Close Alert Banner
Close Old Browser Notification
Browser Compatibility Notification
It appears you are trying to access this site using an outdated browser. As a result, parts of the site may not function properly for you. We recommend updating your browser to its most recent version at your earliest convenience.
Skip to Content
Region of Durham Logo

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Contact Us
Engage
  • Living Here
    • 211 – Connect with local community services
    • 311 – Connecting you to our services
    • A to Z Services
    • Accessibility
    • Age-Friendly Durham
    • Animal Services and Control
    • Child Care and Early Years
    • Climate, Energy and Resilience
    • Conservation Authorities
    • Counselling
    • Crime Prevention and Public Safety
    • Durham Employment Services
    • Education and Schools
    • Emergency Preparedness
    • Emergency Services
    • Emergency Social Services
    • Garbage and Recycling
    • Housing and Homelessness
    • Libraries
    • View More...
    View our Garbage and Recycling page

    Garbage and Recycling

    View our My Property page

    My Property

    View our Roads and Traffic page

    Roads and Traffic

  • Discovering Durham
    • About Durham Region
    • Arts and Culture
    • Bike Month
    • Cycling and Walking
    • E-mobility
    • Local Food and Farmers' Markets
    • Maps
    • New to Durham Region
    • Parks, Trails and Conservation Areas
    • Spectator Sports
    • Sport Tourism
    • Sports and Recreation
    • Tourism
    • Tourism Festival and Events Calendar
    • Transportation and Transit
    View our Tourism page

    Tourism

    View our Tourism Festival and Events calendar

    Tourism Festival and Events Calendar

    View our Transportation and Transit page

    Transportation and Transit

  • Doing Business
    • Applications, Licences and Permits
    • As-Built Drawing Request
    • Bid Opportunities
    • Business Directory
    • Business Count
    • Community Social Investment Program
    • Construction and Your Business
    • Construction Liens
    • Design and Construction Specifications
    • Economic Development
    • Events
    • Funding Resources
    • Garbage and Recycling Collection on Private Property
    • Housing
    • Municipal Consent
    • Operating a Child Care Centre
    • Planning and Development
    • Public Health and Your Business
    • Purchasing
    • View More...
    View our Agriculture page

    Agriculture

    View our Business Directory page

    Business Directory

    View our Purchasing page

    Purchasing

  • Health and Wellness
    • Alcohol, Cannabis, Drugs and Smoking
    • Babies and Toddlers
    • Child Health and School-Age Children
    • Clinics and Classes Calendar
    • COVID-19
    • Domestic Violence
    • Dental and Oral Health
    • Environment and Your Health
    • Food and Eating
    • Health Care Professionals
    • Health Check-Up! Reports and Health Plans
    • Health Information Services
    • Healthy Living
    • Illness, Infection and Disease
    • Immunizations and Vaccines
    • Injury Prevention and Safety
    • Mental Health
    • Pregnancy
    • Public Health Inspections and Investigations
    • View More...
    View our Health Care Professionals page

    Health Care Professionals

    Launch the Durham Region Respiratory Virus Data Tracker

    Respiratory Virus Data Tracker

    Report Immunizations Online

    Report Immunizations Online

  • Regional Government
    • A to Z Services
    • Access to Information
    • Accountability and Transparency
    • Advocacy Priorities
    • Awards
    • Budget and Financial
    • By-Laws
    • Careers and Volunteering
    • CityStudio Durham
    • Community Engagement
    • Community Safety and Well-Being Plan
    • Contact Us
    • Court and Traffic Tickets (Provincial Offences)
    • Departments
    • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    • Durham Region 101
    • Durham Region Strategic Plan
    • Durham Works
    • Innovation
    • View More...
    View our Council page

    Council

    View our Open Data page

    Open Data

    View our Regional Services map

    Regional Services

I'd Like To...

Apply or Register For

  • Applications, Licences and Permits
  • Bidding Opportunities
  • Careers and Volunteering
  • Freedom of Information Request
  • Housing

Learn About

  • A to Z Services
  • Being New to Durham Region
  • Budget
  • By-Laws
  • Council
  • Durham Region Transit
  • Public Health Inspections

Report an Issue

  • By-Law Infraction
  • Downed Sign
  • Health Protection Complaint
  • Illegal Dumping
  • Missed Garbage or Recycling Pickup
View our X Page View our Facebook Page View our YouTube Page view our LinkedIn page
Three people sitting on a bench looking at a wall of faces.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Fostering a strong and inclusive region

Three photos each depicting a group of people smiling.

Help Shape DEI Plans and Initiatives

Aerial view of a lake and a dock with a sunset

Land Acknowledgement

As guests on this land, it is important that we acknowledge the Indigenous Peoples who call this land home since time immemorial, before the arrival of settlers.

Cork board with a sign that says "People first"

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitments

The Region of Durham is a place where diversity is embraced and each one of us is valued and included.

A calendar flipbook

Multicultural Calendar

The Multicultural Calendar is an educational and informational resource to recognize significant days, weeks or months.

Loading News Feed...

An Orange crosswalk with mocassins in front of Durham Regional Headquarters

Indigenous Support and Resources

The Region of Durham is committed to advancing truth and reconciliation, and working towards building renewed relationships with Indigenous communities.

Accessibility

Ensuring that people of all ages and abilities enjoy the same opportunities and feel a sense of belonging is a priority at the Region of Durham.

Durham Region Anti-Racism Taskforce

As a Committee of Council, the Durham Region Anti-Racism Taskforce supports the implementation of the Region’s anti-racism framework by engaging with relevant partners and leading various impactful initiatives.

A group of people with the arms linked behind their back.

Anti-Black Racism

By recognizing the presence of structural, institutional and interpersonal anti-Black racism and condemning all forms of systems of oppression, we can work toward building safe and healthy communities.


A person on a stage speaking into a microphone with Pride Balloons in the background.

2SLGBTQI+

No matter what our gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation is, we should feel supported and welcomed at the Region of Durham.

Anti-Asian Racism

We are raising awareness and actively challenging anti-Asian racism by dispelling myths and misconceptions, promoting cultural diversity, and championing positive changes.

Circle with the text "Community Safety and Well-Being

Community Safety and Well-Being

The goal of the CSWB Plan is to ensure communities in the Region of Durham feel safe and have a sense of belonging, and their needs for education, health care, food, housing, income, as well as social and cultural expression are met.

Durham Immigration Portal

Durham has long been a community of choice for immigrants to Canada and it is important that all residents, including newcomers, see a place for themselves in Durham’s communities.

Receive email updates

Contact Us

Region of Durham logo

Living HereDiscovering DurhamDoing BusinessHealth and WellnessRegional Government

© 2025 Durham Region, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3, Canada, Telephone (within regional limits): 311, Telephone: 905-668-7711, Toll-Free: 1-800-372-1102

Terms of UsePrivacyCareersA to Z ServicesContact UsSitemap
By GHD Digital