Commitment to EDIA
Knowledge Network is committed to doing our part to meaningfully advance truth and reconciliation, equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.
Our programming impacts the way viewers see the world around them.
The diverse programs we commission from BC filmmakers in particular help ensure our viewers see elements of their lives and those of their neighbours broadly reflected back on Knowledge.
At a cultural level, these stories have a profound social impact, helping people to better see and understand one another.
For communities whose voices have been historically excluded from mainstream media channels, the sharing of these stories provides validation and strengthens cultural pride.
Knowledge applies equity targets to the commissioning of first-window one-off documentaries to help address historic and present-day barriers to access by filmmakers from Indigenous and BPOC communities. We apply an intersectional lens across all of our commissioning efforts to ensure representation of women, gender diverse people, 2SLGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities.
We strive to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of British Columbia and to promote an inclusive, accessible and culturally safe work culture.
In 2024, we published our first Accessibility Plan. It outlines our approach to identifying, removing and preventing barriers to accessibility in alignment with the Accessible Canada Act (ACA) and the Accessible British Columbia Act.
