Elizabeth Lim

Elizabeth Lim is the Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Blue Ant Media, where she leads the company’s EDI strategy and works closely with Blue Ant Media’s senior management team to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization. She is the executive sponsor of the company’s global Blue Ant Diversity Council and oversees key industry partnerships that support diverse storytelling in the Canadian media industry.     

Elizabeth’s journey began at the Race Relations and Policing Unit, Ministry of the Solicitor General and the Employment Equity Commission in Ontario. Over the last 20+ years she has worked across government, banking, education, the non-profit sector, retail and media, using her expertise to drive meaningful change for equity-deserving communities. While at the Business Development of Canada (BDC), the bank sponsored Elizabeth to participate in Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus’ Grameen Bank Dialogue Program on microcredit, which included fieldwork in Tangail, Bangladesh.   

Elizabeth holds her Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional (CCIP) designation through the Canadian Center for Diversity and Inclusion and is an Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT).  She is a graduate of the University of Victoria (MBA), University of Toronto, Trinity College (Honors BA History & Political Science), University of Windsor (BA Education) and University of Bergen, Norway (ERASMUS+ program in Norwegian Language, Art and Culture). Elizabeth has mentored newcomers to Canada through ACCES Employment and Jumpstart Refugee Talent and currently sits on the Development Committee with the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. 

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