Resources
Guidelines and procedures related to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) at Sunnybrook Research Institute are informed by EDI resources provided by the tri-council agencies: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Sunnybrook Research Institute is developing shared standards, practices and resources with the University of Toronto and partner hospitals in the Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network.
The following is a list of recommended resources.
Granting agencies’ EDI requirements, resources and initiatives:
- Best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion in research
- Canada Research Chairs Program EDI action plan
- NSERC framework on equity, diversity and inclusion
- CIHR's equity strategy
- CIHR’s gender equity framework
- Dimensions: tri-council program on increasing EDI in the post-secondary sector
- Banting postdoctoral fellowships: EDI resources
- NSERC: EDI
- NSERC guide for applicants
- New Frontiers in Research Fund: best practices in equity, diversity and inclusion
- Canada Foundation for Innovation mandate and EDI values
Unconscious bias:
- Canada Research Chairs unconscious bias training module
- NSERC: Chair for Women in Science and Engineering handout
- Reducing unconscious bias in the review process
Gender and sex considerations for applications and research design:
- CIHR: How to integrate sex and gender into research
- Government of Canada: Gender-Based Analysis Plus
- Women’s College Hospital Women’s Xchange – The Health Researcher’s Toolkit: Why Sex & Gender Matter
- CIHR: Sex and gender champions
- Gendered innovations in science, health & medicine, engineering, and environment
Promoting EDI in selection processes, recruitment and hiring:
- CRC: Best practices guide for recruitment, hiring and retention
- CRC: Guidelines for assessing the productivity of nominees
- U of T: Strategies for recruiting an excellent and diverse faculty complement
- Sunnybrook Research Institute guidelines for the recruitment and selection of Canada Research Chairs
- CRC: Guidelines and best practices for reference letter writers
- NIH: Scientific Workforce Diversity Toolkit
Team composition and training:
- NSERC guide for applicants: Considering equity, diversity, and inclusion in your application
- U of T School of Graduate Studies: Creating equality and equity when working with students
Accommodation and accessibility:
Leaves:
- Tri-Agencies: Maternity, parental, medical or family medical leave for grantees
- Tri-Agencies: Paid maternity and parental leave for students and postdoctoral fellows
- CRC: Leaves policy
- NSERC: Discovery & Discovery Development Grants – Pilot for primary caregivers who are eligible for but decline taking extended leave
