/R E P E A T -- Media advisory - Minister Bains to join partners and early adopters to launch the 50 - 30 Challenge/ Français
OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 9, 2020 /CNW/ - The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will join partners and early adopting organizations to launch the 50 – 30 Challenge.
Together with project co-creators, many of whom have been striving to increase corporate diversity for decades, the government is shaping a plan to improve access for women, racialized persons, people who identify as LGBTQ2+, people living with disabilities, as well as First Nations, Inuit and Métis to positions of influence and leadership on corporate boards and in senior management in Canada.
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Thursday, December 10, 2020 |
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9:00 a.m. (ET) |
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Bayview Yards |
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Note to media:
Reporters will be able to join in the event by phone:
Toll-free dial-in number (Canada/US): 1-866-206-0153
Local dial-in number: 613-954-9003
Participant passcode: 5414698#
Media outlets are invited to set up a pool camera system, in order to respect public health measures.
Media outlets are asked to confirm in-person participation by contacting ISED Media Relations at [email protected] no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 9.
The event will be live streamed on Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's Twitter: @ISED_CA.
The event will be conducted in accordance with the orange level of public health measures for Ontario.
All in-person attendees will be required to wear a face covering at all times and to remain at least two metres apart from each other.
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John Power, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, [email protected]; Media Relations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, [email protected]
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