Canada: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

A managing partner reflects on the true meaning of influence and power in the legal profession, examining how early sponsorship and opportunity shape careers in ways that often disappear from success stories. Drawing from personal experience navigating law without inherited social capital, she explores the responsibility of gatekeepers to recognize potential before it becomes proof.

Partner Heather Barnhouse sits down with Rachel Mielke, founder and CEO of Hillberg & Berk, to discuss her journey from designing jewelry at her kitchen table in Regina to building a nationally recognized Canadian brand.

Heather Barnhouse, Partner in Dentons' Edmonton office, examines the critical elements that enable women leaders and entrepreneurs to scale their businesses successfully. Through insights on leadership development, operational systems, and strategic innovation, this episode reveals the ecosystem and support structures that drive entrepreneurial growth.

Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.

In 2025, corporate governance in Canada and the U.S. evolved due to political shifts, especially around diversity and sustainability initiatives.

This Bill reflects the Alberta government's response to concerns surrounding professional regulators monitoring the social and political views of members outside of the workplace...

As managing partner of a Canadian law firm, I observe with growing concern the retreat from diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives taking place in the United States within the legal sector.

In an attempt to support Canadian markets and issuers amid uncertainty in the global economic market, the Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") announced that it will be pausing projects related to the development of new mandatory climate-related disclosures and amendments to the diversity-related disclosure requirements.

On April 23, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that it is pausing its work on developing a new mandatory climate-related disclosure rule and amendments...