With a proud history of leadership in this space, diversity and inclusion have always been a priority for McCarthy Tétrault. We launched Inclusion Now in 2019, a first-of-its-kind office with the goal of greatly improving our firm culture and communities. Along with a dedicated Chief Inclusion Officer to lead our strategy, this program ensures we are taking our culture and corporate citizenship to the next level.
Inclusion Now is our firm-wide, award-winning strategy to attract, retain, and advance Canada’s best legal talent. With a vision to recruiting and elevating members of Black and Indigenous communities, people of colour, women, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, and people of all abilities, Inclusion Now informs every aspect of who we are as a law firm.
Built on the four pillars of Leadership, Talent, Culture and Community, Inclusion Now is part of our operational core. It yields new opportunities for our professionals, improves outcomes for our clients, and leads to a greater impact in the communities where we work and live.
Inclusion Now is an action-oriented strategy centered around four pillars; Leadership, Talent, Culture, and Community.
Within our Pillars live our Action Groups; Race, Abilities, Gender, and Pride. Our Action Groups bring Inclusion Now alive across the firm by implementing initiatives relating to recruitment, retention, education, community service, and pro bono.
Built on the four pillars of Leadership, Talent, Culture and Community, Inclusion Now is part of our operational core.
The Inclusion Now Gift, McCarthy Tétrault’s trailblazing five-year, $5-million commitment to United Way Centraide, funds agencies and programs in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montréal, and Québec City that remove barriers to inclusion for marginalized groups and populations who face daily challenges.
McCarthy Tétrault is committed to meeting our responsibilities under the Calls to Action set out by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Our Reconciliation Committee is chaired by our former partner John Brown, McCarthy Tétrault’s Legal and Strategic Advisor for Indigenous Initiatives. His family on his father’s side is Sto:lo whose traditional territory is in the Fraser River Valley in British Columbia.
McCarthy Tétrault is committed to advancing the Calls to Action by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
McCarthy Tétrault is proud to have received several major awards recognizing our commitment to inclusion:
We are the recipient of several Women in Business Law awards by Legal Media Group, including:
Explore the Inclusion Now Annual Report 2025, outlining how we’re putting inclusive values into practice through leadership, talent initiatives, community investment, and pro bono work.
