Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Welcome to the Office of Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The Region of Waterloo is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, as well as pursuing Truth and Reconciliation. This work is led by the Region's Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) team. The REDI team supports the Region by making sure the work that we do and the way do it is equitable, inclusive, and accessible. The goal of REDI is to create both an organization and a community where everyone belongs.
North Star Vision
REDI work at the Region is guided by a North Star Vision. As an organization that provides essential services to everyone in the Waterloo Region, we acknowledge the need for structural, institutional change and investment to address historic and ongoing systemic oppression. We are committed to a visible and ongoing journey of sharing power with community, adopting a culture of learning and unlearning, influencing change by having courageous conversations with humility, inviting community to co-create, imbedding a restorative lens to our work and environment to ensure everyone is heard and seen.
You can learn more about how REDI is transforming communities here:
Territorial Acknowledgement
The Region of Waterloo is situated on the lands within the Haldimand Treaty of 1784, a formally ratified agreement acknowledging six miles on either side of the Grand River as treaty territory belonging to Six Nations of the Grand River. The Region of Waterloo serves an area within the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe, Chonnonton and Haudenosaunee peoples. This territory is within the lands protected by the Dish with One Spoon wampum. We acknowledge the enduring presence, knowledge and philosophies of Indigenous Peoples. We acknowledge the continuing accomplishments and contributions Indigenous Peoples make in shaping Waterloo Region.
