Whereas, pursuant to subsection 41(3) of the Employment Equity Acta, the Minister of Labour has consulted with the Treasury Board on the annexed Employment Equity Regulations as they apply to the public sector;S.C. 1995, c. 44Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Labour and the President of the Treasury Board, pursuant to subsection 9(1), section 17, subsections 18(1) and (5), subparagraph 39(4)(b)(i) and subsection 41(1) of the Employment Equity Acta, hereby makes the annexed Employment Equity Regulations.InterpretationThe definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations.Act means the Employment Equity Act. (Loi)bonus pay, in respect of a private sector employer, means any additional remuneration paid to an employee as a result of profit sharing, productivity, performance, commissions or any other incentives. (prime)designated CMA[Repealed, SOR/2020-236, s. 1]employment equity report means a report that a private sector employer is required to file under section 18 of the Act. (rapport sur l’équité en matière d’emploi)former Regulations[Repealed, SOR/2020-236, s. 1]overtime hours, in respect of a private sector employer, means the hours worked by an employee, in excess of the standard hours of work, for which the employee received overtime pay. (heures supplémentaires) overtime pay, in respect of a private sector employer, means any remuneration paid for the hours worked by an employee in excess of the standard hours of work. (paie d’heures supplémentaires)permanent full-time employee means a person who is employed for an indeterminate period by a private sector employer to regularly work the standard number of hours fixed by the employer for employees in the occupational group in which the person is employed. (salarié permanent à plein temps)permanent part-time employee means a person who is employed for an indeterminate period by a private sector employer to regularly work fewer than the standard number of hours fixed by the employer for employees in the occupational group in which the person is employed. (salarié permanent à temps partiel)reporting period means the calendar year in respect of which an employment equity report is filed. (période de rapport)temporary employee means a person who is employed on a temporary basis by a private sector employer for any number of hours within a fixed period or periods totalling 12 weeks or more during a calendar year, but does not include a person in full-time attendance at a secondary or post-secondary educational institution who is employed during a school break. (salarié temporaire)For the purposes of the Act,employee, in respect ofa private sector employer, means a person who is employed by the employer, but does not include a person employed on a temporary or casual basis for fewer than 12 weeks in a calendar year;a portion of the federal public administration referred to in paragraph 4(1)(b) or (c) of the Act to which the Public Service Employment Act applies, means a person who has been appointed or deployed to that portion pursuant to that Act, but does not includea person appointed as a casual worker under subsection 50(1) of that Act, ora person appointed for a period of less than three months; anda portion of the federal public administration referred to in paragraph 4(1)(b) or (c) of the Act to which the Public Service Employment Act does not apply, means a person appointed to that portion in accordance with the enactment establishing that portion, but does not include a person employed on a temporary or casual basis for a period of less than three months. (salarié)hired, in respect ofan employee employed by a private sector employer, means engaged by the employer;an employee employed in a portion of the federal public administration referred to in paragraph 4(1)(b) or (c) of the Act to which the Public Service Employment Act applies, means initially appointed to the federal public administration in accordance with that Act except in the case of a person appointed as a casual worker under subsection 50(1) of that Act; andan employee employed in a portion of the federal public administration referred to in paragraph 4(1)(b) or (c) of the Act to which the Public Service Employment Act does not apply, means initially appointed in the manner provided in the enactment establishing that portion. (recrutement)occupational group, in respect ofthe workforce of a private sector employer or a portion of the federal public administration referred to in paragraph 4(1)(c) of the Act, means an occupational group set out in column I of Schedule II; anda portion of the federal public administration referred to in paragraph 4(1)(b) of the Act, means an occupational group set out in column I of Schedule III. (catégorie professionnelle)promoted, in respect ofan employee employed in a portion of the federal public administration referred to in paragraph 4(1)(b) or (c) of the Act to which the Public Service Employment Act applies, has the same meaning as the definition promotion in section 3 of the Definition of Promotion Regulations;an employee employed in a portion of the federal public administration referred to in paragraph 4(1)(b) or (c) of the Act to which the Public Service Employment Act does not apply, has the meaning customarily used by that portion; andan employee employed by a private sector employer, means permanently moved from one position or job in the employer’s organization to another position or job thathas a higher salary or a higher salary range than the salary or salary range of the position or job previously held by the employee, andranks higher in the organizational hierarchy of the employer,and includes a reclassification of the employee’s position or job where the reclassified position or job meets the requirements of subparagraphs (i) and (ii). (avancement)salary, in respect ofa private sector employer, means remuneration paid for work performed by an employee, before deductions, in the form of basic pay, pay for piecework, shift premiums, bonus pay and overtime pay, but does not include benefits, securities, severance pay or termination pay, vacation pay, payment in kind, supplementary payments, allowances, retroactive payments, reimbursements for employment expenses or compensation for extra-duty services other than overtime pay;a portion of the federal public administration referred to in paragraph 4(1)(b) of the Act, means the rate of pay paid to