Colbourne Institute for
Inclusive Leadership

Building inclusive spaces

Partner with the Colbourne Institute for Inclusive Leadership to build a thriving and inclusive workplace culture that fits your organization's unique needs. We craft inclusive leadership solutions and tailor strategies to boost overall effectiveness—because one-size-fits-all just doesn't work. Our holistic approach means we look at every aspect of your organization to create custom frameworks that pave the way for long-term learning, growth, and success.


Meet the people driving our vision forward.

Upcoming workshops

Virtual Reality: Immersive experiences into neurodiversity and accessibility
Featured Event

Virtual Reality: Immersive experiences into neurodiversity and accessibility

  • September 14, 2026
    1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Other
Workshops  

Explore neurodiversity in the workplace through immersive virtual reality and gain practical strategies to build more inclusive, accessible environments. 

Disability Justice and Employment
Featured Event

Disability Justice and Employment

  • September 24, 2026
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Online
Workshops  

Explore disability justice principles and practical workplace applications in this free webinar from the Colbourne Institute for Inclusive Leadership.

Who Washes the Dishes? Exploring Gender Equity in the Workplace
Featured Event

Who Washes the Dishes? Exploring Gender Equity in the Workplace

  • October 6, 2026
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Online
Workshops  

Examine how gender inequities can show up at work in this free webinar from the Colbourne Institute for Inclusive Leadership.

Research is at the heart of what we do

At the Colbourne Institute, data drives our work, and robust research is the key to guiding your next steps. Explore some of our current projects and imagine what research could do for your organization.

  • From the Ground Up: Evaluating the Impact of Municipal Immigration Policies

    Led by Dr. Zeina Sleiman

    $353,468 over three years | NSERC funded

  • Improving Accessibility Measures to Support Injured Workers in Alberta

    Led by Brooke Leifso, Research Chair in Accessibility and Inclusion

    $358,255 over three years | NSERC funded

  • Current and past research

    Find out more about our current projects, volunteer to participate, or explore findings from our past research.

    Explore research

We’ve helped clients across Canada 

Our clients come to us with unique challenges and aspirational goals. As their trusted partners, we listen to their needs and goals and work with them to develop and implement their unique equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility strategies.

  • The Colbourne Institute’s services have helped my organization to excel in the area of inclusive practices, and have improved employee morale by a huge margin.

    — ATB Financial
  • The Colbourne Institute team created an interactive and educational program that leveraged their industry experience along with education and direction for building and benchmarking a Diversity and Inclusion program. The team was focused on our needs and understanding our business to ensure success.

    — PCL Construction
  • [Colbourne Institute has helped] Sherritt in assessing its current strengths and challenges in the area of diversity and inclusion. Over the past year, this work has helped Sherritt to move this discussion into concrete goals and priorities related to developing and sustaining an inclusive workplace culture.

    — Sherritt International Corporation

Our team has worked with many innovative organizations, including Lethbridge Polytechnic, Sherritt, NAIT, Alberta Medical Association, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Government of Alberta, Alberta Construction Safety Association, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, and more.

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Stay up to date on our work by signing up for Momentum in Motion, our quarterly newsletter. Each issue features updates, professional development opportunities, and applied research that reflect our commitment to creating safe, inclusive spaces and driving organizational transformation.

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Colbourne Institute for Inclusive Leadership

10215 108 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1L6
colbourneinstitute@norquest.ca 780.644.6446