Letter to Minister Hajdu regarding the Employment Equity Act

Today, Pride at Work Canada / Fierté au travail Canada, in partnership with The Enchanté Network / Le réseau Enchanté, is sharing a public sign-on letter calling on the Government of Canada to modernize the Employment Equity Act and implement the recommendations of the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force.

For too long, 2SLGBTQI+ communities have been excluded from employment equity protections—despite ongoing barriers to safe, equitable, and affirming work, especially for trans and nonbinary people and for Two-Spirit, Black, Indigenous, racialized, and disabled community members.

📄 The full letter (and full list of signatories) can be read at the bottom of this post.

Learn More

We invite you to explore our policy brief on modernizing the Employment Equity Act:

• • Read our policy brief on modernizing the Employment Equity Act
  • Watch Jade Pichette’s testimony before the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
  • Transcript of Jade Pichette’s Opening Statement
  • Watch the full Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights session