The program was then co-developed during a pilot period with a cohort of 17 diverse postsecondary institutions from across Canada. It is intended to be “inclusive by design”—each part co-created in collaboration with those members of the research ecosystem who will use it and, hopefully, benefit from it. Co-development included pre-pandemic cross-country consultations and collaborations to develop the charter, careful ongoing discussion with academic EDI experts and leaders, and in-depth working groups focused on the program’s various components. These institutions provided extensive comments, feedback and suggestions, and they shared promising practices, expertise and valuable assistance.TMU was a member of the Pilot Program, led by Dimensions Chair Prof. Art Blake.