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Employment Equity
The Government of Manitoba is committed to Diversity and Employment
Equity in order to create a civil service that is representative
of the citizens of Manitoba that we serve. There are four designated
groups: women, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal persons and
members of visible minorities. We encourage current employees or
potential applicants to declare when applying for job opportunities.
Employment Equity declarations are kept in the strictest of confidence.
Government of Manitoba policy on employment equity in staffing:
Employment equity is a factor in the staffing process when a designated
group is underrepresented in the level, class, series or occupation
within the department and across government.
Designated Groups
The Employment Equity Policy designates four groups:
- Women - with a focus on women in management,
professional and non-traditional occupations.
- Aboriginal Persons - peoples of North American
aboriginal ancestry, including Métis, Inuit and First Nations
(status and non-status Indians).
- Persons with Disabilities - persons who have
a long-term or recurring impairment and who:
- consider themselves to be disadvantaged in employment by
reason of that impairment, or
- believe that an employer or potential employer is likely
to consider them to be disadvantaged in employment by reason
of that impairment, and
- persons whose functional limitations owing to their impairment
have been accommodated in their current job or workplace.
- Members of Visible Minorities - persons, other
than aboriginal peoples, who because of their race or colour,
are a visible minority.
Self-declaration
Self-declaration refers to the process where individuals identify
themselves as belonging to one or more of the designated groups
for Employment Equity. Candidates and current employees can
self-declare in a number of ways:
- completing the Civil Service application form
- completing the self-declaration form
- declaring in their cover letter and resume
- responding to the selection board's questions related to the
Employment Equity criterion followed by a written declaration
- responding to a department-wide workforce survey
- sending a memo to Human Resources.
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