Recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2024):
By Kristina Leung and Stephanie Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Mar 4, 2024)
Here are some of the reasons why Accenture Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2024):
- Accenture is working towards 2025 internal workforce representation goals across nine dimensions of diversity (Asian, Black, Latin/Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, military, LGBTQ2S+ and women) and reviews a Canadian scorecard monthly that provides metrics around headcount mix, recruitment mix and turnover gap, in order to track progress towards its workforce representation goals
- Accenture recently launched a trauma-based, person-centered Indigenous student employment program, offering roles that can be solely remote for people who reside on reserve or prefer to stay close to their family in locations outside the geographical boundaries of Accenture offices -- candidates for the program are paired with a mentor who identifies as Indigenous to help guide them through the interview and onboarding process
- Accenture works with community partners focused on marginalized youth, Indigenous communities, newcomers to Canada and refugees and individuals that need reskilling to offer a one-year apprenticeship, providing participants with training on new and emerging technologies

Accenture employees celebrate Pride with a visit to Niagara Falls, ON
Highlights
Industry | Professional services |
Major Canadian locations | St Catharines ON, Fredericton NB, Edmonton AB, Vancouver BC, Calgary AB, Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Ottawa ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 6,207 |
Management of diversity and inclusion initiatives | global Inclusion and Diversity Center of Expertise (team of subject matter experts that report to Accenture’s chief leadership and human resources officer), Canada diversity council, Canada inclusion and diversity team |
Performance management and accountability | scorecard that provides Canada-specific metrics around headcount mix, recruitment and turnover (reviewed on a monthly basis by business leaders), internal 2025 workforce representation goals across 9 diversity dimensions (Asian, Black, Latin/Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, military, LGBTQ2S+ and women) and long-term goal of full workforce and leadership representation, committed to reaching and sustaining overall gender balance (50%), including at the leadership level, publishes annual workforce demographics by gender, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, military and LGBTQ2S+, equality champions in performance management achievement process to bring to light any potential bias |
Employee resource groups | Canadian ERGs include persons with disabilities, BOLD (Black Outreach Learning and Development), mental health, PRIDE, Indigenous Peoples, cross cultural, men, women, interfaith, military, French language, and neurodiversity (a subgroup of the persons with disabilities ERG) |
Noteworthy diversity strategies and policies | 18-month diverse supplier development program (partners Accenture executives with certified diverse suppliers and includes monthly one-on-one meetings and opportunities to attend quarterly training events) |
Recruitment initiatives | diversity recruitment strategy focuses on addressing systemic barriers to entry, dedicated Indigenous recruitment specialist, community partnerships such as Acosys Consulting and Indspire, Indigenous student employment program (offers roles that can be solely remote for people who reside on reserve or prefer to stay close to their family in locations outside the geographical boundaries of Accenture offices),BOLD student mentorship program (BIPOC post-secondary students are paired with employees for 3 months of networking, professional development and one-on-one mentorship), career mentorship program for students with disabilities |
Retention and development programs | dedicated career development resources and training for female employees, Women's ERG's PIVOT professional development series (provides information, tools and strategies to navigate their career), global women's mentoring program, global Pride mentoring program for LGBTQ2S+ employees, LGBTQ2S+ Leaders Learning training for high-potential employees, ASPIRE mentorship program in collaboration with Asian, BOLD, cross cultural, and Indigenous Peoples ERGs, "ACTualize" program (coaching for high potential women), global persons with disabilities mentoring program |
Training and awareness initiatives | training on unconscious bias and anti-racism, inclusive leadership, mental health awareness, and LGBTQ2S+ awareness, extensive global resources on topics related to persons with disabilities (recruitment, management, enabling accessibility, and assistive technology, to name only a few), mental health ally program, LGBTQ2S+ ally program, training on Indigenous Canadian histories and reconciliation, inclusion learning series on micro advantages and micro inequities |
Diversity highlights | global persons with disabilities champions network (helps develop training and recruitment initiatives as well as provide networking and mentoring opportunities), race and ethnicity roundtable to develop a roadmap and long-term strategy for overcoming racism and address the experiences of BIPOC at Accenture, ERG platform in North America to make it easier for people to join, participate and communicate with ERG members in one location (also includes a calendar of ERG events), formalized recognition for ERG leaders in performance process so that those who dedicate time to D&I receive formal recognition of their efforts |
Highlights from the past year | hosted listening sessions with Black and Indigenous employees to enable them to share their experiences as well as ideas on how to improve, is planning to launch 6 Legacy Spaces over 2 years, in partnership with The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (spaces will feature local Indigenous artists as well as the DWF story), helps refugees access employment opportunities at the company and also connects them with external business networks that assist with refugee re-deployments |
Recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2024):
Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Apr 15, 2024)
Here are some of the reasons why Accenture Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2024):
- Accenture has set ambitious zero-waste goals, with the aim to reuse or recycle 100 per cent of e-waste and office furniture, as well as eliminate single-use plastics and all single-use waste from its offices by 2025
- Accenture incorporates environmental considerations into all leased properties (with many locations LEED- and/or BOMA BEST-certified) and has ongoing energy reduction strategies at offices worldwide -- and has already achieved impressive renewable targets, sourcing 97 per cent of energy consumed from a mix of renewable energy sources
- Accenture's Eco Teams are comprised of employee volunteers who organize numerous initiatives across the company and country, such as office waste, promotion of telecommuting and alternative travel options, and volunteering in numerous community initiatives and events, including events around Earth Day and a worldwide sustainability innovation challenge, to name only a few

