About the Office of Equity & Anti-Racism

What we do

The Office of Equity and Anti-Racism works across government with partners and communities to help lead and support government’s anti-racism initiatives and promote equity. We work to identify and address systemic racism and inequity in government policy, legislation, programs and services. We’re also responsible for helping government and communities improve social and economic well-being for all people within the province and creating greater access to opportunities and resources.

We're responsible for:

• Making sure government identifies and addresses underlying and systemic differences that people experience with access to opportunities and resources
• Building relationships with underrepresented and underserved communities to help inform government.
• Creating equity impact assessment tools to guide decision-making processes that support anti-racism, accessibility, gender equity, social equity and inclusion in government budgets, policies and programs.
• Working with communities to help improve education, health, social and economic equity for all people within the community.
• Developing policies and programs to help combat racism and inequity and resolve inherent biases and institutional processes that result in systemic racism and inequity.
• Working with partners and communities to develop processes to collect, measure and report data that helps inform and support equity.

Who we are

The Office of Equity and Anti-Racism has about 12 staff working in engagement, policy, project management, evaluation and data analysis. The office plans to represent the diverse communities that it serves.