an employee under a collective agreement or the rate approved by Treasury Board under any other applicable pay authority; anda portion of the federal public administration referred to in paragraph 4(1)(c) of the Act, means the rate of pay paid to an employee under a collective agreement or any other applicable pay authority. (rémunération)terminated, in respect of an employee, means retired, resigned, laid off, dismissed or otherwise having ceased to be an employee, but does not include laid off temporarily or absent by reason of illness, injury or a labour dispute. (cessation de fonctions)SOR/2006-120, s. 1SOR/2020-236, s. 1SOR/2020-236, s. 21(E)GeneralCalculation of Number of EmployeesFor the purpose of determining when an employer is considered to employ 100 or more employees,the number of employees of a private sector employer shall be calculated on the basis of the number at the time in a calendar year when the number of employees is the greatest; andthe number of employees employed in a portion of the federal public administration referred to in paragraph 4(1)(c) of the Act shall be calculated on the basis of the number at the time in a fiscal year when the number of employees employed in that portion is the greatest.SOR/2020-236, s. 21(E)Collection of Workforce InformationSubject to subsections (8) and (9), before preparing an employment equity plan referred to in section 10 of the Act, an employer shall conduct a workforce survey by providing to each employee a workforce survey questionnaire that asks the employee whether the employee isa member of a visible minority;a person with a disability; oran Aboriginal person.The questionnaire shall contain the definitions Aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities and persons with disabilities set out in section 3 of the Act to help the employee respond to the questionnaire.[Repealed, SOR/2020-236, s. 2]The employer shall inform each employee, either on the questionnaire or in a notice accompanying the questionnaire, that a person may be a member of more than one designated group.The questionnaire may include additional questions relating to employment equity.The questionnaire shall indicate thatresponses to the questions on the questionnaire are voluntary; andthe information collected in the questionnaire is confidential and will only be used by or be disclosed to other persons within the employer’s organization in order for the employer to carry out its obligations under the Act.Paragraph (6)(a) shall not be construed as precluding an employer from requiring each employee to return the questionnaire to the employer.An employer is not required to conduct a workforce survey in respect of all or part of its workforce under subsection (1) ifbefore the coming into force of these Regulations, the employer has already conducted a survey in respect of all or that part of its workforce to determine whether the employees belong to any of the designated groups referred to in that subsection;the previous survey had questions and was conducted in a manner that achieved results that are likely to be as accurate as the results that would be achieved using a workforce survey questionnaire under this section;responses to the questions in the previous survey were voluntary; andthe survey results have been kept up to date in accordance with section 5.Where an employer replaces its employment equity plan with a new plan, the employer is not required to conduct a new workforce survey if the previous survey results have been kept up to date in accordance with section 5.SOR/2020-236, s. 2SOR/2020-236, s. 20(E)The employer shall ensure that there is a means of identifying, on the workforce survey questionnaire, the employee who returns it, whether by name or otherwise.The employer shall keep the workforce survey results up to date byproviding a workforce survey questionnaireto an employee when the employee begins employment,to an employee who wishes to change any information previously submitted on a questionnaire, orto an employee who requests it;making necessary adjustments to the survey results to take into account the responses to the questionnaires referred to in paragraph (a); andmaking necessary adjustments to the survey results to take into account members of designated groups who have been terminated.Workforce AnalysisBased on the information collected under sections 3 to 5, and on relevant information contained in any other employment records maintained by the employer, the employer shall conduct an analysis of its workforce in order todetermine the following for each occupational group of the employer’s workforce, namely,the number of persons who are Aboriginal peoples,the number of persons who are persons with disabilities,the number of persons who are members of visible minorities, andthe number of women; anddetermine the degree of underrepresentation of the persons referred to in paragraph (a) by comparing the representation of each designated group in each occupational group of the employer’s workforce to their representation in each occupational group in whichever of the following is the most appropriate as a basis of comparison, namely,the Canadian workforce as a whole, orthose segments of the Canadian workforce that are identifiable by qualification, eligibility or geography, and from which the employer may reasonably be expected to draw employees.In making a determination under paragraph (1)(b), the employer shall use the labour market information made available by the Minister under section 42(3) of the Act, or information from other sources that is determined by the Minister to be relevant labour market information, in order to determine the representation, in the geographic area or areas from which the employer may reasonably be expected to draw employees, of workers who are members of designated groups and who are qualified or eligible for the jobs within each occupational group of the employer’s workforce.An employer who has already conducted an analysis of all or part of its workforce before the coming into force of these Regulations is not required to conduct another analysis of all or that part of its workforce, ifthe results of the previous analysis are up to date as a result of periodic revisions that have taken into account the updating of the workforce survey results in accordance with section 5; andthe results of the previous analysis are likely to be the same as