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| '''On December 11, 2023, the Minister of Labour announced the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force’s final report: A Transformative Framework to Achieve and Sustain Employment Equity, including the report’s executive summary. The report provides wide-ranging recommendations on how to modernize and strengthen employment equity in the federal jurisdiction. | | '''On December 11, 2023, the Minister of Labour announced the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force’s final report: A Transformative Framework to Achieve and Sustain Employment Equity, including the report’s executive summary. The report provides wide-ranging recommendations on how to modernize and strengthen employment equity in the federal jurisdiction. |
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− | This arms-length Task Force engaged with hundreds of partners and stakeholders, including community organizations, public, private, and non-profit sectors, as well as advocacy groups and networks. The Labour Program is now seeking to re-engage with affected communities, unions, organizations, and employers to understand and refine how to effectively implement changes to the Act, including the federal public service. Legislation will be introduced at a later date.''' | + | This arms-length Task Force engaged with hundreds of partners and stakeholders, including community organizations, public, private, and non-profit sectors, as well as advocacy groups and networks. The Labour Program is now seeking to re-engage with affected communities, unions, organizations, and employers to understand and refine how to effectively implement changes to the Act, including the federal public service. Legislation will be introduced at a later date. |
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| + | '''A renewed Act that reflects today’s realities will help create a more vibrant and diverse workforce. More importantly, it will help build a country where everyone has a fair and equal chance to reach their full potential.''' |
| [[fr:Consultation sur la modernisation de la Loi sur l'équité en matière d'emploi avec les réseaux d’employés en quête d'équité de la fonction publique]] | | [[fr:Consultation sur la modernisation de la Loi sur l'équité en matière d'emploi avec les réseaux d’employés en quête d'équité de la fonction publique]] |
− | '''A renewed Act that reflects today’s realities will help create a more vibrant and diverse workforce. More importantly, it will help build a country where everyone has a fair and equal chance to reach their full potential.'''
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− | '''Engagements will focus on four themes:'''
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− | #'''Updating the purpose, designated groups and collection of survey data;'''
| + | * '''Engagements will focus on four themes:''' |
− | #'''Supporting employees and employers;'''
| + | * '''Updating the purpose, designated groups and collection of survey data;''' |
− | #'''Strengthening accountability, compliance, and enforcement; and'''
| + | * '''Supporting employees and employers;''' |
− | #'''Improving public reporting.'''
| + | * '''Strengthening accountability, compliance, and enforcement; and''' |
| + | * '''Improving public reporting.''' |
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| '''Once engagement sessions are completed, the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer (OCHRO) will be preparing a “What We Heard” report to summarize the feedback received through engagement sessions with equity-seeking networks, which will be submitted to the Labour Program.''' | | '''Once engagement sessions are completed, the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer (OCHRO) will be preparing a “What We Heard” report to summarize the feedback received through engagement sessions with equity-seeking networks, which will be submitted to the Labour Program.''' |