A Message from our CEO and President

Dave McKay

Diversity and growth are not just integrated, but inseparable. This belief is at the heart of RBC’s Value of “Diversity & Inclusion – We embrace diversity for innovation and growth.” For us, diversity has long been a gateway to the world and to success. At a time of both challenges and opportunities in the world, rather than turn inward, we believe that there’s a growing need to shine a light on diversity and inclusion.

— Dave McKay

What Gets Measured, Gets Done

46%

Women are Directors of Royal Bank of Canada

91%

Employees who are proud to be part of RBC

RBC Employee Engagement Survey

12x

Named one of the Best Workplaces in Canada

Great Place to Work® Institute

More information on RBC’s Regional Workforce Representation can be found in our RBC Enterprise Diversity & Inclusion Report 2021

RBC Vision and Values

All of our values represent what we stand for and what we expect of one another.

Our Diversity & Inclusion vision is to be among the most inclusive workplaces and successful companies, putting diversity into action to help employees, clients and communities thrive.

RBC Enterprise Diversity & Inclusion Report 2021

This report sets out a comprehensive view of our diversity and inclusion (“D&I”) priorities, programs and performance that demonstrate our respect for and appreciation of differences in identity.

Read the ReportPDF opens in a new window

RBC Action Plan Against Systemic Racism

Diversity and inclusion has been a cornerstone of our values for years. We have made progress against some of our goals, but there is more to be done. Today we’re taking direct actions to tackle issues of inequity and systemic bias.

Read RBC’s Action Plan Against Systemic Racism

RBC Diversity & Inclusion in Europe

Diversity and inclusion are core values that guide, unite and inspire us in our day-to-day actions and decision-making at RBC. Our organizational commitments to diversity and inclusion include making the advancement of women into leadership roles a priority.

The RBC Europe Limited Board Diversity PolicyPDF opens in a new window mandates that diversity is a critical lens through which the Nomination Committee assesses a board candidate’s merit and sets a diversity objective that at least 30% of board members should be women.

Women in finance charter logo

In 2017, RBC signed the HM Treasury’s to support the progression of women to senior roles and recognise the importance of gender equality across financial services organizations in the UK. The Charter reflects the UK Government’s aspiration to see gender balance at all levels across the financial services industry.

RBC's 2021 UK Gender Pay ReportPDF opens in a new window sets out our commitment to paying men and women the same for work of equal or equivalent value, explains gender differences in average pay and describes the actions we are taking to further the career development and progression of women.

Raconteur report in The TimesPDF opens in a new window focusing on diversity and inclusion.

Read about some of our innovative programmes including the RBC Academy, educating and supporting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, and RLaunch, an innovative returnship programme offering permanent roles for people after career breaks. We also discuss some of our leading family-friendly and diversity policies to support colleagues balancing work and life commitments.