the results that would be achieved by an analysis undertaken pursuant to subsections (1) and (2).Where an employer replaces its employment equity plan with a new plan, the employer is not required to conduct a new workforce analysis if the results of the previous analysis have been kept up to date by means of periodic revisions that have taken into account the updating of the workforce survey results in accordance with section 5.SOR/2020-236, s. 20(E)The employer shall prepare a summary of the results of its workforce analysis for use in the preparation of its employment equity plan.Review of Employment Systems, Policies and PracticesWhere, based on the workforce analysis conducted pursuant to section 6, underrepresentation of persons in designated groups has been identified in any occupational group of the employer’s workforce, the employer shall conduct a review of its employment systems, policies and practices in order to determine whether any of those employment systems, policies and practices is an employment barrier against persons in designated groups.Subject to section 10, for the purposes of making a determination referred to in section 8, the employer shall, in relation to each occupational group in which underrepresentation referred to in section 8 has been identified, review its employment systems, policies and practices with respect tothe recruitment, selection and hiring of employees;the development and training of employees;the promotion of employees;the retention and termination of employees; andthe reasonable accommodation of the special needs of members of designated groups.Where, following a review under subsection (1), new employment systems, policies or practices relating to the matters referred to in that subsection are implemented by the employer, the employer shall also review the new employment systems, policies or practices with respect to those matters.An employer who, before the coming into force of these Regulations, has conducted a review of its employment systems, policies and practices with respect to the matters referred to in subsection 9(1) in relation to all or part of its workforce is not required to conduct another review with respect to the matters already reviewed if the results of the previous review are likely to be the same as the results that would be achieved by a review undertaken pursuant to subsection 9(1).Employment Equity RecordsAn employer shall establish and maintain the following records:a record of each employee’s designated group membership, if any;a record of each employee’s occupational group classification;a record of each employee’s salary and salary increases;for each employee employed by a private sector employer, a record containing the information referred to in paragraphs 25.1(a) to (f);a record of each employee’s promotions;a copy of the workforce survey questionnaire that was provided to the employees and any other information used by the employer in conducting its workforce analysis;the summary of the results of the workforce analysis required by section 7;a description of the activities undertaken by the employer in conducting its employment systems review;the employer’s employment equity plan;a record of the employer’s monitoring of the implementation of its employment equity plan, undertaken in accordance with paragraph 12(b) of the Act; anda record of activities undertaken by the employer and information provided to employees in accordance with section 14 of the Act.SOR/2020-236, s. 3Records referred to in paragraphs 11(a) to (d) in respect of terminated employees shall be kept for two years after the date of their termination.Records referred to in paragraphs 11(e) to (j) shall be kept for two years after the period covered by the employment equity plan to which the records relate.If a private sector employer generates its annual employment equity report required by subsection 18(1) of the Act using an application or specially designed software provided by the Government of Canada for employment equity reporting purposes, the employer shall retain a copy of the database or other computer record used to generate the report for two years after the year in respect of which the report is filed.SOR/2020-236, s. 4Tribunal CertificateThe form set out in Schedule V is the prescribed form of the Tribunal certificate for the purpose of subparagraph 39(4)(b)(i) of the Act.Private Sector Employer ReportApplicationThis Part applies in respect of the report required to be filed by private sector employers under section 18 of the Act.PrescriptionsIn these Regulations, a reference to any of Forms 1 to 6 is to be read as a reference to a Form set out in the document entitled Employment Equity Forms 2021, prepared by the Department of Employment and Social Development and published on its website.SOR/2020-236, s. 5Forms 1 to 6 are prescribed for the purpose of filing a report referred to in subsection 18(1) of the Act.[Repealed, SOR/2020-236, s. 6]For the purposes of paragraph 18(1)(c) of the Act, a prescribed subdivision of a salary range is a quarter of a salary range.SOR/2006-120, s. 2SOR/2020-236, s. 6An employment equity report shall contain the following statement certifying the accuracy of the information contained in it:“I, (name), certify on behalf of (legal name of employer) that the information contained in Forms 1 to 6 of this report is true and accurate in every respect, to the best of my knowledge and belief.Date Signature”Where an employment equity report is filed on behalf of a corporation, the statement referred to in subsection (1) shall be signed by a senior officer of the corporation.SOR/2020-236, s. 7Prescribed InstructionsGeneral[Repealed, SOR/2020-236, s. 8]For each calendar year, an employment equity report shall be completed using Forms 1 to 6 and in accordance with the instructions set out in sections 20 to 31.SOR/2006-120, s. 4SOR/2020-236, s. 8In circumstances other than the one referred to in subsection 18(3) of the Act, for the purposes of subsection 18(1) of the Act, an employment equity report is deemed to have been filed with the Minister on the day on which the Minister receives it.SOR/2006-120, s. 5SOR/2020-236, s. 8Where an item of information requested on a form is not applicable in the case of an employer, the employer shall so indicate using the phrase “Not Applicable”, the abbreviation “N/A” or a brief explanatory statement.An employer, in completing