{"id":25367,"date":"2025-11-10T11:25:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/share.ca\/?p=25367"},"modified":"2025-11-10T11:25:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:25:32","slug":"guidance-on-racial-equity-audit-standards-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/share.ca\/blog\/guidance-on-racial-equity-audit-standards-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"SHARE issues new guidance on racial equity audit standards in Canada\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id=\"anvil-wyswyg-block_16d2ded108ac2d870c2f1f1b80c8f47f\" class=\" anvil-wyswyg\">\n\n    <div class=\"row row-center\">\n    <div class=\"columns-12 content-container\">\n        \n        <div class=\"contents\">\n             <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Today, SHARE published <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/share.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/25.10.06-Racial-Equity-Audit-Standards-Supplementary-Guidance_FINAL.pdf\">Racial Equity Audit Standards: Supplementary Guidance for Canadian Companies<\/a>. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This supplementary guidance builds on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.policylink.org\/resources\/publications\/civil-rights-audit-standards\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">U.S. Civil Rights Audit Standards<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> hosted by PolicyLink, and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">offers practical considerations to align racial equity audits with Canada\u2019s distinct historical, social, and legal context.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <style>\n        #anvil-wyswyg-block_16d2ded108ac2d870c2f1f1b80c8f47f {\n            color:#212121;\n            background: ;\n            padding-top: 20px;\n            padding-bottom: 0px;\n        }\n         #anvil-wyswyg-block_16d2ded108ac2d870c2f1f1b80c8f47f .row  {\n            justify-content:center;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div id=\"button-block_05ddf1d6b0a07bdb00278aa834ef6835\" class=\"centered-intro intro button-block\">\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"row row-center\"  >\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"centered-intro columns-10 content-container\">\r\n\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"contents\">\r\n\r\n\r\n             \r\n                <div class=\"cta-container\">\r\n                                            <a class=\"button one\" href=\"https:\/\/share.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/25.10.06-Racial-Equity-Audit-Standards-Supplementary-Guidance_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read our Guidance on Racial Equity Audit Standards in Canada<\/a>                                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n#button-block_05ddf1d6b0a07bdb00278aa834ef6835 {\r\n    background: ;\r\n    padding-top: 0px;\r\n    padding-bottom: 0px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"anvil-wyswyg-block_6a8410375300b6609684939605366ec7\" class=\" anvil-wyswyg\">\n\n    <div class=\"row row-center\">\n    <div class=\"columns-12 content-container\">\n        \n        <div class=\"contents\">\n             <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This guidance marks a move from aspiration to accountability, anchoring racial equity audits in measurable outcomes, meaningful engagement and transparency. Boards, management teams, auditors and investors each have a critical role to play in ensuring that racial equity audits are not just a procedural checkbox, but rooted in genuine accountability, a comprehensive evaluation of structural barriers and a sustained commitment to systemic change.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cRacial equity audits are a valuable tool for Canadian companies to identify and mitigate the risks associated with racial bias and discrimination,\u201d said <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shannon Rohan<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Chief Strategy Officer, SHARE, \u201cBut how can companies ensure the audits they are conducting are credible and meaningful in the Canadian context? The supplementary guidance seeks to help companies answer that question with tangible advice for conducting audits that reflect Canadian legal and social standards including how to meaningfully engage with racialized communities and Indigenous groups.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jfklaw.ca\/team\/elizabeth-jordan\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Elizabeth Jordan<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Senior Counsel at JFK Law, said the guidelines \u201coffer Canadian companies a road map for engaging with Indigenous rightsholders and Indigenous groups in racial equity audits. Such engagement reflects a strong commitment to reconciliation and a recognition of rights enshrined in Section 35 of Canada\u2019s Constitution.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnerconsultinggroup.ca\/tana-turner.html\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tana Turner<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, an anti-racism expert, auditor and principal at Turner Consulting Group, said, \u201cThese standards offer important guidance for auditors and companies on the process for conducting race equity audits. This helps to ensure that the results are relevant to the organizational context and reflect the experiences of Indigenous and racialized employees and customers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is a Racial Equity Audit?