How the Plan was Developed

Through the leadership of the President of Lakehead University, a taskforce was struck that consisted of University leaders across both of Lakehead’s campuses. The taskforce represented not only administrative, academic and student leadership, but also those leaders who also identify as belonging to under-represented or equity-seeking groups.

The taskforce employed the following key actions to develop the Plan: • Compilation and review of existing university-wide EDI action plans in Canada and internationally; • Collection of current EDI practices at Lakehead University;

• Consultation with students, employees, Lakehead governance and advisory bodies, and external stakeholders through focus groups, key informant interviews and anonymous surveys; • Draft Plan was then vetted through a second round of targeted consultations; • Finalized Plan was approved by the President and Executive Team of Lakehead University.