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<!-- MAIN CONT DIV START --><div class='legisHeader'><header><h1 id='wb-cont' class='HeadTitle'>Employment Equity Act (<abbr title='Statutes of Canada'>S.C.</abbr> 1995, c. 44)</h1><div id='printAll'><p id='FullDoc'>Full Document: </p><ul><li><a href='FullText.html'>HTML<span class='wb-invisible'>Full Document: Employment Equity Act</span></a> (Accessibility Buttons available) | </li><li><a href='/eng/XML/E-5.401.xml'>XML<span class='wb-invisible'>Full Document: Employment Equity Act</span></a> <span class='fileSize'>[124 KB]</span> | </li> <li><a href='/PDF/E-5.401.pdf'>PDF<span class='wb-invisible'>Full Document: Employment Equity Act</span></a> <span class='fileSize'>[329 KB]</span></li></ul></div><div class='info'><p id='assentedDate'>Act current to 2025-11-20 and <a href='#hist'>last amended</a> on 2021-01-01. <a href='PITIndex.html'>Previous Versions</a></p></div><div class='tocNotes'><span class='tocNoteLabel'>Notes :</span><ul><li>See coming into force provision and notes, where applicable.</li><li>Shaded provisions are not in force. <a href='/eng/FAQ/#g10'>Help</a></li></ul></div><div class='lineSeparator goldLineTop'></div><div class="miniSearch"><form role="search" id="miniSearchForm" class="form-inline" action="/Search/Search.aspx" method="get"><label for="txtS3archA11">Search within this Act:</label><input type="text" id="txtS3archA11" name="txtS3archA11"/><input type="hidden" id="txtT1tl3" name="txtT1tl3" value=""Employment Equity Act""/><input type="hidden" id="h1ts0n1y" name="h1ts0n1y" value="0"/><input type="hidden" id="ddC0nt3ntTyp3" name="ddC0nt3ntTyp3" value="Acts" /><input type="submit" class="button-accent" value='Search' /></form></div><div class='lineSeparator goldLinePos'></div></header></div><div class='docContents'>
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Employment Equity Act</a><ul class="TocIndent"><li><span class='sectionRange'>1 - </span><a href="page-1.html#h-215132"><span class="HTitleText1">Short Title</span></a>
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<li><span class='sectionRange'>2 - </span><a href="page-1.html#h-215135"><span class="HTitleText1">Purpose of Act</span></a>
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<li><span class='sectionRange'>5 - </span><a href="page-1.html#h-215195"><span class="HLabel1">PART I</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Employment Equity</span></a>
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<span class='sectionRange'>5 - </span><a href="page-1.html#h-215196"><span class="HTitleText2">Employer Obligations</span></a>
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</li><li><span class='sectionRange'>22 - </span><a href="page-2.html#h-215365"><span class="HLabel1">PART II</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Compliance</span></a>
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<span class='sectionRange'>22 - </span><a href="page-2.html#h-215366"><span class="HTitleText2">Compliance Audits</span></a>
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<li><span class='sectionRange'>33 - </span><a href="page-3.html#h-215505"><span class="HTitleText2">Limitations respecting Directions and Orders</span></a>
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</li><li><span class='sectionRange'>35 - </span><a href="page-4.html#h-215535"><span class="HLabel1">PART III</span> - <span class="HTitleText1">Assessment of Monetary Penalties</span></a>
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</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/eng/AnnualStatutes/2019_29">2019, c. 29</a></td><td>2021-01-01</td></tr></table><p id="helpFootnote">
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<br><h2 id="r3lR3g" class="relatedInfo">Regulations made under this Act</h2><ul class="TocIndent"><li class="liGold"><a class="boldLink" href="/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-420/index.html">Canadian Forces are a Portion of the Public Sector Employing One Hundred or more Employees for the Purpose of Subsection 4(1) of that Act, Order Specifying that the</a> <span class="RelatedRegOrderNum">(SOR/2002-420)</span></li><li class="liGold"><a class="boldLink" href="/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-421/index.html">Canadian Forces Employment Equity Regulations</a> <span class="RelatedRegOrderNum">(SOR/2002-421)</span></li><li class="liGold"><a class="boldLink" href="/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-423/index.html">Employment Equity Act in Respect of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Regulations Adapting the</a> <span class="RelatedRegOrderNum">(SOR/2002-423)</span></li><li class="liGold"><a class="boldLink" href="/eng/regulations/SOR-96-470/index.html">Employment Equity Regulations</a> <span class="RelatedRegOrderNum">(SOR/96-470)</span></li><li class="liGold"><a class="boldLink" href="/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-422/index.html">Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the Purposes of the Employment Equity Act, Order Specifying the</a> <span class="RelatedRegOrderNum">(SOR/2002-422)</span></li></ul>
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