Our Strategy | Office of Equity

Phase 1: Foundation to Transformation

The Office of Equity provided resources and support to agencies in order to complete Phase 1 by June 2024 and our reporting strategy evolved to reflect that expectation.

The goals of Phase 1:

Goal

All CABINET and SMALL CABINET agencies have fully established an Impact team rooted in relational partnership.

Goal

All CABINET and SMALL CABINET agencies have completed baseline Equity Impact Assessment and submitted it for the Office of Equity’s review.

Goal

All CABINET and SMALL CABINET have published their Strategic Action Plans and have started working on meeting their equity goals.

Phase 2: Transformation to Accountability

We will strive to meet our mandate to advance systems change by embedding an equity lens throughout all agency decision-making. Our strategies to accomplish this include:

Transition from transactional to relational:

Support legislatively funded work in partnership with the Centre for Public Impact (CPI).
Launch relational partnership resources to establish the relational partnership toolkit.
Devise and implement a consistent consultation process that guides and supports agencies.

Lead with Transparency:

Create robust and comprehensive communications strategy.
Launch redesigned, website aligned with our strategic goals that is accessible, easy to navigate, and drives action.
Office of Equity Rebrand.

Drive accountability through innovation:

Release the Equity Hub and Performance Dashboards to help agencies invest where the needs are greatest, and where they can address root cause issues that perpetuate systemic racism and oppression.
Build and deploy an accountability framework development for greater government transparency.
Provide resources to support agencies and employees hold themselves accountable in equity.

Internal Impact

Organizational Goals

To model relationship building, collaboration, co-creation, and transparency, our organizational goals for fiscal year 2024 (July 2023–June 2024) included:

Operations & Capacity

Staffing: Fully staff the 36 positions we have funding for.

Budget Strategy: Implement a budget strategy to use the funding for the broadest impact possible.

Internal Processes: Develop and implement internal processes for more efficient and effective operations.

System Optimization: Officially launch Smartsheet, a project management platform that will help us better deliver consultation, resources, and technical support to agencies as well as streamline our internal operations.

Culture & Community Partnerships

Belonging: Establish an internal culture that is welcoming and furthers a sense of belonging, featuring:

All Staff Strategic Planning and Team Building Retreats
Wellness Wednesdays
Celebrating employees the way they want to be recognized
Setting clear expectations and transparent job duties for all employees

External Strategies: Establish partnerships and relationships for comprehensive strategies that can address root causes of racism and oppression in our systems.