The Canadian Experience with Employment Equity Legislation

Employment equity, a term originating with the Employment Equity Act of 1986,is a concept roughly analogous to affirmative action in the United States. Thelegislative history of employment equity in Canada is discussed, including theevents leading to the passing of revised legislation, the Employmen...

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Published in:International journal of value-based management
Main Author: Mentzer, M. S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Proquest 2002
In: International journal of value-based management
Further subjects:B Employment Equity
B Canada
B legislative control
B Labor
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Summary:Employment equity, a term originating with the Employment Equity Act of 1986,is a concept roughly analogous to affirmative action in the United States. Thelegislative history of employment equity in Canada is discussed, including theevents leading to the passing of revised legislation, the Employment EquityAct of 1995. A description follows of provincial-level initiatives in Ontario,where employment equity legislation was repealed due to a change inlegislative control.
ISSN:1572-8528
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of value-based management
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/A:1013021402597