Supporting an Inclusive Workplace at DHC

Creating programs that remove barriers, promote representation, and ensure equitable access starts with understanding the diversity of our workforce. At DHC, we value the different identities, backgrounds, and experiences our employees bring to work every day. 

To better understand our workforce and identify where groups may be underrepresented, we are inviting employees to participate in our confidential self-identification process.

Through this voluntary process, employees can indicate if they belong to one or more designated groups under the Employment Equity Act * :

• Aboriginal Peoples
• Members of visible minorities
• Persons with disabilities

Participation is completely voluntary, and the information you provide is protected by the Privacy Act and kept confidential. 

Even if you do not identify as a member of a designated group, your participation is still important. All responses help us better understand our workforce and identify opportunities for improvement.

How to Self Identify
Updating your information is simple:

1. Log into DayForce online or use the DayForce app
   1. Note: when logging into Dayforce, the Company ID is: Westerkirk
   2. If you are still having issues logging into Dayforce, please check out this User Guide. 
2. Select Forms
3. Go to Confidential Information
4. Review and update your self identification details as appropriate

This is just the beginning of a renewed approach to Diversity, Equity and Include (DEI) at DHC. Stay tuned later this month for more information on new DEI training available for employees. 

By taking part in this process, you are helping us create a workplace that reflects everyone on our team.

* Definitions are outlined in the Employment Equity Act, and subsequently have not recently been updated with modern or common terminology for all groups. 

Aboriginal peoples means persons who are Indians, Inuit or Métis.

Persons with disabilities means persons who have a long-term or recurring physical, mental, sensory, psychiatric or learning impairment and who:

1. consider themselves to be disadvantaged in employment by reason of that impairment, or
2. believe that an employer or potential employer is likely to consider them to be disadvantaged in employment by reason of that impairment,
   and includes persons whose functional limitations owing to their impairment have been accommodated in their current job or workplace.

Members of visible minorities means persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.