• U.S. Wealth Management was named one of Human Rights Campaign’s
  Best Places to Work, receiving a 100% rating in the 2010 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. The CEI measures how welcoming major corporations are in regards to their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) employees, clients and investors, using a scale from 0 to 100 percent. Scores are based on multiple factors, such as domestic partnership benefits, GLBT employee resource groups, and inclusive nondiscrimination policies that specifically address GLBT employees.
• In 2009, The Honourable Rona Ambrose, federal Minister of Labour, presented RBC with an award of recognition for success in promoting diversity in the workplace. The award recognizes RBC's outstanding leadership in promoting diversity in the workplace and ongoing commitment to the principles of employment equity.
• RBC was recognized as one of Canada's Top Employers for 2009. The Canada’s Top 100 Employers competition, held annually by Mediacorp Canada Inc., profiles organizations with innovative programs to attract and retain talented employees. In particular, RBC was recognized for its variety of flexible work options as well as for providing maternity leave top-up benefits.
• RBC was named as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2009 in a national competition held by Mediacorp Canada Inc. that aims to identify organizations that lead Canada in creating diverse and inclusive workplaces.
• For many years we have successfully partnered with the CareerEdge organization to provide paid internships to students. Through its Career Bridge program for newcomers to Canada and its Ability Edge program for people with disabilities, we place qualified professionals in internship positions. In both 2009 and 2008 we received CareerEdge Awards for having the most internships in our business category for both Career Bridge and Ability Edge.
• In 2008, RBC was recognized as having one of the most admired corporate cultures in an annual study by leadership search firm Waterstone Human Capital Ltd. and named one of the Best Workplaces in Canada for 2009 in an annual study by the Great Place to Work Institute Canada.
• The Women's Executive Network has named several RBC women to the Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 List. Three women are in the Hall of Fame and three were named to the list in 2008. RBC executives have been on the list for the past several years.
• RBC placed second on the inaugural Corporate Knights Leadership Diversity Index in 2007. The index identified the 50 Canadian companies that have achieved the greatest representation of visible minorities and women in both the boardroom and the C-suite.
• Canadian Immigrant Magazine named RBC as one of the 2006 Top Employers for Workplace Diversity in the category of banking and finance.
• In 2006, four financial counselors in US Wealth Management were recognized in Barron's America Top 100 Women Financial Advisers.

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