Forms 1 to 3, shall report the required information with respect to the number of employees employed by the employerin the case of permanent full-time and permanent part-time employees, as of December 31 of the calendar year; andin the case of temporary employees, as of the date in the calendar year on which the number of temporary employees was the greatest.SOR/2020-236, s. 9An employer, in completing Forms 2 and 4 to 6, shall indicate the occupational group in which an employee is employed, as set out in column I of Schedule II, by referring to the occupational unit group set out in column II that most accurately describes the job performed by the employee.SOR/2006-120, s. 6SOR/2020-236, s. 10An employer shall indicate on Form 1 the industrial sector in which employees are employed by selecting the appropriate industry group description set out in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada, developed and administered by Statistics Canada and the statistical agencies of Mexico and the United States and published by authority of the Minister responsible for Statistics Canada, as amended from time to time.An employer shall indicate on Form 1 the industrial sector with the greatest number of employees in the box entitled “Industrial Sector 1” and other industrial sectors in decreasing order of their number of employees.Where the employees of an employer are employed in more than four industrial sectors, the employer shall indicate the additional industrial sectors and the number of employees in each of those sectors on a separate page attached to Form 1.SOR/2020-236, s. 11Subject to subsection (2), for each industrial sector indicated by an employer on Form 1, the employer shall complete the applicable Parts of Form 2 in respect of all employees of the employer in Canada for each of the following employment status categories:permanent full-time employees;permanent part-time employees; andtemporary employees, where the number of temporary employees at any time during the reporting period constitutes 20% or more of the employer’s workforce.Where the number of employees in an industrial sector indicated by an employer on Form 1, other than industrial sector 1, is less than 1,000, the employer shall group those employees with the employees in industrial sector 1.An employer who has completed the applicable Parts of Form 2 separately for more than one industrial sector under subsection (1) shall also consolidate the information provided and complete the applicable Parts of Form 2 for those industrial sectors collectively.SOR/2020-236, s. 12In addition to the Parts of Form 2 referred to in subsection 24(1), the applicable Parts of Form 2 shall be completed by an employer in respect of employees who are employed in an industrial sector for which the employer is required to report separately and in respect of employees who are grouped in industrial sector 1 in accordance with subsection 24(2)for each province or territory where the total number of employees of the employer is 100 or more at any time during the reporting period; andfor each CMA where the total number of employees of the employer is 100 or more at any time during the reporting period.For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), CMA means a census metropolitan area as set out in the document entitled Statistical Area Classification - Variant of SGC 2016, published by authority of the Minister responsible for Statistics Canada, as amended from time to time.SOR/2020-236, s. 13In completing Form 2, an employer shall use the following information for each employee:their salary, excluding any bonus pay and overtime pay;the period over which the salary referred to in paragraph (a) is paid;the number of hours worked that can be attributed to the salary referred to in paragraph (a) ;the bonus pay paid in the reporting period;the overtime pay paid in the reporting period; andthe number of overtime hours worked that can be attributed to the overtime pay referred to in paragraph (e).SOR/2020-236, s. 14In completing Form 2, an employer shall determine the salary ranges of the employees using the information referred to in paragraphs 25.1(a) to (c), in the following manner and sequence:the employer shall determine the highest and lowest salaries of the employees in each occupational group;using the table of salary sections set out in Schedule VIII, the employer shall determine the salary sections into which the highest and lowest salaries referred to in paragraph (a) fall; andthe employer shall indicate the salary range of the employees in each occupational group using the appropriate salary sections referred to in paragraph (b) to represent the highest and lowest salaries of the employees in the occupational group.If the lowest salary of the employees in an occupational group is $250,000 or more, the employer shall leave blank the space on Form 2 used to indicate the highest salary of the employees in the occupational group.In completing Form 2, the employer shall indicate the salary ranges of the employees in each occupational group as determined in subsections (1) and (2).[Repealed, SOR/2020-236, s. 15]SOR/2020-236, s. 15In completing Form 2, an employer shall determine the four quarters of the salary range of the employees in each occupational group by dividing, by four, the difference between the highest and lowest salaries of the employees in the occupational group, determined under paragraph 26(1)(a) and by rounding the result to the nearest dollar.For the purposes of subsection (1),the limits of the first salary quarter shall be as follows:the lower limit is the lowest salary of the employees in the occupational group, determined under paragraph 26(1)(a), andthe upper limit is the total of the amount referred to in subparagraph (i) and the amount calculated under subsection (1);the limits of the second salary quarter shall be as follows:the lower limit is the amount calculated under subparagraph (a)(ii) plus one dollar, andthe upper limit is the total of the amount calculated under subparagraph (a)(ii) and the amount calculated under subsection (1);the limits of the third salary quarter shall be as follows:the lower limit is the amount calculated under subparagraph (b)(ii) plus one dollar, andthe upper limit is the total of the amount calculated under subparagraph (b)(ii) and the amount calculated under subsection (1); andthe limits of the fourth salary quarter shall