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Pay Equity

Pay Equity

Pay equity is a fundamental human right. Despite some progress, women continue to be paid less than men for equivalent work. The federal Pay Equity Act is intended to address this issue.   

With implementation beginning in the fall of 2021, the Act required all federally regulated employers to partner with unions to implement pay equity plans within three years, with the goal of closing systemic pay discrimination gaps.  As the fall of 2024 approaches, getting involved in your local process to advance equity for all is even more important for PSAC members.  

Interested in learning more about the Act? Please email: payequity-equitesalariale@psac-afpc.com [1] 

Pay equity

Frequently Asked Questions [2]

Find out more about pay equity
Read More [3]
Pay Equity

Glossary [2]

Reference to help members of joint pay equity committees during their mandate
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Latest updates

  • Digital graphic of a group of women with their arms raised at a protest. [5]
    March 7, 2025

    Five generations is too long: how union action fast-tracks gender equality

    Five generations is too long: how union action fast-tracks gender equality [5]
  • Man and woman, each sitting on a stack of coins with an equal sign between them [6]
    September 18, 2024

    Equal Pay Day: Treasury Board delays Pay Equity

    Equal Pay Day: Treasury Board delays Pay Equity [6]
  • [7]
    July 18, 2024

    Pay Equity: Treasury Board aims to delay pay equity for women in federal public service by another three years

    Pay Equity: Treasury Board aims to delay pay equity for women in federal public service by another three years [7]
  • [8]
    May 7, 2024

    Pay Equity: 20 years after the Bilson Report

    Pay Equity: 20 years after the Bilson Report [8]
  • [9]
    March 26, 2024

    Joint update from the Pay Equity Committee

    Joint update from the Pay Equity Committee [9]
  • Pay equity [10]
    July 19, 2022

    PSAC is fighting for pay equity…again

    PSAC is fighting for pay equity…again [10]
Read more [11]

Source URL: https://psacunion.ca/pay-equity

Links
[1] mailto:payequity-equitesalariale@psac-afpc.com
[2] https://psacunion.ca/
[3] https://psacunion.ca/faq-federal-pay-equity-act
[4] https://psacunion.ca/glossary-federal-pay-equity-act
[5] https://psacunion.ca/five-generations-too-long-how-union-action-fast
[6] https://psacunion.ca/equal-pay-day-treasury-board-delays-pay-equity
[7] https://psacunion.ca/pay-equity-treasury-board-aims-delay-pay-equity
[8] https://psacunion.ca/pay-equity-20-years-after-bilson-report
[9] https://psacunion.ca/joint-update-pay-equity-committee
[10] https://psacunion.ca/psac-is-fighting-for-pay-equity-again
[11] https://psacunion.ca/pay-equity-news