Employment equity

The CRA remains subject to the Employment Equity Act (Department of Justice Canada Web site).

The Act has two key purposes:

• to achieve equality in the workplace
• to remove employment barriers for members of the four designated employment equity (EE) groups:
  • Aboriginal peoples
  • visible minorities
  • persons with disabilities
  • women.

• a workforce that reflects Canada's diverse population
• equal opportunities for advancement based on employees' competencies and knowledge.

Through active leadership and a supportive environment, the CRA has made EE an essential part of our human resources practices and the way we do business.