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Employment Equity Act

Publisher: Government of Canada > Justice Laws
Topics: Compliance-Legislation
Year published: 1995
Type of resource: Website

The Employment Equity Act was enacted in Canada in 1995 and it was last amended in 2017.
The purpose of this Act is to achieve equality in the workplace so that no person shall be denied employment opportunities or benefits for reasons unrelated to ability and, in the fulfilment of that goal, to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment experienced by women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities by giving effect to the principle that employment equity means more than treating persons in the same way but also requires special measures and the accommodation of differences.

Access this resource here: Employment Equity Act.

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