By collaborating and partnering with local organizations and bar associations, we engage in conversations surrounding the advancement of women and professionals from under-represented groups and establish the groundwork for the next generation of lawyers and business professionals.

• Canada Center for Diversity and Inclusion: Dentons Canada is a founding employer partner and pro bono legal counsel to Canada Center for Diversity and Inclusion, an organization whose focus is to provide practical, sustainable solutions to help employers move forward towards true inclusion.
• Catalyst Canada: Dentons is a member of Catalyst Canada, a non-profit corporate membership research and advisory organization working to build inclusive environments and expand opportunities for women in business and professional service.
• Pride at Work Canada: Dentons is a founding partner of Pride at Work Canada, an organization dedicated to fostering a workplace culture of inclusion for LGBT employees.
• Start Proud: Dentons is the lead sponsor of the New Precedent Conference, annual sponsor of the Out on Bay Street Conference, host of the Start Proud Moot Competition, and pro bono legal counsel to Start Proud, a non-profit organization for networking, education and inspiration for LGBTA and young professionals.
• Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Network. Dentons is committed to and actively participates in the Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Network, a group of Canadian law firms who have signed a Statement of Principles and have agreed to work together to promote diversity, and encourage a culture of inclusion in our firms and the broader legal community.
• Law in Action within Schools Program: Dentons annually participates in the Law in Action within Schools program, a mentoring partnership between the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School and the Toronto District School Board which provides opportunities for high school students facing personal or systemic barriers with fundamental tools and opportunities to elevate their futures.  

News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons announces the 2023-2024 recipient of annual scholarship in partnership with the Canadian Association of Urban Financial Professionals

May 22, 2024

Dentons Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Association of Urban Financial Professionals (CAUFP), is thrilled to announce the recipient of the 2023-2024 Dentons-CAUFP Scholarship, Divine Tatchinda, a first-year student in the Bachelor of Civil Law and Juris Doctor program at McGill University in Montréal.

Dentons and CAUFP award inaugural scholarship to support Black law students in Canada

December 22, 2020

Dentons and the Canadian Association of Urban Financial Professionals (CAUFP) have announced the first recipient of the Dentons-CAUFP Scholarship.

Dentons and Toronto Community Housing present Diversity Scholarships to three students leading the way in their communities

December 16, 2020

Every year since 2008, Dentons has partnered with Toronto Community Housing (TCH)’s Investing in Our Diversity Scholarships program to award a Dentons Diversity Scholarship to support high school students entering their first year of postsecondary education.