What if DEI wasn’t about quotas—but about culture?
In this week’s episode of The JD Fix, I sat down again with Ongig writer and inclusion advocate Sarah Akida to unpack Canada's nuanced approach toward diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
Instead of focusing on numerical targets or check-the-box compliance, Canada has built its DEI efforts around two foundational principles: fairness and systemic inclusion.
Through laws like the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Employment Equity Act, the country emphasizes preventing harm and proactively removing barriers—starting with something as simple and powerful as a job posting.
We covered:
Why Canada’s DEI language centers on respect, not quotas
The unintended exclusion signals hidden in common job ad phrases
What the U.S. can adopt from Canada’s “shared societal goal” mindset
How to write job descriptions that build equity from the first line
Why your diversity statement needs more than lip service
Whether you’re writing your 10th job post this month or rethinking how your company defines inclusion, this episode offers a fresh, international perspective that might just reframe your DEI lens entirely.
▶️ Listen now and find out why the future of inclusive hiring might not be where you're looking—but how you're writing.
If this episode sparked something for you, forward it to a hiring manager, recruiter, or teammate who’s also rethinking what DEI can really mean.
Until next time, keep fixing those JDs—one word at a time.
