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PROVINCES
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TITLE
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YEAR
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SCOPE
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OTHER
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NEW BRUNSWICK
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Pay Equity Act, 2009
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2009
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Applies to parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the public sector: i.e. government departments, health, education and Crown corporations. The Act will come into force in April 2010.
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The provincial government announced that five groups from the private sector will receive pay equity adjustments beginning in 2010-2011: child-care workers; home support workers; nursing home workers; and transition home workers; and community residence workers.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
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Public Sector Employer’s Council Pay equity Policy Framework
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1995
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Pay equity agreements in the public sector.
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ALBERTA
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No specific pay equity legislation.
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SASKATCHEWAN
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Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value and Pay Equity Policy Framework
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1999
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Public sector. Includes Crown corporations, Treasury Board agencies, boards and commissions, the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, regional colleges and the health care sector.
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Joint committees were set up for each employer, and were given 24-month period to negotiate a pay equity plan. A compensation review committee was created to review the plans and oversee their implementation.
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MANITOBA
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Pay Equity Act
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1986
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Public sector.
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First jurisdiction to enact proactive pay equity law.
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ONTARIO
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Pay Equity Act
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1989
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Public and private sectors. Positive obligation on all employers with more than 10 employees.
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Requirement for all employers to establish and maintain pay equity.
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QUÉBEC
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Pay Equity Act
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1996
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Public and private sectors. Positive obligation on all employers with more than 10 employees.
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Requirement for all employers to establish and maintain pay equity.
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NOVA SCOTIA
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Pay Equity Act
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1989
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Public sector. Including municipalities, health care facilities and universities.
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The legislation contemplates a single wage adjustment, and makes no provision for maintenance, though the Commission continues to monitor the agreements which have been implemented.
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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
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Pay Equity Act
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1988
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Public sector. Including Crown corporations, universities and colleges, nursing homes, and other agencies to be identified in the regulations.
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NEWFOUNDLAND
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No specific pay equity legislation.
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YUKON
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Human Rights Act
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1987
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Public sector.
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THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
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Fair Practices Act
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1988
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Complaint-Based Legislation.
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The law compares similar or substantially similar work if jobs, duties or services are similar or substantially similar.
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NUNAVUT
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Canadian Human Rights Act
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1977
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Complaint-Based Legislation. (Federal Jurisdiction)
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The basic objective of pay equity is stated in section 11(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act.
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CANADA
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Canadian Human Rights Act
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1977
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Complaint-Based Legislation.
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Section 11 applies to all federal jurisdiction employers regardless of size. Skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions form the basis for comparing work.
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CANADA
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Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act
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2009
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Public Sector.
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The Act relegates pay equity to collective negotiations and market and eliminates the possibility of employees going to the tribunal. It goes against the recommendations made by the Pay Equity Task Force (2004), which considered that the employers should be responsible for pay equity.
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