An eco pod space in Accenture's Toronto office
Highlights
Industry | Professional services |
Major Canadian locations | St Catharines ON, Fredericton NB, Edmonton AB, Vancouver BC, Calgary AB, Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Ottawa ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 6,207 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 253 |
Employee green team | Eco Canada Network |
Senior executive who oversees initiatives | global corporate services and sustainability environmental operations director |
Formal strategy/policy name | environmental management system (ISO 14001 certification) |
Publishes sustainability report | yes |
Green highlights | Eco Teams (office-based teams spearhead a range of initiatives in their offices, including addressing waste and emissions, promoting telecommuting and alternative travel options, organizing Earth Hour, Earth Day, and United Nations World Environment Day events), nature-based carbon removal project (support local initiatives to reforest land, rebuild biodiversity and support sustainable agriculture) |
Noteworthy initiatives | carbon reduction strategy (has reduced absolute CO2 emissions by 68% over the 2016 baseline year), zero-waste goal (includes goals to reuse or recycle all e-waste and office furniture, and eliminate single-use plastics and all single-use waste), worldwide operational target to source 100% renewable energy (has reached 97%) |
Building footprint includes | PV solar panels, rainwater collection, green roof, solar water heating, electric vehicle charging stations, incorporates environmental considerations into all leased properties (with many locations LEED- and/or BOMA BEST-certified), ongoing energy reduction strategies at offices worldwide have led to significant energy savings |
Extended recycling | batteries, e-waste, printer toner cartridges, coffee packets (in partnership with TerraCycle), electronic media, organics |
Commuter amenities | ongoing travel management programs (review of mode of transit for business travel) and increased investments in virtual collaborative technology (to help reduce unnecessary travel), walk to public transit, secure/sheltered bicycle parking |
Community partnerships | Eco Innovation Challenge (international initiative to encourage employees to form teams, develop ideas and create solutions to environmental challenges), Eco Canada Missions (variety of activities with an environmental focus to enhance knowledge and support climate action), Plastic Free July (challenge to get employees to reduce or eliminate the use of unnecessary plastics), pro bono projects (has supported a number of environmental projects at no cost to organizations, including Nature Conservancy of Canada and the Wilder Climate Solutions program), Sustainability Innovation Challenge (employees from across the firm work in partnership with private sector, nonprofit and academic institutions to address and seek solutions to food, energy and environmental challenges) |
The Career Directory
Accenture Inc. has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

Summer analysts from Accenture's Calgary office challenge themselves to white water rafting
Highlights for New Grads
Industry | Professional services |
Full-time employees in Canada | 5,001 to 10,000 |
Parent company | Accenture plc |
Parent company head office | Dublin, Ireland |
Major Canadian locations | St Catharines ON, Fredericton NB, Edmonton AB, Vancouver BC, Calgary AB, Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Ottawa ON |
Student opportunities | paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities |
Training | subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services, leadership training |
Tuition subsidies (related to job) | yes |
Typical new grad positions | Management Consulting Analyst, Strategy Analyst, Consulting AI Analyst, Enterprise Technology Architecture Analyst, Business Architecture Analyst, Security Consulting Analyst, Digital Business Integration Analyst, Data Experience Designer Analyst, Engineering & Manufacturing Value Chain Consulting Analyst |
Work benefits | health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer |
Vacation allowance | new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job |
Academic fields recruited
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Bachelor of Arts
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Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
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Bachelor of Engineering
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Bachelor of Science
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Master of Business Administration