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ARTICLE · 05 FEBRUARY 2024

Employment Equity Act Task Force Releases Final Report

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On December 11, 2023, the federal Employment Equity Act Review Task Force (Task Force) released its final report titled A Transformative Framework to Achieve and Sustain Employment Equity (Final Report).

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On December 11, 2023, the federal Employment Equity Act Review Task Force (Task Force) released its final report titled A Transformative Framework to Achieve and Sustain Employment Equity (Final Report). The Final Report included 187 recommendations on improving the federal Employment Equity Act (Act) and its framework.

The Process

The Act came into force in 1986 in an effort to achieve substantive workplace equality. Section 44(1) of the Act mandates a "comprehensive review of the provisions and operations" of the Act. This regular review was intended to assess the effectiveness of its provisions.

The Task Force was formed in July 2021. Its mandate was to advise the federal Minister of Labour on how to modernize and strengthen the framework of the Act. The Task Force reviewed the Act and its supporting programs, focusing on the following four areas:

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