Bias-Free Hiring Certificate Program
Schedule
Tue Feb 24 2026 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
120 Eglinton Ave E suite 300 | Toronto, ON
About this Event
The Bias-Free Hiring Certificate Program is a five-session, in-person learning series designed to help you integrate equity into your hiring policies and practices. This program goes beyond traditional learning, challenging you to apply your skills in real time to assess your organization’s recruitment systems as you learn.
This program includes:
- 28 Hours of learning
- 5 hands-on assignments
- 1 capstone project
The Bias-Free Hiring Certificate Program spans five months, with each full-day session occurring every four weeks. You will benefit from a full day of immersive learning, meaningful dialogue, and connection with colleagues across non-profit and public sector organizations. Lunch and refreshments will be provided on-site.
Session Dates:
- Tuesday, February 24 (9:00am-4:00pm)
- Tuesday, March 24 (9:00am-4:00pm)
- Tuesday, April 28 (9:00am-4:00pm)
- Tuesday, May 26 (9:00am-4:00pm)
- Tuesday, June 23 (9:00am-4:00pm)
Between sessions, you will continue your learning through readings and take-home assignments designed to support the application of learning to your organization’s policies and practices. Each assignment builds toward the capstone project.
The capstone project combines your assignments into a practical, customized plan for your organization. This project bridges learning with real-world application, allowing you to implement bias-free hiring practices and policies immediately and effectively while demonstrating your mastery of the knowledge and skills learned in the program.
Graded by Tana Turner, Principal Consultant of Turner Consulting Group, the capstone project provides your organization with a review of hiring policies and processes and recommendations that can be immediately implemented. Successful completion of the capstone project earns you your Bias-Free Hiring Certificate.
Your Learning Journey
Session 1: Hiring in a New Age
Discover how Canada’s workforce is
evolving and what it means for hiring in
today’s world. This session explores the
shifting demographics of today’s workforce
and how emerging technologies are
changing the way organizations recruit. You
will gain insights to navigate these changes
and hire diverse talent effectively.
Session 2: Understanding and Minimizing
Unconscious Bias in the Hiring Process
Uncover the hidden influences that shape
hiring decisions. You will examine the
sources of unconscious bias, understand
how it impacts who is selected, and learn
practical strategies to reduce bias in
recruitment and selection.
Session 3: Ontario Human Rights Code
and AODA: Implications for Hiring
Learn how to confidently navigate legally
compliant and equitable hiring. This session
explores the implications of the Ontario
Human Rights Code and the Accessibilities
for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) on
the hiring process. You will walk away with
clear do’s and don’ts to ensure your hiring
process is inclusive and legally compliant.
Session 4: Bias-Free Hiring
Building on previous sessions, this session
explores how to design a hiring process
to minimize the impact of bias. We will
cover all stages of recruitment, from job
ads to interviews to candidate scoring, and
provide strategies to reduce bias at every
stage, ensuring equitable selection.
Session 5: Hiring for Diversity
Conclude the program by learning how to be intentional when making hiring decisions. In this
session, we explore how to apply a diversity lens to the hiring process to build a workforce that is
equitable, inclusive, and diverse by design, not by accident.
Where is it happening?
120 Eglinton Ave E suite 300, 120 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 2260.00
