Ontario Introduces Pay Transparency Legislation as Part of Women’s Economic Empowerment Strategy

Ontario is introducing new legislation into Parliament today (March 6th, 2018) with the intent of closing the Gender Pay Equity Gap.  See the News Release (here).  The legislation proposes $50 million in funding over the next three years includes:

• Pay Transparency for Job Postings and greater candidate and employee protection
• Gender and Diversity reporting requirements for public and larger organizations (to be phased in)
• Expanding and strengthening measures to promote and help women in workplace

The legislation is in addition to the existing Pay Equity requirements.