be as follows:the lower limit is the amount calculated under subparagraph (c)(ii) plus one dollar, andthe upper limit is the highest salary of the employees in the occupational group, determined under paragraph 26(1)(a).The employer shall indicate on the applicable Parts of Form 2 the number of employees in each quarter of the salary range as determined under subsections (1) and (2).SOR/2020-236, s. 16In completing Form 2, an employer shall provide the following information for all employees, for employees in each occupational group and for employees in each designated group, using the information referred to in section 25.1:the mean and median difference in hourly rates;the mean and median difference in bonus pay;the mean and median difference in overtime pay corresponding to the overtime hours;the proportion of employees who have received bonus pay; andthe proportion of employees who have received overtime pay.SOR/2020-236, s. 17An employer shall complete the applicable Parts of Form 3 in the same manner as prescribed for Form 2 in subsections 24(1) and (2) and paragraph 25(1)(a).SOR/2020-236, s. 18In completing Form 3, an employer shall use the information determined in accordance with paragraph 26(1)(b) for the purpose of indicating the degree of representation of employees in the salary ranges set out in that form.SOR/2020-236, s. 18An employer shall, in the manner prescribed in subsections 24(1) and (2), for the employment status categories referred to in paragraphs 24(1)(a) and (b), complete the applicable Parts of Forms 4 to 6 in respect of employees who are employed in an industrial sector for which the employer is required to report separately and in respect of employees who are grouped in industrial sector 1 in accordance with subsection 24(2), for each province or territory where the total number of employees of the employer is 100 or more at any time during the reporting period.SOR/2020-236, s. 19In completing Form 5, an employer shall report the employees promoted during the reporting period only in the occupational group in which or to which the employees were last promoted.Repeal[Repeal]Coming into ForceThese Regulations come into force on October 23, 1996.[Repealed, SOR/2020-236, s. 22](Subsection 1(2) and section 22)
Occupational Groups — Private Sector Employers or Portions of the Federal Public Administration Referred to in Paragraph 4(1)(c) of the ActColumn IColumn IIItemEmployment Equity Occupational GroupsUnit Groups1Senior ManagersLegislatorsSenior government managers and officialsSenior managers — financial, communications and other business servicesSenior managers — health, education, social and community services and membership organizationsSenior managers — trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c.Senior managers — construction, transportation, production and utilities2Middle and Other ManagersFinancial managersHuman resources managersPurchasing managersOther administrative services managersInsurance, real estate and financial brokerage managersBanking, credit and other investment managersAdvertising, marketing and public relations managersOther business services managersTelecommunication carriers managersPostal and courier services managersEngineering managersArchitecture and science managersComputer and information systems managersManagers in health careGovernment managers - health and social policy development and program administrationGovernment managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administrationGovernment managers - education policy development and program administrationOther managers in public administrationAdministrators - post-secondary education and vocational trainingSchool principals and administrators of elementary and secondary educationManagers in social, community and correctional servicesCommissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection servicesFire chiefs and senior firefighting officersCommissioned officers of the Canadian Armed ForcesLibrary, archive, museum and art gallery managersManagers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing artsRecreation, sports and fitness program and service directorsCorporate sales managersRetail and wholesale trade managersRestaurant and food service managersAccommodation service managersManagers in customer and personal servicesConstruction managersHome building and renovation managersFacility operation and maintenance managersManagers in transportationManagers in natural resources production and fishingManagers in agricultureManagers in horticultureManagers in aquacultureManufacturing managersUtilities managers3ProfessionalsFinancial auditors and accountantsFinancial and investment analystsSecurities agents, investment dealers and brokersFinancial advisorsOther financial officersHuman resources professionalsProfessional occupations in business management consultingProfessional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relationsPhysicists and astronomersChemistsGeoscientists and oceanographersMeteorologists and climatologistsOther professional occupations in physical sciencesBiologists and related scientistsForestry professionalsAgricultural representatives, consultants and specialistsCivil engineersMechanical engineersElectrical and electronics engineersChemical engineersIndustrial and manufacturing engineersMetallurgical and materials engineersMining engineersGeological engineersPetroleum engineersAerospace engineersComputer engineers (except software engineers and designers)Other professional engineersArchitectsLandscape architectsUrban and land use plannersLand surveyorsMathematicians, statisticians and actuariesData scientistsCybersecurity specialistsBusiness systems specialistsInformation systems specialistsDatabase analysts and data administratorsSoftware engineers and designersComputer systems developers and programmersSoftware developers and programmersWeb designersWeb developers and programmersNursing coordinators and supervisorsRegistered nurses and registered psychiatric nursesSpecialists in clinical and laboratory medicineSpecialists in surgeryGeneral practitioners and family physiciansDentistsVeterinariansOptometristsChiropractorsNurse practitionersPhysician assistants, midwives and allied health professionalsOther professional occupations in health diagnosing and treatingPharmacistsDietitians and nutritionistsAudiologists and speech-language pathologistsPhysiotherapistsOccupational therapistsKinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessmentTherapists in counselling and related specialized therapiesUniversity professors and lecturersPost-secondary teaching and research assistantsCollege and other vocational instructorsSecondary school teachersElementary school and kindergarten teachersEducational counsellorsJudgesLawyers and Quebec notariesPsychologistsSocial workersReligious leadersProbation and parole officersCareer development practitioners and career counsellors (except education)Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officersEconomists and economic policy researchers and analystsBusiness development officers and marketing researchers and consultantsSocial policy researchers, consultants and program officersHealth policy researchers, consultants and program officersEducation policy researchers, consultants and program officersRecreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officersProgram officers unique to governmentOther professional occupations in social scienceLibrariansConservators and curatorsArchivistsAuthors and writers (except technical)Technical writersEditorsJournalistsTranslators, terminologists and interpretersProducers, directors, choreographers and related occupationsConductors, composers and arrangersMusicians and singersPublic and environmental health and safety professionalsPolice investigators and other investigative occupations4Semi-Professionals and TechniciansChemical technologists and techniciansGeological and mineral technologists and techniciansBiological technologists and techniciansAgricultural and fish products inspectorsForestry technologists and techniciansConservation and fishery officersLandscape and horticultural technicians and specialistsCivil engineering technologists and techniciansMechanical engineering technologists and techniciansIndustrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and techniciansConstruction estimatorsElectrical and electronics engineering technologists and techniciansElectronic service technicians (household and business equipment)Industrial instrument technicians and mechanicsAircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectorsArchitectural technologists and techniciansIndustrial designersDrafting technologists and techniciansLand survey technologists and techniciansTechnical occupations in geomatics and meteorologyNon-destructive testers and inspectorsEngineering inspectors and regulatory officersOccupational health and safety specialistsConstruction inspectorsAir pilots, flight engineers and flying instructorsAir traffic controllers and related occupationsDeck officers, water transportEngineer officers, water transportRailway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulatorsComputer network and web techniciansUser support techniciansInformation systems testing techniciansMedical laboratory technologistsAnimal health technologists and veterinary techniciansRespiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologistsMedical radiation technologistsMedical sonographersCardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologistsPharmacy techniciansOther medical technologists and techniciansDenturistsDental hygienists and dental therapistsDental technologists and techniciansOpticiansTraditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturistsOther practitioners of natural healingLicensed practical nursesParamedical occupationsMassage therapistsOther technical occupations in therapy and assessmentParalegal and related occupationsSocial and community service workersEarly childhood educators and assistantsInstructors of persons with disabilitiesReligion workersPolice officers (except commissioned)FirefightersSpecialized members of the Canadian Armed ForcesLibrary and public archive techniciansFilm and video camera operatorsGraphic arts techniciansBroadcast techniciansAudio and video recording techniciansOther technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing artsAnnouncers and other broadcastersGraphic designers and illustratorsInterior designers and interior decoratorsDancersActors, comedians and circus performersPainters, sculptors and other visual artists5SupervisorsSupervisors, general office and administrative support workersSupervisors, finance and insurance office workersSupervisors, library, correspondence and related information workersSupervisors, mail and message distribution occupationsSupervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupationsRetail sales supervisorsFood service supervisorsExecutive housekeepersAccommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisorsCustomer and information services supervisorsCleaning supervisorsOther services supervisors6Supervisors — Crafts and TradesContractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupationsContractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupationsContractors and supervisors, pipefitting tradesContractors and supervisors, carpentry tradesContractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicersContractors and supervisors, mechanic tradesContractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crewsSupervisors, printing and related occupationsSupervisors, railway transport operationsSupervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operatorsSupervisors, logging and forestrySupervisors, mining and quarryingContractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and servicesAgricultural service contractors and farm supervisorsContractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture servicesSupervisors, mineral and metal processingSupervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilitiesSupervisors, food and beverage processingSupervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturingSupervisors, forest products processingSupervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturingSupervisors, motor vehicle assemblingSupervisors, electronics and electrical products manufacturingSupervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturingSupervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturingSupervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly7Administrative and Senior Clerical PersonnelAdministrative officersExecutive assistantsHuman resources and recruitment officersProperty administratorsProcurement and purchasing agents and officersConference and event plannersEmployment insurance and