The Employment Equity Act (EEA) was introduced in 1986 to knock down employment barriers facing four marginalized groups: women, Indigenous people, people with disabilities and members of visible ...

The existing Employment Equity Act identifies four groups that have faced additional barriers in workplaces: ... will chair the 13-person task force reviewing Canada's employment equity legislation.

Canada will recognize Black and 2SLGBTQ+ people as groups facing significant workplace barriers under the Employment Equity Act. After what has been called the most comprehensive review of Canada ...

Harish C. Jain, John J. Lawler, Bing Bai, Eun Kyung Lee, Effectiveness of Canada's Employment Equity Legislation for Women (1997-2004): Implications for Policy Makers, Relations Industrielles / ...

Minister of Labour Seamus O'Regan Jr. and Professor Blackett have recently announced the release of the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force's final report, "A Transformative Framework to Achieve ...

The History of Employment Equity in Canada . In 1984, Judge Rosalie Abella led the Abella Commission and established the foundation of what would later become the Employment Equity Act of 1986, using ...

The report led to the enactment of Canada’s Employment Equity Act in 1986. The act defines visible minorities as “persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non ...

One worthwhile Canadian initiative is the concept of visible minorities. A person is a member of a visible minority if he or she is … ...

Employment and Social Development Canada, Gatineau, Que. Federal government; 37,334 employees. ... Launched an employment equity facilitator program to support all hiring processes, ...

Concordia is a diverse community, well equipped to meet the challenges of a globalized world. It has established formal linkages with 70 institutions in 29 countries on five continents, and its ...