Inclusion of these sites does not imply endorsement of them by the Pay Equity Task Force. They are provided for your interest and background reading. The Task Force will be consulting many sources of information during the course of its review as well as talking to interested stakeholders.

Federal Laws and Guidelines Provincial/Territorial Laws and Policies Provincial and Territorial Governments Pay Equity Commissions/Human Rights Commissions Canadian Government Departments Provincial Government Departments/Agencies Unions/Employee Organizations Employers/Employer Organizations Institutes Non-Governmental Organizations

International Australia European Community South Africa United Kingdom United States International Labour Organization Bibliographies Conferences & Events Covenants and International Agreements

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Federal Laws and Guidelines

• Canadian Human Rights Act (section 11)
• Equal Wages Guidelines, 1986
• Canada Labour Code, Part III (section 182)

Provincial/Territorial Laws and Policies

• British Columbia – Human Rights Code
• Manitoba – The Pay Equity Act
• New Brunswick – Pay Equity Act
• Newfoundland and Labrador – Human Rights Code
• Nova Scotia – Pay Equity Act
• Ontario – Pay Equity Act
• Prince Edward Island – Pay Equity Act
• Quebec – Pay Equity Act
• Saskatchewan – The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code
• Yukon - Human Rights Act

Provincial and Territorial Governments

• Alberta
• British Columbia
  • Report on Pay Equity
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Northwest Territories
• Nova Scotia
• Nunavut
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec
• Saskatchewan
• Yukon Territory

Pay Equity Commissions/Human Rights Commissions

• Alberta Human Rights & Citizenship Commission
• British Columbia Human Rights Coalition
• Canadian Human Rights Commission
• Manitoba Human Rights Commission
• New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
• Newfoundland Human Rights Commission
• Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
• Nova Scotia Pay Equity Commission
• Ontario Human Rights Commission
• Ontario Pay Equity Commission
• Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission
• Quebec - Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse
• Quebec Pay Equity Commission
• Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
• Yukon Human Rights Commission

Canadian Government Departments

• Human Resources Development Canada – Labour Program
• Status of Women Canada
• Treasury Board of Canada
• Department of Justice

Provincial Government Departments/Agencies

• British Columbia - Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services
• Manitoba Women's Advisory Council
• Manitoba Women's Directorate
• New Brunwick Advisory Council on the Status of Women
• Newfoundland and Labrador - Advisory Council on the Status of Women
• Newfoundland and Labrador - Women's Policy Office
• Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women
• Ontario Women's Directorate
• PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women
• Québec - Conseil du statut de la femme(French only)
• Saskatchewan Women's Secretariat
• Status of Women Council of the Northwest Territories
• Yukon Women's Directorate

Unions/Employee Organizations

• Canadian Auto Workers
• Canadian Labour Congress
• Canadian Union of Postal Workers
• Canadian Union of Public Employees
• Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP)
• Ontario Federation of Labour
• Public Service Alliance of Canada
• Quebec Federation of Labour
• Saskatchewan Federation of Labour
• United Steelworkers of America – Canada

Employers/Employer Organizations

• Canadian Association of Broadcasters
• Canadian Bankers Association

Institutes

• C.D. Howe Institute
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy
• Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
• Canadian Council on Social Development
• Canadian Policy Research Networks
• Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
• Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations
• Conference Board of Canada
• Fraser Institute
• Institute for Research on Public Policy
• Public Policy Forum

Non-Governmental Organizations

• Coalition for Pay Equity
• Conseil d'intervention pour l'accès des femmes au travail (French only)
• Equal Pay Coalition
• National Action Committee on the Status of Women
• National Association of Women and the Law
• Saskatchewan Pay Equity Coalition

International

Australia

• Commonwealth Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Equal Pay Handbook
• Equal Pay Watch
• Labour Council of New South Wales Legislation
• New South Wales Department of Industrial Relations
• Re Equal Remuneration Principle [2000] NSWIRComm 113

European Community

• Directive on Equal Pay
• Gender Equality - Equal Pay Information
• European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
• European Parliament Resolution on Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value
• Report on Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value
• Treaty establishing the European Communities - Article 141 on Equal Pay

South Africa

• Pay Equity: differences between women and men farmworkers

United Kingdom

• Equal Opportunities Commission Pay and Income
• Equal Pay Task Force
• Labour Research Department
• Trade Union Congress
• Women's Equality Unit

United States

• AFL-CIO Working Women’s Division Equal Pay
• Center for Policy Alternatives
• Coalition on Human Needs
• Employment Policy Foundation
• Equal Pay Act 1963 -- Regulations
• Equal Rights Advocates
• Institute for Women’s Policy Research
• Minnesota Department of Employee Relations Pay Equity/Comparable Worth
• Minnesota Legislative Commission on the Economic Status of Women, Pay Equity Report
• National Committee on Pay Equity
• National Council of Women's Organizations
• Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
• State Legislation
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

International Labour Organization

• An information base on Equal Employment Opportunities
• Equal pay policies: International review of selected developing and developed countries

Bibliographies

• Centre for Research on Work and Society
• Selected and Annotated Bibliography: Implementation of Pay Equity

Conferences & Events

• Achieving Pay Equity: Why and How?

Covenants and International Agreements

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951
• International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
• International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
• Nairobi Forward-Looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women
• Beijing Platform for Action
• Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development
• Further initiatives for social development