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What is Employment Equity?

Employment Equity is a program designed to ensure that all job applicants and employees have a fair chance in the workplace. It is achieved when no person is denied employment opportunities or benefits for reasons unrelated to their abilities and when systemic power and privilege are acknowledged, resulting in the redistribution of resources and the correction of disadvantages. Ìý

ÈâÈ⴫ý is committed to employment equity and to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. ÈâÈ⴫ý commits to instituting active measures to eliminate discrimination and to increase the representation of equity-deserving groups within its workforce.

ÈâÈ⴫ý defines equity-deserving groups as Indigenous peoples (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and other members of racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, and persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQ+ communities. View Definitions of Equity-Deserving Groups.

Employment Equity Policy and Plan

ÈâÈ⴫ý introduced an [PDF] that focuses on 7 key priorities that cover the life cycle of employment at ÈâÈ⴫ý and over 50 actions to help promote a more representative and inclusive workforce. Read the Plan and each year's progress report to learn how you can contribute:

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The purpose of the Employment Equity Policy is to identify institutional commitments to recognize and redress historical and current-day inequities experienced by certain groups in relation to employment at ÈâÈ⴫ý. It is also to identify institutional accountabilities and procedures for enacting and sustaining campus-wide strategic initiatives to achieve employment equity goals.Ìý

TheÌýÌý[login required] is a group of faculty and staff members who represent different equity-deserving groups and employee groups across ÈâÈ⴫ý’s campuses. The Council is responsible for working through, and with, Human Resources and in collaboration with the Office of Equity and Inclusion, to provide advice on the strategic planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the PolicyÌýand Plan.Ìý

Additional Information

Visit the Labour Program’sÌýÌýfor more information on employment equity in Canada.

For more information about equity and inclusion at ÈâÈ⴫ý visit the Office for Equity and Inclusion.

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