Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP is a business law firm with an integrated network of offices in North America.

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Recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2025):

By Kristina Leung, Chantel Watkins, and Cypress Weston, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Feb 24, 2025)

Here are some of the reasons why Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2025):

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt created the Advancement of Women Lawyers program to help advance more women into partnership -- the program includes mentoring, coaching and training, with half of all senior women associates in the first year of the program now admitted as partner
  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt supports alternative pathways to parenthood, recently enhancing fertility benefits for drugs and treatment options (to a lifetime maximum of $30,000) -- associates can also ease the transition back to practice with the firm's longstanding buddy program, which offers new parents guidance and support before, during and after parental leave to help them stay connected to Osler activities
  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt supports employees transitioning in the workplace with coverage of gender affirming care, formal practices to support dressing in alignment with gender identity, as well as name and pronoun changes, and individualized communication plans to share the news with co-workers and clients with support of firm management, human resources and legal talent staff
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt employees attend a Lunar New Year event in Toronto   (Photo credit: Antonella Almeida)
    [The Osler Asia-Pacific Affinity Network] likely means different things to different people, but for me, it’s a supportive community, one where meaningful connections are made, friendships are forged and rich resources are generously provided. It really is my home away from home. Sophie Fu, associate, technology
    My involvement in the [Osler Black Professionals Network] has helped me hone my ability to balance the different hats I wear as both a corporate lawyer and co-lead of one of the firm’s legal professional resource groups. I’m proving that it’s possible to be successful as a lawyer and also give back to the community, and I hope that in doing so, I’m leaving a lasting impact for the students and young lawyers coming up behind me. Kiana Blake, associate, corporate

    Highlights

    Industry Law firms
    Major Canadian locations Vancouver BC, Montréal QC, Toronto ON, Calgary AB, Ottawa ON
    Full-time employees in Canada 1,387
    Management of diversity and inclusion initiatives senior manager of diversity and inclusion oversees initiatives, maintains a national diversity committee who reports to partnership on D&I initiatives every quarter, regional diversity committees in Calgary, Montreal and Vancouver
    Performance management and accountability biennial demographic survey, assesses partners on a balanced scorecard that includes participation in diversity and inclusion initiatives, mentorship and other activities, associates are expected to contribute non-billable hours to activities that include diversity and inclusion
    Employee resource groups legal professional resource group membership includes lawyers, law students and paraprofessionals: Asia-Pacific Affinity Network, Osler Black Lawyers Network, Osler Pride Network, Osler South Asian Network, Osler Women Lawyers Network
    Noteworthy diversity strategies and policies members can provide anonymous feedback on the firm's diversity and inclusion initiatives directly to the senior manager of diversity and inclusion, office hours with senior manager of diversity and inclusion where ideas or concerns can be raised, trans inclusion practices (such as a name and pronoun process, HR involvement while transitioning on the job to ensure plans for transitions respects the individual's dignity, individualized communication plans), uniform parental leave (26 weeks top-up, applies for newborn and newly adopted children)
    Recruitment initiatives runs open houses for law students from equity groups in conjunction with legal professional resource groups, the diversity committee and student programs, unconscious bias training to personnel involved in recruitment, interviews use standardized behavioural questions related to competencies
    Retention and development programs Advancement of Women Lawyers program to support women into leadership positions (includes mentoring, coaching and training), supports balance by providing options to practice part-time or pursue alternate track positions (to traditional partnership track), buddy program for associate lawyers on parental leave to assist in the transition back to work, in-house coaching program for all individuals on parental leave
    Training and awareness initiatives unconscious bias training for lawyers and staff, disrupting unconscious bias e-learning (required for people leaders and those who participate in recruitment or events), EDI and relevant topics within continuing professional development programs, bi-monthly Osler Belongs newsletter
    Diversity highlights participates in Avenue internship program for Black undergraduate students (runs in parallel with its summer student program so participants can benefit from the existing summer structure), Calgary office participates in Law Society of Alberta's Indigenous law student summer employment program, scholarships for diverse students at the University of Alberta, University of Calgary, McGill University, Toronto Metropolitan University, Western University and Université de Montréal, corporate governance group reviews and analyzes diversity disclosure by TSX-listed companies in annual Diversity Disclosure Practices Report
    Highlights from the past year expanded fertility benefits for drugs and treatments, created two new regional diversity committees in Vancouver and Montréal based on the results of a third-party review of workplace inclusion and diversity, developed a diversity and inclusion collection in the library (books can be sent to any office location upon request, covers a wide range of topics including bias, racial justice, disability and allyship, lived experiences of various individuals)

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      Highlights for New Grads

      Industry Law firms
      Full-time employees in Canada 1,000 to 2,500
      Parent company head office Toronto ON
      Major Canadian locations Vancouver BC, Montréal QC, Toronto ON, Calgary AB, Ottawa ON
      Student opportunities paid internships, summer jobs
      Training subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services
      Annual tuition maximum employer pays up to $700 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
      Typical new grad positions Legal Assistant, Coordinator, Associate, Law Student
      Work benefits health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, transit subsidies
      Vacation allowance new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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