Meet Our Team
We're a collective of interdisciplinary go-getters that strive for excellence and share a love of people and workplace culture transformation.
CEC is a fast-paced and nimble team with a combined over 80+ years of experience in HR, culture transformation and DEI. We are diverse in lived experiences, and all have in-depth expertise in making the best workplaces – for everyone.
Our Team
Mission
We are on a mission to build the best workplaces – for everyone. We build thriving, inclusive workplaces that drive organizational effectiveness and shape the future of work.
Values
We are a values-driven organization. These values guide our interactions with each other and with our clients.
Courage, Empathy, Equity and Creativity
Story
Canadian Equality Consulting (CEC) was founded in 2017 by Marcie Hawranik. CEC was born out of systemic gender inequality lived experiences; from a strong commitment to allyship, reconciliation and justice; and from intersectional gender equity specialized expertise. CEC’s modern, evidence-based and best practice approaches are designed to make an impact.
Awards
We are founded by a Top 40 Under 40 in Calgary.
CEC was a Finalist for the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Small Business Award by the Calgary Chamber.
Recognized by the United Nations as a SHE Innovator and the Premier of Alberta for Outstanding Innovation to achieve gender equality.
Recognized by Canadian Business Awards as Most Supportive Workplace Culture Advisory Firm 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Recognized as a Top Canada Emerging Diversity and Inclusion Company in 2022 by Manage HR.
Our Approach
We build the best workplaces - for everyone.
Customized
We never provide an “off-the-shelf" service or product, everything we do is customized to your unique workplace to ensure its effectiveness, impact and success.
Collaborative
We walk alongside side as partners, blending our expertise with your unique organizational context to design and implement practical and tailored strategies and solutions.
Empowering
We ensure leaders and teams retain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to effectively lead and champion inclusive people and culture work long after our engagement together.
Bilingual
Access to services and resources in both English and French.
"I really enjoyed working with the CEC team throughout our project. I liked how they sent emails frequently to remind me of upcoming deadlines, they were also very responsive whenever I had a question. I liked how Canadian Equality provides a detailed project timeline, so I knew when different steps would be completed."
Emily, Armagh House
"Both my colleague and I are super impressed with CEC. Their responsiveness, attention to detail, knowledge of the material, communication skills, and general project management approach were one of the highlights of this entire process."
Michael, Festival of the Sound
"The whole team at CEC was amazingly adaptable to our needs, excellent listeners and flexible in meeting us where we are at in order to move us forward. "
Allison, GlobalSkin
"CEC did a fabulous job. It was the best DEI training we could have hoped for. They catered the training to the needs and communication style of our team. "
Lauren, Rewind
"Canadian Equality was so significant in developing a DEI plan for the organization. The process really helped the entire team to understand the importance of DEI within an organization and encouraged them all to feel comfortable with engaging in the process and understanding what steps need to be made moving forward."
Emma, SouthWest Ontario Tourism Network
"CEC was amazing! There was a lot of helpful tools they provided. I feel it was a really important training to have for our staff and will help us in teaching our staff those values."
Stephanie, City of Orillia
"CEC’s content was great, and at the right level for the audiences. They asked the audience for questions, and thoughts. They answered all questions very well, and made the people feel that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is part of all our lives. With that, they made the presentation very appreciative to all."
Home Hardware
"Our Members highlighted the micro-learning training sessions provided by CEC to our Anti-Racism Advisory Group at all our meetings was as a high point."
Javier, CPA Alberta
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