Safe Harbour - British Columbia / Yukon
Safe Harbour: Respect for All is about a vision in action: creating opportunities for businesses, institutions, agencies, and municipalities to celebrate our differences, helping to create safer, more welcoming communities that support diversity and reject discrimination.
Safe Harbour Commitments:
*Equitable Treatment for All: welcoming all clients and/or customers in a respectful manner. If a concern is expressed regarding a lack of respectful treatment, employers and staff take steps to address it.
*An Immediate Safe Place: providing an immediate safe place for someone experiencing discrimination in or near the worksite which may include a place to sit, a glass of water, a phone to use, and access to a list of resources.
*Prepared Employees and Worksites: preparing all staff to implement these commitments.
Safe Harbour-certified Locations
Each Safe Harbour-certified location displays the window decal, a certificate, and other signage that proudly announces to their community that their management and staff welcome and support newcomers, visible minorities, people with disabilities, youth, seniors, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and two-spirited community, and other diverse groups.
Staff at Safe Harbour-certified Locations are prepared to offer immediate and temporary safe refuge for anyone facing mistreatment or discrimination. Some of our Safe Harbour-certified locations include: the Comox Valley Airport, Canada Safeway, Vancity, Rbc, TD Canada Trust, RONA, Ten Thousand Villages, Vancouver Island University, The University of the Fraser Valley, the City of Burnaby, the Surrey Board of Trade, Service Canada, DIVERSE Magazine, the YMCA, and various RCMP detachments.
Click here for a complete list of list of Safe Harbour certified locations.
AMSSA welcomes the Yukon College as our first Safe Harbour certified location in Northern Canada!
As a matter of policy, we do not give the Safe Harbour decal / sticker to individuals or people working out of their homes. The certified location needs to be a public space, such as a storefront, credit union, office space, or librar
Become a Safe Harbour-certified Location
We invite businesses, organizations, public institutions, and municipalities across British Columbia to participate in the two-hour Safe Harbour workshops, delivered by a local facilitator. Safe Harbour designates your organization as one committed to inclusion and equitable treatment for all.
Contact AMSSA or a Community Organizer near you to participate and learn more about how your organization can become better equipped with the knowledge to better understand a diverse workforce and enhance service to diverse customers and clients. There are over 1,000 Safe Harbour-certified locations in BC, Alberta, Manitoba, and Newfoundland.
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