Overview of the 2023 Employment Equity Act Report
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List of tables
- Table 1: Representation, availability and attainment rate
- Table 2: Highest and lowest sector representation rate
- Table 3: Shares of hires, promotions and terminations
- Table 4: Distribution of permanent full-time workers who earned a salary
- Table 5: A figure of $1.00 reflects equal pay between the two groups
Overview
The 2023 Employment Equity Act Annual Report provides the latest information on the representation of designated groups in federally regulated private-sector workplaces. This overview features key highlights and initiatives related to employment equity.
Workforce
The federally regulated private-sector workforce includes 804, 371 employees (an 8.9% increase from the previous year). Designated groups members are represented as follows:
- Women: 320,020
- Aboriginal peoples: 19,621
- Persons with disabilities: 39,698
- Members of visible minorities: 231,650
| Designated groups | Representation rate | Overall Canadian labour market availability* | Attainment rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | 39.8%** | 48.2% | 82.6%** |
| Aboriginal peoples | 2.4%*** | 4.0% | 60.0%*** |
| Persons with disabilities | 4.9%** | 9.1% | 53.8%** |
| Members of visible minorities | 28.8%** | 21.3% | 135.2%** |
- * Sources: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census and Canadian Survey on Disability, 2017.
- **Increase compared to the Employment Equity Act: Annual Report 2022.
- ***Stable compared to the Employment Equity Act: Annual Report 2022.
| Designated groups | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 54.2% in banking* | 31% in transportation** |
| Aboriginal peoples | 4.0% in 'others* | 1.4% in banking*** |
| Persons with disabilities | 6.9% in banking** | 2.8% in 'others* |
| Members of visible minorities | 41.8% in banking** | 17.4% in 'others*** |
- *Decrease compared to the Employment Equity Act: Annual Report 2022.
- **Increase compared to the Employment Equity Act: Annual Report 2022.
- ***Stable compared to the Employment Equity Act: Annual Report 2022.
| Designated groups | Hires | Promotions | Terminations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | 38.2%** | 48.5%* | 36.6.1%** |
| Aboriginal peoples | 2.2%* | 1.8%* | 2.1%* |
| Persons with disabilities | 2.9%** | 5.3%** | 3.4%** |
| Members of visible minorities | 32.2%** | 37.5%** | 26.6%** |
- *Decrease compared to the Employment Equity Act: Annual Report 2022.
- **Increase compared to the Employment Equity Act: Annual Report 2022.
- ***Stable compared to the Employment Equity Act: Annual Report 2022.
Salaries
The permanent full-time workforce includes 239,496 women and 380,511 men.
| Designated groups | Under $50,000 Women |
Under $50,000 Men |
Between $50,000 and $99,999 Women |
Between $50,000 and $99,999 Men |
$100,000 and over Women |
$100,000 and over Men |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | 26.1% | 16.2% | 56.0% | 55.8% | 18.1% | 27.7% |
| Aboriginal peoples | 31.5% | 17.7% | 55.8% | 56.5% | 12.7% | 25.8% |
| Persons with disabilities | 24.2% | 15.8% | 57.3% | 57.4% | 18.5% | 26.8% |
| Members of visible minorities | 27.0% | 18.3% | 54.9% | 56.3% | 18.1% | 25.4% |
Hourly wage gaps
The median hourly wage of designated group for every $1.00 paid to the comparison group.
| Designated groups | All sectors | Banking and financial services | Communications | Transportation | ‘Other' |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women Compared to men | $0.90 | $0.79 | $0.90 | $0.91 | $0.93 |
| Aboriginal peoples Compared to non-Aboriginal peoples | $0.96 | $0.89 | $0.93 | $0.97 | $0.95 |
| Persons with disabilities compared to persons without disabilities | $0.97 | $0.99 | $0.94 | $0.97 | $0.97 |
| Members of visible minorities compared to non-members of visible minorities | $0.95 | $0.94 | $0.96 | $0.96 | $0.94 |