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The report from the Future Skills Centre and researchers at the Diversity Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University found that 54 per cent of Canadian workers view EDI favourably, while 27 per cent were neutral, and 16 per cent viewed it negatively. The survey was conducted by Environics Institute. Workplace EDI initiatives in Canada and the U.S. have faced \u201cintensifying scrutiny and backlash\u201d amid policy shifts in the U.S., which have had spillover effects in Canada, the report said. &#8220;Most Canadians do not view it (EDI) as a matter of political correctness or wokeness. 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