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Catalyst Honours
Join us in Toronto or online for Canada’s premier conference and dinner dedicated to advancing gender equity.
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Hybrid & Toronto
Date
TBD October 2025
Time
9:00 AM EST
About the conference
Catalyst Honours is a one-day hybrid conference and dinner that brings together Canada's most influential business leaders and award-winning DEI Champions to address the most critical issues facing women in the workplace today. At Catalyst Honours, we will unleash our collective power. Be a changemaker with us.
650+
attendees representing 130+ companies
6+
hours of actionable programming
50+
expert speakers
Who attends?
Join hundreds in celebrating trailblazing gender equity champions blazing the path towards a more equitable workplace for all.
- HR leaders: Gain insights from gender equity experts who are positively impacting business goals.
- Canadian business leaders and companies: Gain insight into current DEI research and data trends by leveraging Catalyst’s unparalleled subject matter expertise.
- Gender-equity advocates: Access resources for effective diversity and inclusion program development and strategies.
Congratulations to the 2024 Catalyst Honours Champions
At Catalyst Honours, we celebrate changemakers who are inspiring equitable workplaces where everyone can thrive.
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Shell Canada Limited
Frequently asked questions
What is the Catalyst Honours Conference & Dinner?
The Catalyst Honours Conference & Dinner is the premier gender equity conference and awards event for advocates of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This year’s theme, the Catalyst Effect, calls attention to the energy of individuals when we collectively commit to diversity, equity, and inclusion—creating a force so strong we lead a massive wave of change.
The Catalyst Honours Conference will be hybrid, which means there will be both an in-person component and a virtual component. The Dinner will be an in-person only event.
What is the difference between the Catalyst Award and the Catalyst Honours?
Who attends the Catalyst Honours Conference & Dinner?
Do I have to be an employee of a Catalyst Supporter or an Award recipient to attend?
Catalyst Honours attendees gain SHRM credits.
Catalyst is recognized by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and authorized to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.