revenue officersAdministrative assistantsLegal administrative assistantsMedical administrative assistantsCourt reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupationsHealth information management occupationsRecords management techniciansStatistical officers and related research support occupationsAccounting technicians and bookkeepersInsurance adjusters and claims examinersInsurance underwritersAssessors, valuators and appraisersCustoms, ship and other brokersPayroll administratorsProduction and transportation logistics coordinators8Skilled Sales and Service PersonnelTechnical sales specialists - wholesale tradeRetail and wholesale buyersInsurance agents and brokersReal estate agents and salespersonsFinancial sales representativesChefsCooksButchers - retail and wholesaleBakersHairstylists and barbersShoe repairers and shoemakersJewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupationsUpholsterersFuneral directors and embalmersMedical laboratory assistants and related technical occupationsPharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistantsDental assistants and dental laboratory assistantsOther instructorsSheriffs and bailiffsCorrectional service officersBy-law enforcement and other regulatory officersBorder services, customs, and immigration officersOperations Members of the Canadian Armed ForcesRegistrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleriesPhotographersMotion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operatorsTheatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designersPatternmakers - textile, leather and fur productsAthletesCoachesSports officials and referees9Skilled Crafts and Trades WorkersMachinists and machining and tooling inspectorsTool and die makersSheet metal workersBoilermakersStructural metal and platework fabricators and fittersIronworkersWelders and related machine operatorsElectricians (except industrial and power system)Industrial electriciansPower system electriciansElectrical power line and cable workersTelecommunications line and cable installers and repairersTelecommunications equipment installation and cable television service techniciansPlumbersSteamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installersGas fittersCarpentersCabinetmakersBricklayersConcrete finishersTilesettersPlasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathersRoofers and shinglersGlaziersInsulatorsPainters and decorators (except interior decorators)Floor covering installersConstruction millwrights and industrial mechanicsHeavy-duty equipment mechanicsHeating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanicsRailway carmen/womenAircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectorsMachine fittersElevator constructors and mechanicsAutomotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairersAuto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimatorsOil and solid fuel heating mechanicsAppliance servicers and repairersElectrical mechanicsMotorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanicsOther small engine and small equipment repairersRailway and yard locomotive engineersRailway conductors and brakemen/womenCrane operatorsDrillers and blasters - surface mining, quarrying and constructionWater well drillersPrinting press operatorsOther technical trades and related occupationsUnderground production and development minersOil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workersLogging machinery operatorsFishing masters and officersFishermen/womenCentral control and process operators, mineral and metal processingCentral control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processingPulping, papermaking and coating control operatorsPower engineers and power systems operatorsWater and waste treatment plant operatorsGeneral building maintenance workers and building superintendentsArtisans and craftspersons10Clerical PersonnelGeneral office support workersReceptionistsPersonnel clerksCourt clerks and related court services occupationsData entry clerksDesktop publishing operators and related occupationsAccounting and related clerksBanking, insurance and other financial clerksCollection clerksLibrary assistants and clerksCorrespondence, publication and regulatory clerksSurvey interviewers and statistical clerksPostal services representativesMail and parcel sorters and related occupationsLetter carriersCouriers and messengersShippers and receiversStorekeepers and partspersonsProduction logistics workersPurchasing and inventory control workersDispatchersTransportation route and crew schedulers11Intermediate Sales and Service PersonnelNurse aides, orderlies and patient service associatesOther assisting occupations in support of health servicesHome child care providersElementary and secondary school teacher assistantsSales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical)Retail salespersons and visual merchandisersMaîtres d’hôtel and hosts/hostessesBartendersTravel counsellorsPursers and flight attendantsAirline ticket and service agentsGround and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerksHotel front desk clerksTour and travel guidesOutdoor sport and recreational guidesCasino workersSecurity guards and related security service occupationsCustomer services representatives - financial institutionsOther customer and information services representativesImage, social and other personal consultantsEstheticians, electrologists and related occupationsPrimary combat members of the Canadian Armed ForcesProgram leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitnessTailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners12Semi-Skilled Manual WorkersResidential and commercial installers and servicersUtility maintenance workersPest controllers and fumigatorsOther repairers and servicersTransport truck driversBus drivers, subway operators and other transit operatorsHeavy equipment operatorsPublic works maintenance equipment operators and related workersRailway yard and track maintenance workersWater transport deck and engine room crewAir transport ramp attendantsAutomotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicersUnderground mine service and support workersOil and gas well drilling and related workers and services operatorsChain saw and skidder operatorsSilviculture and forestry workersSpecialized livestock workers and farm machinery operatorsFishing vessel deckhandsMachine operators, mineral and metal