Promoting compliance with the Pay Equity Act

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About the Pay Equity Commissioner 

The Pay Equity Commissioner administers and enforces the Pay Equity Act by providing tools and guidance to employers, employees and their representatives; resolving disputes; and ensuring compliance with the Act.

About the Office of the Pay Equity Commissioner

The Office of the Pay Equity Commissioner is part of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, and it supports the Pay Equity Commissioner in carrying out her duties and functions under the Pay Equity Act.

Our responsibilities

The Pay Equity Act encourages federally regulated employers to take a proactive approach to pay equity. This means taking a closer look at their practices and correcting gender wage gaps within their organizations.

The Office of the Pay Equity Commissioner works to promote pay equity and provide support and tools to these organizations so they can fully realize pay equity in their workplaces.

The Office of the Pay Equity Commissioner responsibilities include: 

  • monitoring and promoting compliance 
  • offering assistance to workplace parties, including in relation to complaints, objections and disputes, and deciding any matter or application over which she has jurisdiction 
  • developing tools and resources to help employers meet their timelines under the Act 
  • educating and informing workplace parties of their rights and obligations under the Act 
  • undertaking and publishing research related to pay equity matters 
  • engaging with stakeholders and provincial counterparts

Decisions of the Pay Equity Commissioner

The Pay Equity Commissioner makes decisions on authorization requests and disputes. Key pay equity decisions are available on the CanLII website.

For more information related to pay equity, in addition to decisions made by the Pay Equity Commissioner or even where to find help, you can visit:

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