OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 11, 2023 /CNW/ - The Employment Equity Act was created in 1986 to help knock down the barriers that prevent marginalized communities from achieving their full potential in the workplace. It mandates fairness, equality and equitable inclusion for employees in federally regulated workplaces.
Since 1986, Canadian workplaces have changed and evolved, as has Canada. This progress has necessitated an Act that has also evolved to reflect the realities of today's workplaces. The Government launched a task force chaired by Professor Adelle Blackett to undertake the most comprehensive review of the Employment Equity Act since its introduction in 1986. That report is very clear: "Diversity is fact. Inclusion is a choice. Equity is the law."
Today, Minister of Labour, Seamus O'Regan Jr. and Professor Blackett announced the release of the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force's final report: A Transformative Framework to Achieve and Sustain Employment Equity. The report represents the culmination of the Task Force's extensive research and engagement with Canadians, stakeholders and subject matter experts, providing concrete, independent and evidence-based recommendations on how to bring the Act into the 21st century.
The release of the report comes on the heels of Human Rights Day, which is celebrated every year on December 10 to mark the day on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
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