Candice Maxis joined the COC in July 2023 after spending four years with Deloitte Canada, most recently as the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion co-developing and driving the firm’s DEI strategy and vision.
Candice is responsible for continuing the evolution of the people and culture strategy for the COC, which ranks among the Best Workplaces™ in Canada. She is a respected HR executive whose personal mission is to inspire others to reach their full potential, while helping under-represented voices to feel seen, heard and supported. Candice has over 15 years of experience in Human Resources with sector leaders such as Deloitte, Coca-Cola and Intact.
Candice is a mentor at work and in her community and acts as a keynote speaker for events focused on leadership development, workforce transformation, and the advancement of underserved communities. She sits on several boards including the Afrodescendant Leadership Alliance and Aéroports de Montréal. She received a WXN Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award in 2022 and was nominated as one of the 100 Black Women to Watch in Canada in 2019. She was also selected by Concertation Montréal (CMTL) as one of the 2019 ambassadors of the Group of Thirty, which aims to promote diversity on boards of directors and inspire other talented people to follow in their footsteps.
Candice holds a bachelor’s degree in human resources management from ESG-UQÀM and is a member of the Human Resources Professional Association of Quebec.
