The equity-deserving groups in our community include, but are not limited to:

• Adult learners;
• First generation students;
• Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) peoples;
• Members of marginalized sexual orientation and gender identity communities;
• Persons belonging to racialized communities;
• Persons with disabilities;
• Students from low income families and neighbourhoods;
• Students from rural communities;
• Women; and
• Persons with intersectional identities.

For more information, please see McMaster’s 2021 Employment Equity Census Report and the McMaster Access Strategy website.