Today, Lori Straznicky, Pay Equity Commissioner of Canada released her 2025–2026 Annual Report, “Advancing pay equity through accountability and action”, following its tabling in Parliament
The 2025-2026 Pay Equity Commissioner Annual report highlights the concreate measures taken this past year to raise employers’ awareness of their obligations under the Pay Equity Act, promote compliance, and advance the fundamental human right for women, in all of their diversity, to equal pay fo
Today, on International Equal Pay Day, we reaffirm a simple but powerful truth: equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental human right.
Infographic of the Pay Equity Act timelines from 2021-2029.
Infographic of the key steps to creating and posting a pay equity plan
Studies show that pay equity contributes to reducing income inequality, improving workplace culture, and driving economic participation and growth. It corrects wage disparities and values work fairly, regardless of gender.
Today, on International Equal Pay Day, we are calling on all business leaders in Canada to be pay equity champions and to continue to take the necessary action towards closing the gender pay gap. Federally regulated employers were required to post their first pay equity plan on September 3, 2024, and we are encouraged to see organizations demonstrating their commitment to pay equity.
A reference guide for federally regulated employers
The Pay Equity Commissioner’s 2023–2024 Annual Report to Parliament
Today, on International Women’s Day, we celebrate the powerful contributions of women change-makers in our society and recommit to centering the diverse contributions of all women in the fight for gender justice and equality.