The Pay Transparency Act1 (the
"Act") is now law in British Columbia. British Columbia
employers should be aware of and take steps to comply with the key
requirements that we highlight below.
This legislation was passed relatively quickly, having been
proposed in early March 2023 and brought into force on May 11,
2023. No supporting regulations are currently in force.
According to the provincial government's June 2022
discussion paper on pay transparency legislation, this legislation
is intended to help close the gender pay gap by addressing systemic
discrimination in the workplace.2
On March 9, 2023, we summarized the proposed Act (you can read
that blog post here). This summary remains applicable, as the
Act was brought into force without any changes from the initial
bill. We have set out a more detailed summary of the Act below.
