Dentons is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 11 consecutive years – the longest consecutive recognition of this award of any law firm in Canada. Dentons celebrates this announcement in recognition of its efforts to foster an inclusive work environment as an employer of choice for legal and business professionals, and is committed to creating an environment where everyone can be their authentic self.

Canada's Best Diversity Employers recognizes employers across Canada with exceptional workplace diversity and inclusiveness programs that support women; members of visible minorities; Persons with disabilities; Indigenous peoples; and the LGBT community.

“While it’s important for an organization to lay a strong foundation for inclusivity, we strongly believe that each individual has a personal accountability for inclusion at Dentons,” said Jillian Frank, Partner and Chief Talent and Practice Officer. “By listening to our people, we launched targeted inclusion and wellness initiatives last year to ensure our people felt included, supported and listened to in an exceptionally difficult year. We are constantly reaffirming our inclusion commitments, listening to our people, and taking action on many facets of inclusion, but we acknowledge that our work is never done.”

To address anti-Black racism within the Firm and legal profession, Dentons recently developed an action-oriented Standing up against anti-Black racism strategy in consultation with its Black professionals and allies. To support this strategy, Dentons launched a Black Professionals Network; developed a “Discussion to disrupt” virtual panel series focused on the diverse lived experiences of underrepresented people; created a Black Professionals Mentorship Program and scholarship fund to support future Black leaders; and signed onto the BlackNorth Initiative Law Firm Pledge.

Dentons also continues to accelerate their commitment to gender advancement, with 66 percent of their new partners identifying as women. Dentons has already met its 2022 Catalyst commitment to have women occupy 30 percent of its senior roles and has now set a 40 percent goal by 2023. 

The Firm has introduced the use of gender pronouns as one way to demonstrate that we have an inclusive workplace for team members who identify as Trans, non-binary, gender-fluid or who otherwise do not identify within the binary of male or female.

For more information on this award, visit Canada’s Best Diversity Employers.

To learn how Dentons is putting inclusion into action, click here.