processingFoundry workersGlass forming and finishing machine operators and glass cuttersConcrete, clay and stone forming operatorsInspectors and testers, mineral and metal processingMetalworking and forging machine operatorsMachining tool operatorsMachine operators of other metal productsChemical plant machine operatorsPlastics processing machine operatorsRubber processing machine operators and related workersSawmill machine operatorsPulp mill, papermaking and finishing machine operatorsOther wood processing machine operatorsPaper converting machine operatorsLumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and gradersWoodworking machine operatorsTextile fibre and yarn, hide and pelt processing machine operators and workersWeavers, knitters and other fabric making occupationsIndustrial sewing machine operatorsInspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturingProcess control and machine operators, food and beverage processingIndustrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workersFish and seafood plant workersTesters and graders, food and beverage processingPlateless printing equipment operatorsCamera, platemaking and other prepress occupationsBinding and finishing machine operatorsPhotographic and film processorsAircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectorsMotor vehicle assemblers, inspectors and testersElectronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testersAssemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturingAssemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformersMechanical assemblers and inspectorsMachine operators and inspectors, electrical apparatus manufacturingFurniture and fixture assemblers, finishers, refinishers and inspectorsAssemblers and inspectors of other wood productsPlastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectorsIndustrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operatorsOther products assemblers, finishers and inspectors13Other Sales and Service PersonnelCashiersService station attendantsStore shelf stockers, clerks and order fillersOther sales related occupationsFood counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupationsSupport occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up servicesOperators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sportLight duty cleanersSpecialized cleanersJanitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleanersDry cleaning, laundry and related occupationsOther service support occupationsFood and beverage serversPet groomers and animal care workersOther support occupations in personal servicesTaxi and limousine drivers and chauffeursDelivery service drivers and door-to-door distributorsBoat and cable ferry operators and related occupationsStudent monitors, crossing guards and related occupationsOther performers14Other Manual WorkersConstruction trades helpers and labourersOther trades helpers and labourersPublic works and maintenance labourersRailway and motor transport labourersHarvesting labourersLandscaping and grounds maintenance labourersAquaculture and marine harvest labourersMine labourersOil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourersLogging and forestry labourersLabourers in mineral and metal processingLabourers in metal fabricationLabourers in chemical products processing and utilitiesLabourers in wood, pulp and paper processingLabourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturingLabourers in textile processing and cuttingLabourers in food and beverage processingLabourers in fish and seafood processingOther labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilitiesLongshore workersMaterial handlersLivestock labourersNursery and greenhouse labourersTrappers and huntersMeat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale
SOR/2006-120, s. 7SOR/2020-236, s. 22SOR/2023-267, s. 1SOR/2023-267, s. 2(Subsection 1(2))
Occupational Groups — Portions of the Federal Public Administration Referred to in Paragraph 4(1)(b) of the ActItemColumn IOccupational Groups1Air Traffic Control2Aircraft Operations3Applied Science and Patent Examination4Architecture, Engineering and Land Survey5Border Services6Commerce and Purchasing7Comptrollership8Correctional Services9Education and Library Science10Economics and Social Science Services11Electronics12Executive13Foreign Service14Health Services15Human Resources Management16Information Technology17Law Management18Law Practitioner19Negotiation, Mediation and Conciliation Officer20Non-Supervisory Printing Services21Operational Services22Police Operations Support23Program and Administrative Services24Radio Operations25Research26Ship Repair Chargehands and Production Supervisors (East)27Ship Repair (East)28Ship Repair (West)29Ships’ Officers30Technical Services31Translation32University Teaching
SOR/2020-236, s. 22[Repealed, SOR/2020-236, s. 22](Section 13)Employment Equity Tribunal CertificateCertificate issued pursuant to subparagraph 39(4)(b)(i) of the Employment Equity ActIn the matter of the commission of a violation under (specify provision) of (specify title of Act or Regulations) by (identify employer)It is hereby certified that, after service of a request under paragraph 39(1)(a) of the Employment Equity Act on (identify employer) setting out the time and place of hearing of the particulars of this matter, and at the conclusion of the proceedings in relation to the violation, I have determined that (identify employer) has committed a violation under (specify provision) of (specify title of Act or Regulations) on (specify date).The penalty in respect of the violation is $(specify amount).Dated this day of , 20.Signed by: (Name of Member of Tribunal or Names of Members of Tribunal)(Address of Tribunal or Addresses of Members of Tribunal)SOR/2006-120, s. 8[Repealed, SOR/2020-236, s. 23][Repealed, SOR/2020-236, s. 23](Paragraph 26(1)(b))Salary SectionsUnder $5,000$5,000 - $9,999$10,000 - $14,999$15,000 - $19,999$20,000 - $24,999$25,000 - $34,999$35,000 - $49,999$50,000 - $74,999$75,000 - $99,999$100,000 - $149,999$150,000 - $199,999$200,000 - $249,999$250,000 and overSOR/2020-236, s. 23RELATED PROVISIONS
— SOR/2020-236, s. 24The Employment Equity Regulations, as they read immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations, continue to apply for the purpose of the completion of the employment equity report for the 2020 reporting period.SOR/2023-2672024-01-01SOR/2020-2362021-01-01