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/share.ca\/blog\/explainer-racial-equity-audit\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Racial equity audits<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> are independent assessments of a company\u2019s corporate policies, practices, products and services aiming to identify and address potential biases and discriminatory effects on Indigenous Peoples and racialized communities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A racial equity audit enables a company to:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Verdana\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Identify risks related to discrimination and bias in its workforce, operations, products and services.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Verdana\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ensure compliance with Indigenous rights standards and substantive equality laws, and embed equity, inclusion and equal opportunity throughout the company\u2019s operations and decision-making.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Verdana\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Engage with and respond to the priorities of key stakeholders, including employees, customers, investors, impacted Indigenous and\/or racialized communities, and regulatory bodies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">U.S. Civil Rights Audit Standards<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Third-party racial equity audits gained significant prominence in corporate America in 2020, driven by the momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement and a surge in shareholder activism on racial justice. These audits sought to go beyond traditional diversity metrics and corporate social responsibility statements becoming a tool for companies to rigorously evaluate how their structures, decisions and business relationships might contribute to or mitigate discriminatory outcomes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The U.S. Civil Rights Audit Standards provide nine core standards for conducting racial equity audits:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Comprehensive Scope\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Independent, Qualified Auditor\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Meaningful Engagement with Stakeholders\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Access to Critical Information\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rigour and Objectivity\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Transparency\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Timeliness\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Regular Frequency\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Board Oversight and Accountability\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Emergence of Racial Equity Audits in Canada<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2021, the discovery of unmarked graves of children missing from Indian residential schools, along with growing support for the Black Lives Matter movement, catalyzed a national dialogue on racial equity and reconciliation in Canada. In response, investors began asking Canadian companies to demonstrate meaningful commitments to reconciliation and racial equity. This contributed to a surge in companies making public commitments to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion. Against this backdrop, racial equity audits emerged as a critical mechanism for identifying and addressing discrimination risks across business operations, while facilitating compliance with Canada\u2019s constitutional frameworks for substantive equality, and Indigenous rights.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Evaluations of racial equity audits have highlighted the need for clear, consistent and credible standards. While Canadian efforts may draw from U.S. experiences, effective racial equity audits must be grounded in Canada\u2019s legal, historical, social and governance context. The legal, historical and social landscape surrounding racial equity in Canada \u2014 particularly the centrality of Indigenous rights and reconciliation \u2014 differs from the U.S. context in important ways. Indigenous Peoples in Canada have distinct rights, as outlined in the Constitution Act, 1982, and further upheld in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, 2021.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To support companies and auditors in doing this work, this supplementary guidance offers practical considerations to align racial equity audits with Canadian social and legal standards. By embedding accountability, transparency and respectful community engagement into these processes, companies can reduce risk, build trust and help shape a more equitable, inclusive and resilient Canadian economy. The guidance offers a range of ways to strengthen the quality and credibility of a third-party racial equity audit by centering meaningful engagement and dialogue with racialized communities and Indigenous groups. The guidance is cross-sectoral and relevant to companies across all industries. We invite Canadian companies and auditors to use this guidance to demonstrate leadership by undertaking comprehensive and meaningful racial equity audits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For more information, please reach out to <strong>Riya Sirkhell<\/strong> at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:rsirkhell@share.ca\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">rsirkhell@share.ca<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <style>\n        #anvil-wyswyg-block_6a8410375300b6609684939605366ec7 {\n            color:#212121;\n            background: ;\n            padding-top: 20px;\n            padding-bottom: 20px;\n        }\n         #anvil-wyswyg-block_6a8410375300b6609684939605366ec7 .row  {\n            justify-content:center;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":25368,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[603],"class_list":["post-25367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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