2023 to 2024 Departmental Results Report: Supplementary information
Response to audits conducted by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (including audits conducted by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development)
Inclusion in the Workplace for Racialized Employees
In October 2023, the Office of the Auditor General tabled its report entitled Inclusion in the Workplace for Racialized Employees. The objective of this audit was to determine whether selected organizations took action to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment experienced by racialized employees and had demonstrated progress toward creating an inclusive organizational culture. It focused on whether actions and progress made in 6 organizations (including CSC) from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2022 fostered an inclusive organizational culture and corrected the conditions of disadvantage in employment experienced by racialized employees.
The audit found that despite actions taken by the audited organizations, equity and inclusion outcomes for racialized employees were unknown; organizations did not sufficiently use data to explore why and how racialized employees were disadvantaged; no actions were identified to address the design of systems and processes that handled complaints of racism; and, accountability for equity, diversity and inclusion goals did not extend to all executives and managers.
CSC accepted the 6 recommendations and has been taking steps to implement its management action plan, which is posted on the Standing Committee on Public Accounts’ website.