Canadian Forces Employment Equity Regulations

Marginal note:Questionnaire

• 10 (1) Before preparing the employment equity plan required by section 10 of the Act, the Chief of the Defence Staff shall conduct a workforce survey by providing to each Canadian Forces member a workforce survey questionnaire that asks if the member is

  • (a) an aboriginal person;

  • (b) a member of a visible minority; or

  • (c) a person with a disability.

• Marginal note:Additional questions

  (2) The questionnaire may include additional questions relating to employment equity.

• Marginal note:Information

  (3) The questionnaire shall include the following information:

  • (a) the definitions aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities and persons with disabilities as set out in section 3 of the Act, or a description of those expressions that is consistent with the definitions;

  • (b) the definition designated groups as set out in section 3 of the Act and the statement that a person may be a member of more than one designated group;

  • (c) a statement that responses to section 1 of the questionnaire, which relates solely to the identification of Canadian Forces members, are mandatory;

  • (d) a statement that responses to section 2 of the questionnaire by the Canadian Forces members are voluntary; and

  • (e) a statement containing the information referred to in section 14.