The Employment Equity Act: A Short Paper Evaluating The Success Of The Act.

Part I of Essay
Canada has a population of approximately twenty six million people. With the introduction of the federal government's multicultualism program, the social demographic make up of Canada is quite vast, bringing together people from many different nations to join those already ....

Part II of Essay
.... on equality in employment (the Abella Report) to the federal government. "The Commission was established in recognition of the fact that women, visible minorities, the handicapped and native peoples were being denied the full benefits of employment." Based on the findings of the Abella Commission, the federal government implemented "The Employment Equity Act" in 1986. This short paper will evaluate the success of the "Act" and will argue that although some progress has been made, the Canadian Labour force still does not reflect the demogr ....