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About Equity at Â鶹AV

Â鶹AV’s Equity Team is firmly committed to advancing and implementing inclusive excellence. Through activities focused on education and policy development, the Equity Team works to build and sustain a campus community that understands and works to dismantle the varied social barriers that can stand in the way of access to and success within higher education.

The Equity Team reports into the Office of the Provost & Executive Vice-President (Academic). It is accountable for reporting on its activities and outcomes, in line with EDI-related policies and strategic plans, to Â鶹AV’s Senate and Board of Governors through the Joint Board-Senate EDI Committee. These policies and plans at Â鶹AV include:

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Anti-Black Racism

Learn about Â鶹AV’s ABR plan, which tracks five axes, including student experience, research & knowledge, outreach, workforce and physical space.

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Strategic Plan

Measures that will be undertaken over the next five years to enhance diversity and ensure equitable opportunities and a sense of belonging for all.

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Student Census

View results of Â鶹AV's Student Census or complete the census to help Â鶹AV address areas of underrepresentation and better serve our diverse population.

Meet the team

Explore the diverse roles of Equity team members and find the right person to answer your questions.

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EDI Definitions

Understand the importance of equity, diversity, and inclusion at Â鶹AV by reading our definitions. (Definitions in English, French translation coming soon).


Â鶹AV is on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks this territory on which peoples of the world now gather.

For more information about traditional territory and tips on how to make a land acknowledgement, visit our Land Acknowledgement webpage.


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