and checklists to assist CRC recruitment committees.
• Once active, a link will be provided to the UFV Office of EDI and Human Rights webpage.

UFV EDI stipend progress report

Contact info for questions about the UFV EDI Action Plan

Sundeep Hans
Director, EDI
Sundeep.Hans@ufv.ca

Procedures for addressing EDI concerns

UFV’s office of EDI has now expanded and has become the Office of EDI and Human Rights. This office includes the Director, EDI, Sundeep Hans, Sundeep.hans@ufv.ca, and Human Rights Advisor, Mike Joko, mike.joko@ufv.ca. The office is in the final drafts of the human rights policy which will be shared in the fall 2023, alongside information sessions and training. The office is refining processes, providing consultation on EDI and Human Rights issues, rights and responsibilities under legislation, conflict resolution, mediation, investigation, and formal complaints processes. If complaints are outside the scope of the office, the office will triage and support the navigation to the appropriate teams and processes. Anyone experiencing discrimination or harassment on a prohibited ground can direct their concerns to the office at humanrights@ufv.ca.

The Office of EDI and Human Rights at UFV will be creating a webpage which will be linked to the UFV CRC webpage.

The AVP, REGS is responsible for tracking and monitoring EDI concerns associated with the CRC program at UFV.

Equity targets and gaps

 As there are fewer than 5 chair positions at UFV, the numbers are withheld to protect the privacy of the current chair holders.

Canada Research Chairs Program: Equity Target Setting Tool

Policies and procedures that govern staffing of CRCs

The following policies support EDI in the hiring of CRCs:

• Policy 143 Appointment, Promotion, Suspension and Termination
• Policy 142 Conflict of Interest
• Policy 18 Discrimination, Bullying and Harassment Prevention
• Policy 16 Educational and Employment Equity
• Policy BRP-225.04 Labour Relations Management, Board Policy
• Policy 52 Faculty Qualifications
• Policy BRP-201.02 Harassment, Sexualized Violence, Discrimination, and Physical or Emotional Abuse Prevention and Resolution, Board Policy
• Policy 236 Prevention, Education and Response to Sexualized Violence
• Policy BRP-225.06 Safe Disclosure, Board Policy
• Policy 223 Safe Disclosure
• Policy 218 Workplace Violence Prevention
  

CRCP Utilization Spreadsheet

UFV CRC allocation 2021

Requirements for recruiting and nominating CRCs

Current internal/external Chair recruitment postings

• None at this time.

Archived internal/external Chair recruitment postings

Equity targets and gaps

There are fewer than 5 chair positions at the University of the Fraser Valley, the numbers are withheld to protect the privacy of the current chair holders.

Canada Research Chairs Program: Equity Target Setting Tool

CRC program statistics and equity target data