Transport Canada Corporate Champions

For Transport Canada’s executives, it’s not just about the day-to-day job.

It's also about creating the best workplace for employees by acting as Champions to provide advice, leadership and raise the profile of specific priorities. These Champions make sure that the interests of employees in areas such as change management principles, recognition, learning, diversity and inclusion, and mental health are included in senior management decisions.

These are our Champions and the roles they play in looking after our interests.

Awards and Recognition

Co-champions

Diversity and Inclusion

Champion

Mandate

Informed by a diversity of perspectives, lead work on concrete actions to ensure that TC is a welcoming and equitable workplace where all voices, views and life experiences are heard.

Diversity and Inclusion Leads

Mandate

TC has adopted a vision of inclusion and fair treatment for all. The Leads for women are helping to achieve this vision by working to raise awareness of the continued importance of addressing equality and equity issues for all women at TC, recognizing the strength of their diversity.

Mandate

Advance reconciliation and promote an inclusive and respectful workplace for Indigenous employees by increasing awareness and understanding of Indigenous history and culture with TC employees

Lead for persons with disabilities and accessibility

Mandate

Black and Other Racialized Employees Network (BORN) is an employee resource group that promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace.

BORN’s mandate is to promote the understanding and respect for the diversity of the Canadian population by providing a barrier-free forum for employee consultation and outreach, and to share recommended actions from employees that aim to address equity and to remove barriers caused by systematic racism in the workplace.

Lead for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and Positive Space Network

Mandate

Promoting a welcoming, safe and inclusive work environment for everyone, regardless of their gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation. The Positive Space Network is a volunteer and peer-based group for members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ (two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and/or aromantic) communities and their allies.

Gender Inclusiveness

(Gender-Based Analysis Plus and Policy Direction on Sex and Gender Information Practices)

Co-champions

Mandate

Promote and provide leadership on TC's commitment to applying Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) and the Policy Direction on Sex and Gender Information Practices to modernize how sex and gender information is collected by the Department.

Ensure that our policies, programs and initiatives are inclusive of all individuals by considering other identity factors beyond sex and gender, such as race, ethnicity, religion, age, and mental or physical disability.

TC supports the continued advancement of more informed and responsive policies, programs and initiatives through the use of GBA+ as an analytical tool to systematically consider the varying obstacles, barriers and conditions faced by different groups of people, in all their diversity.

This is to achieve overarching goals of improving gender equality and contribute to a more fair and equitable society.

Transport Canada is also updating the collection, display and use of sex and gender data to align with the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada's Policy Directive on Sex and Gender Information Practices.

Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign (GCWCC)

Co-champions

Mandate

Promote and support charitable activities within the Department throughout the year.

Learning

Champion

Mandate

Promote learning-related values to reach and maintain the standards of a continuous learning environment focused on service delivery.

Leadership Development Initiative

Champion

Mandate

Develop employees’ leadership competencies and skills to proactively manage succession planning for executive positions. Provide support through coaching, mentoring, and leadership workshops.

Mental Health & Wellness

Champion

Mandate

Promote a culture that enshrines psychological health and safety, and well-being in all aspects of the workplace through collaboration, inclusivity and respect.

Official Languages

Co-champions

Mandate

Promote linguistic duality within the Department and to official languages communities in Canada.

TC Managers' Network

Co-champions

Mandate

The Network is a forum led by managers for managers. It supports ongoing developmental opportunities for the members through executive leadership and guidance. The network is voluntary, inclusive, innovative, and committed to helping each other become better managers and leaders.

TC National Student Working Group

Co-champions

Mandate

Increase the Department's presence in outreach and recruitment of students. Promote and support a meaningful work experience for students.

TC Modernization

Co-champions

Mandate

Empowering and enabling employees to modernize the design and delivery of programs and services to Canadians.

Values and Ethics

Champion

Mandate

Provide advice and guidance on the implementation of the Values and Ethics Code and on Conflict of Interest. Lead through outreach and communication.

Young Professionals Network

Co-champions

Mandate

The mandate of the Transport Canada Young Professionals Network (TC-YPN) is to promote a sense of community and pride through employee engagement and collaboration. The TC-YPN connects TC employees with each other. We offer employees a forum to share ideas and foster an innovative environment at TC. We also promote learning opportunities by coordinating and developing initiatives within the Department. The TC-YPN is geared towards those within the first 15 years of their public service career, but our events are open to all.