Anti-Racism, Anti-Discrimination and Anti. Harassment Governance Requirements
(a) Project Co shall, and shall cause the Construction Contractor to each, with respect to its activities in Canada, incorporate reasonable processes, policies, controls and procedures to safeguard its ongoing commitment to Anti-Racism, anti-discrimination and anti-harassment practices, including by imposing requirements for Subcontractors to establish, maintain, review and update from time to time reasonable processes, policies, controls and procedures relating to the same under their Subcontracts in respect to their activities in Canada.
(b) Contracting Authority may, in its sole discretion from time to time but not more than once in any twelve-month period, require Project Co to, at its sole cost and expense, cause the obtainment of a third party attestation from a reputable, independent consulting firm with expertise in equity and diversity proposed by Contracting Authority or otherwise approved by Contracting Authority, acting reasonably, regarding the presence and design of the internal processes, policies, controls and procedures of Project Co and the Construction Contractor, establishing and maintaining a corporate commitment to providing opportunities for equity-deserving groups, including Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities and eliminating workplace hate and intolerance.
(c) Project Co shall, and shall cause the Construction Contractor to each, take reasonable proactive measures to monitor for and actively strive to prevent the occurrence of racism, discrimination and harassment (including Systemic Racism and other forms of racial discrimination and harassment), and respond in a prompt and appropriate manner when any issue of racism, discrimination or harassment arises in its work environment, in order to maximize the likelihood that its work environment is and remains free from racism, discrimination and harassment.
