EE Audit - Management Response

EVALUATION OF THE EMPLOYMENT EQUITY COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
by Consulting and Audit Canada (CAC)

CAC CONCLUSIONS
CHRC MANAGEMENT RESPONSE AND ACTION PLAN
October 9, 2003

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ISSUE 1 *What role should the CHRC play in promotion and education in relation to the EE Act?*	ISSUE 2 *Are the audit requirements demanded by the CHRC and its auditors consistent with the mandate provided to them under the EE Act?*
ISSUE 3 Why has the compliance rate on initial audits been so much lower than expected?	ISSUE 4 *Are employers adequately informed of the requirements to comply with the EE Act* as demanded by the CHRC? (To what extent is the advice provided by CHRC, HRDC, TBS and PSC consistent?)**
ISSUE 5 Are the audit demands on employers reasonable? (Is what is reasonable different for large, medium and small employers?)	ISSUE 6 Is there consistency in the demands made on employers by different auditors?
ISSUE 7 What impacts have the audit activities had on compliance rates of employers?	ISSUE 8 What impacts have the audit activities had on representation levels of employers?
ISSUE 9 Does CHRC place an emphasis on process and numbers rather than on qualitative actions and outcomes?	ISSUE 10 Is there an appropriate balance between persuasion / voluntary compliance and directive / enforcement actions?
ISSUE 11 How useful is the Annual Report?	ISSUE 12 Is the audit selection process effective?
ISSUE 13 To what extent can the audits be streamlined?	ISSUE 14 Are the current resource levels adequate to fulfill the mandate of the program?