Summary
The Canadian Human Rights Commission works to promote human rights, address discrimination, and support equity across Canada.
The Pay Equity Tools Website is a collection of tools to support workplace pay equity. The resources help small to medium sized organizations create a pay equity plan. The Pay Equity Toolkit includes an equity plan tool, an equity plan template, guides, a wage calculator, and a case study. The Pay Equity Compass helps determine if the Pay Equity Act applies to employers and the steps they would need to take. The free Online Course teaches key steps for developing and enacting pay equity processes.
Policy & Practice Implications
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Employers can use these tools to assess their compensation practices, identify gender-based pay gaps, and develop a pay equity plan.
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Employees can learn whether the Pay Equity Act applies to their workplace, their roles and responsibilities in pay equity, and key steps in the equity process.
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Policy makers and sector leaders can use the resources to promote proactive approaches to pay equity and help reduce gender-based discrimination.
Image source: https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/organizations/pay-equity-act-responsibilities
