One in five faculty members at York University in Toronto, Canada, could come from minority communities following an agreement between the institution's faculty association and the university, according to a report by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). The university also agreed to recruit at least four Aboriginal academics and acknowledged that staff members who are from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and two-spirit (LGBTQ2S) communities are an 'under-represented group'. The agreement comes after a decade of negotiations between Canadian faculty unions and universities on an equity agenda. Several unions have made gains for women, Aboriginal peoples, the LGBTQ2S community and those with disabilities. In its report, CAUT — which represents 30,000 faculty researchers and other education professionals — said that a government minister has agreed to tackle equity in federal research programmes. Last autumn, CAUT reiterated to the government that fundamental research programmes must be inclusive and reflect the diversity of Canada's research community.