Post Pay Equity Deadline – Where Are We Now?

In our previous blog posts here and here, we outlined important deadlines, requests for extensions to such deadlines and new regulations under the federal Pay Equity Act (the "Act").

As of September 3, 2024, most Canadian federally regulated workplaces with 10 or more employees were required to post their pay equity plans, unless an extension was obtained from the Pay Equity Commissioner (the "Commissioner").

While those employers who have posted their pay equity plan can breathe a sigh of relief, the work is not done. Federal employers have an ongoing obligation to preserve pay equity through various means, including maintenance of their pay equity plan.

In this update, we will provide employers with an overview of their ongoing obligations after the pay equity plan has been posted and some updates from recent decisions of the Commissioner on the process for how issues may be raised under the Act.