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Standing Committee on Equity
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What's New
Equity and Diversity Guide and Resource Manual
Prepared by the Canadian Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Equity, this resource was developed to assist efforts to promote equity and diversity within the legal profession. The Guide and Resource Manual can be used to:
- Take leadership on and communicate about equity and diversity strategies as part of core business practices,
- Develop implementation plans to enhance representation in all workplace activities, and
- Measure growth over time and benchmark accomplishments.
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The CBA established the Standing Committee on Equity following Council's approval of the recommendations emanating from the 1993 Task Force on Gender Equality report, Touchstones for Change: Equality, Diversity and Accountability.
The Standing Committee on Equity
- promotes awareness of equity issues in the legal profession;
- provides the means to eliminate discrimination;
- develops resources to assist the legal profession in achieving equity;
- monitors, on a national basis, the status of equity issues in the legal profession; and
- oversees the implementation of the various equity-seeking resolutions adopted by CBA Council.
Resolutions >
Report from the Chair >
Standing Committee Members >
Branch Representatives >
Equity-at-a-Glance
Equity is an integral part of the CBA's mission and mandate, and the Association ensures that focal points exist within the organization to address these issues in the short- and long-term. More >
Publications & Resources
Touchstones Newsletter
In the February 2008 issue: the Equity and Diversity Guide and Resource Manual is finalized and now available to members, welcome to new members of SCE, the duty to accomodate, and more. More Touchstones >
Racial Equality in the Canadian Legal Profession (.pdf, February 1999)
Presented to CBA Council by the Working Group on Racial Equality in the Legal Profession.
UN Special Rapporteur on Racism (September 2003)
The CBA's submission delivered by David Matas.
Issues & Projects
The CBA is constantly working on an always expanding number of issues and projects related to equity. Here are some of our latest initiatives:
More Issues & Projects > 
Awards
Touchstone Award
Celebrates the accomplishments of an individual or organization who has excelled in promoting equality in the legal profession, the judiciary, or the legal community in Canada. More >
More awards:
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What's New
February 2008 issue of Touchstones now online.
Report from the Chair added. 
Contacts
For more information on the Standing Committee on Equity, contact:
Marie-Claude Noël
Project Officer
Canadian Bar Association
865 Carling Avenue, Suite 500
Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8
Tel. : 1-800-267-8860 / (613) 237-2925, ext. 160
E-mail : marieclauden@cba.org
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Branch Representatives >
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