Internal Resources for Incorporating EDI in your Research
Internal Training Opportunities & Toolkits:
- Certificate in Inclusive Research Leadership (through MyCourseLink)
- Lakehead Internal EDI in Research Toolkit (PDF Document - October 2022 Version)
- Lakehead Internal EDI in NSERC Discovery Grants Toolkit (PDF Document - Spring 2025 Verison)
- Lakehead Internal Quick Guide for EDI in NSERC Discovery Grants (PDF Document - Spring 2025 Version)
EDI-Related Documents & Policies:
- Lakehead EDI Action Plan & Strategic Research Plan
- Lakehead CRC EDI Action Plan
- Policies and Procedures of the Office of Human Rights and Equity at Lakehead University
- Lakehead University Diversity Awareness Policy
Offices that can help me:
- Lakehead University Office of Research Services
- Lakehead University Office of Human Rights
- Lakehead University Indigenous Research Resources
- Lakehead University Student Accessibility Services
Other Lakehead Links for HQP Training:
Graduate Studies forms related to EDI:
External Resources for Incorporating EDI in your Research
Tri-Agency, Ontario Human Rights Commission and Government of Canada Training Links:
- Tri-Agency Unconscious Bias Training
- Human Rights 101: Ontario Human Rights Commission Training
- Short Video: Balanced, Broad, & Responsible: A practical guide for research evaluators (from NSERC)
- Gender-Based Analysis +
- Sex and Gender in Health Research: CIHR Modules
- Webinar: Accounting for Sex and Gender in Research with Cells or Animals (Stacey Ritz, Institute of Gender and Health Canada)
- Ontario Human Rights Commission eLearning Modules
Tri-Agency Resources:
- Do's and Don'ts: Assessing Productivity in Reviews According to DORA
- Tri-Agencies EDI Action Plan
- Tri-Agencies Stance on EDI in the Research System
- Tri-Agencies Dimensions Charter (Lakehead endorsed the Dimensions Charter in May 2019)
- Overview of Tri-Agency EDI-Related Grants & Programs
- Government of Canada - Setting New Directions to Support Indigenous Research and Research Training in Canada 2019-2022
- Tri-Agency Statement on EDI
- Tri-Agency DORA Declaration
Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Resources:
- CIHR Sex and Gender in Health Research
- Impacts of Integrating Sex and Gender in Research
- EDI in Action at CIHR
- Sex and Gender in Health Research
- How to Integrate Sex and Gender into Research
- Key considerations for the appropriate integration of sex and gender in research
- Webinar: Accounting for Sex and Gender in Research with Cells or Animals (Stacey Ritz, Institute of Gender and Health Canada)
- Sex, Gender and Knowledge Translation
- *New CIHR's Research Excellence Framework
- *New Implementing CIHR's Research Excellence Framework
- *New* Applying CIHR's Research Excellence Framework - Best Practices for Clinical Trials
Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Resources:
- NSERC Accessibility Plan
- Guide for Integrating EDI Considerations in Research
- Guidelines on the assessment of contributions to research, training and mentoring
- Short Video: Balanced, Broad, & Responsible: A practical guide for research evaluators
Alliance Grants:
Discovery Grants:
- Discovery Grant Information
- Merit Indicators
- Lakehead Internal EDI in NSERC Discovery Grants Toolkit (PDF Document - Spring 2025 Verison)
- Lakehead Internal Quick Guide for EDI in NSERC Discovery Grants (PDF Document - Spring 2025 Version)
Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Resources:
- EDI in the Research Enterprise
- EDI in Research Practice and Research Design
- Guidelines for the Merit Review of Indigenous Research
- Indigenous Research Statement of Principles
- Guidelines for Effective Research Training
- Guide for Addressing EDI in Partnership Grants
- Tools Indigenous Research and Research Training
Canada Research Chair Program (CRC) Resources:
Best Practices:
New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Resources:
- 2024 Updated Best Practices for EDI in Research
- Best Practices for EDI in Research (prior to update)
- Exploration Grant EDI Merit Indicators
Other Training Links and Resources:
- First Nations Principles of Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession Training Course (Fee Associated)
- CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance
- Gender Pronouns and Cultures of Respect - Presentation by Tommy Mayberry of St. Jerome's University
- Implicit Association Test from Harvard University
- Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion Educational and Inclusion Guides
- Anti-Racism Resources from the Ontario Federation of Labour
- How to write SMART goals
- A guide for establishing SMART goals
- Using SMART goals in the scientific process
- Canadian Human Rights Commission
- Ontario Human Rights Commission - Special Programs
- Addendum to the 2006 Canadian Human Rights Settlement Agreement (2019)
Further Resources:
Articles, Guides & Reports
- Intersectional Leadership (Diversio - M. Stewart, 2025)
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Print Accessibility Guidelines
- DEI Tips for Inclusive Meetings (Diversio - K. Stone, 2024)
- Global Research Council Report: Dimensions of Responsible Research Assessment (Responsible Research Assessment Working Group, 2024)
- Pronoun and Language Guidelines for Trans-Affirming Workplaces in the Mental Health and Addictions Sector (O'Gorman and Wolframe, 2024)
- DEI Tips for Fostering Psychological Safety in the Workplace (Diversio, 2023)
- Government of Canada Publication: A Framework to Achieve and Sustain Employment Equity (A. Blackett, 2023)
- Reimagining journal clubs for inclusive scientific training (Tan and Venkatesh, 2023)
- How to incorporate equity, diversity, and inclusion in your grant applications (L. Henville, 2023) (Published in University Affairs)
- DORA-compliant measures of research quality and impact to assess the performance of researchers in biomedical institutions: Review of published research, international best practice and Delphi survey (A. Gagliardi et al. 2023)
- Anti-Black Racism in Healthcare: Could critical race theory prove helpful in the Canadian context? (K. Williams and N. Kaniki, 2023)
- Measuring the societal impact: how to go beyond publication metrics (C. Woolston, 2023) (Published in Nature)
- Breaking EDI Barriers in Science (Reudiger, 2023) (Published in University Affairs)
- Neurodiversity in the lab (Fink, 2022)
- Professional Practice Guidelines - EDI (Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia, 2021)
- Quantitative intersectional study design and primary data collection (CIHR) (2021)
- How to support EDI work at departmental and institutional levels (Y. Osho, 2022) (Published in Times Higher Education)
- Neurodiversity: How to make your lab more inclusive (Stivison, 2020)
- Dear white people: Here are 10 actions you can take to promote racial justice in the workplace (Dana Brownlee, 2020) (Published in Forbes)
- 2017 Report on Women in Science and Engineering in Canada
- How to study the impact of sex and gender in medical research: a review of resources (McGregor et al., 2016)
- Sex and Gender Equity in Research: rationale for the SAGER guidelines and recommended use (Heidari et al., 2016)
- National Research Council Book on Enhancing the Effectiveness of Team Science (2015)
- Strategies and methods to study sex differences in cardiovascular structure and function: a guide for basic scientists (Miller et al., 2011)
- Better Science with Sex and Gender: Facilitating the Use of a sex and gender-based analysis in health research (Johnson, Greaves and Repta, 2009)
- Colour Coded Health Care: The Impacts of race and racism on Canadian’s Health (Wellesley Institute Report)
- Better science with sex and gender: SGBA+ in Health Research
- Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color (K. Crenshaw, 1991)
Websites
- Stanford University Gendered Innovation Project
- Cochrane Methods Equity Group Resources
- Social Determinants and Inequities in Health for Black Canadians: A Snapshot
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
- CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance