Ontario, Canada Introduces New Legislation Banning Compensation Questions

The interview process is a time-consuming, planned procedure in which the parties seek to learn as much as possible about each other before determining whether it is a match. In addition to probing the candidate's qualifications, one of the most important areas is compensation.

Employees want to know how much the job pays, while employers may be interested in knowing how much the applicant was making at his or her previous jobs. This compensation history is often used as a guide in determining the applicant's salary upon hire. Unfortunately, evidence suggests that this process may negatively impact women, because in many industries, women are still being paid less than men for doing the same job, and it is therefore difficult to break the cycle.