Innovation, Inclusion, Reconciliation and Healing Portfolio
About Us
The Innovation, Inclusion, Reconciliation and Healing Portfolio (IIRH) facilitates and advances the development of a transformational culture at Centennial College. Transformational culture is achieved through the decolonization of our systems and practices, the expansion of equitable access to services and opportunities, and the growth of inclusive environments that seed innovation and co-creation at the College and in community.
Departments
- Discover The Eighth FireIndigenous Reconciliation and Healing (The Eighth Fire)
Centennial College’s Indigenous Strategic Framework (ISF) provides a unique outline for reconciliation and healing within the institution requiring the embrace and reflection of post-colonial ways of seeing and doing.
- Read moreResearch and Strategic Initiatives, EDI
The new Research, Strategic Initiatives, EDI department is responsible for facilitating the implementation of IIRH college-wide initiatives including the Centennial EDI Institutional Capacity-Building Journey, the Anti-Black Racism Institutional Commitments and work of the Indigenous Strategic Framework.
- See More InformationGlobal Citizenship Education
The Centre for Global Citizenship Education (GCE) provides college-wide educational curricular design, strategic learning consultation and IIRH program delivery through an equity and social justice lens.
- See the DetailsHuman Rights and Conflict Resolution
The Human Rights and Conflict Resolution department will be established in 2023 to provide centralized intake, advisory and dispute resolution services for the whole community of faculty, staff and students.
Services
The Innovation, Inclusion, Reconciliation and Healing Portfolio provides various services to support its mandate and aspirations.
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Events and Initiatives
- Register NowNational AccessAbility Week (NAAW)
Please join the College community virtually on Thursday, May 29 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., for AccessAbility and You! A journey of learning, exploring and action to dismantle ableism at Centennial College and beyond.
- Enrol NowFundamentals of Indigenous Education and Anti-racism Program
Enrolment is open now for new participants in Fundamentals of Indigenous Education and Anti-Racism (Fundamentals) for College employees on the Centennial Talent Academy.
- Register NowIDERD 2025: Perspectives from South Asian Community Members
To commemorate International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, IIRH invites you to a conversation on anti-South Asian racism featuring a panel of students and employees and a Keynote Address from Sunil Gurmukh, Assistant Dean of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization at Western Law
A-Building
Centennial College's A-Building is Canada’s first LEED Gold, zero carbon, mass timber, higher-education building. The A-Building, formerly known as A-Block, establishes a new gateway to Centennial’s flagship Progress Campus in Scarborough that supports Indigenous ways of being and teaching.
Contact Us
Connect with team members of the Innovation, Inclusion, Reconciliation and Healing Portfolio.