Statement of Commitment

IISD is committed to complying with the Accessibility Standard for Employment under The Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA), Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and other applicable local and provincial accessibility legislation. IISD policies, practices, and measures reflect principles of dignity, independence, integration, and equal opportunity for people with disabilities.

IISD aims to remove barriers in the workplace. If a barrier cannot be removed, IISD seeks to provide reasonable accommodations to affected employees.

Policy Availability

The IISD accessibility policy will be reviewed and updated every other year, at a minimum, or sooner if internal or external events are warranted. It will be available to everyone in a written format and provided in an accessible format when requested.

Feedback Channels 

IISD will consider the preferred method of communication with any individual wishing to submit feedback and endeavour to communicate in a fashion suitable to both parties.

Client may provide feedback at these office addresses:

Ottawa Office
220 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 1100
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 5Z9
Phone: +1 (613) 238 2296 

Toronto Office
IISD at Centre for Social Innovation
192 Spadina Avenue, Suite 109
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2C2
Phone: +1 (613) 238 2296 ext. 114

Winnipeg Office
111 Lombard Avenue, Suite 325
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0T4
Phone: +1 (204) 958 7700

Feedback may also be provided using one of the methods:

Feedback Content

To assist IISD in responding to your feedback, please provide the following information in your feedback submission.

  1. Time and date of occurrence or of your submission
  2. Description of suggestion, event or compliant
  3. Contact information if you wish to receive a reply on the matter
  4. Preferred form/format of communication
  5. Additional comments that you may find relevant to your submission

Availability of this Information

This information will be posted on IISD’s website and available on paper at IISD’s Ontario office and Winnipeg office. 

Responding to Feedback

All feedback will be treated confidentially.

If the feedback is provided in-person attempts will be made to resolve the matter immediately. If that is not possible, an employee may assist the individual in provided feedback or providing a specific, alternate contact to whom to provide feedback.

If the feedback is provided in a written or recorded format, IISD will attempt to acknowledge receipt of the feedback within five working days in a format suitable to the submitter. If no contact information is provided in the feedback it will not be possible for IISD to provide acknowledgement of receipt of the feedback.

The acknowledgement of the feedback will include any steps to remedy the issue outlined in the feedback and a timeframe for their completion.

PDF version of this information available here.

 

Contact human resources

Dionne Tibay
Human Resources Generalist | dtibay@iisd.ca                

Elizabeth Aigbokie
Human Resources Generalist I | eaigbokie@iisd.ca

Catherine Schinkel
Director for Talent and Culture | cschinkel@iisd.ca

Irina Scafaru
Manager of Global Talent and Culture | iscafaru@iisd.org