Environmental, Social, Governance

CI is deeply committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diversity and provides all employees with the opportunity to develop their key strengths in a supportive environment. In July 2020, CI Financial was certified as a Great Place to Work, a Canada-wide survey program that recognizes companies where employees exhibit a high level of trust in their employer, pride in their work and camaraderie with colleagues. This section outlines some of the initiatives designed to support the employee experience at CI:

• CI provides extensive training and learning opportunities to its employees and supports those who pursue education and training on their own initiative. We invested almost $500,000 in employee development and training in 2019.
  
  
• Our Women’s Mentoring Program sees high-potential women paired with a senior leader for 12 months. It boasts over 125 mentee graduates since inception and has been profiled as an industry best practice; our Women’s Mentoring Alumni Program continues the development of these mentees. CI built on the success of this program by launching MentorCity, an additional mentoring program open to men and women.
  
  
• Our training initiatives give employees access to a variety of tools and resources to support skill development, including eLearning courses and classroom-based workshops. One example is our Ready to Lead Management Development Program, which has over 170 graduates since 2014. Once that program is completed, graduates have access to other opportunities to build on the foundation of their leadership skills, including the Leading with Confidence program for frontline managers.

• CI is also committed to the health and well-being of our employees. Our Wellness Program offers employees a range of activities focused on wellness in the workplace.
  
  
• We continue to celebrate the contributions of long-serving employees through the CI Service Recognition Program. Employees are awarded “milestone days,” which are additional paid days off that are given out when they reach certain employment anniversaries with the company.
  
  
• We provide opportunities for students to gain experience and exposure to the working world through our Summer Student Program. In 2019, we hired over 50 summer students, and 35 co-op students.