| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Advancing gender equality is not just good for women, it’s good for all Canadians. When Canadian women can count on equal pay for work of equal value, our economy grows stronger, families prosper and communities thrive.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, together with the Honourable Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board, and the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Status of Women, will make an announcement about proactive pay equity. The measure was included in the bill “A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures,” tabled today in the House of Commons.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Vancouver South, will attend a National Seniors Day Celebration organized by the B.C. Cultural Diversity Association.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Seniors, will attend the Older Adult Centres’ Association of Ontario Aging Well Conference where she will deliver remarks.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
A strong economy depends on a strong middle class where everybody has a real and fair chance to succeed. Indigenous peoples represent the youngest and fastest-growing segment of Canada’s population, yet they continue to be underrepresented in Canada’s workforce.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| backgrounders
The report summarizes feedback from 40 stakeholders, including employee and employer representatives and organizations interested in proactive pay equity in federally regulated workplaces. Their comments are grouped into four general themes important in informing the development of the new federal legislation.