Federal Contractors Program

Requirements

By signing a Certificate of Commitment, Federal Contractors Program employers agree to carry out and keep an employment equity program in their workplace.

Here are the Federal Contractors Program Requirements:

  1. Adopt accountability mechanisms for employment equity and assign a senior official.
  2. Communicate to employees regarding employment equity.
  3. Consult and collaborate with bargaining agents and/or employee representatives.
  4. Collect workforce information.
  5. Complete a workforce analysis.
  6. Complete an employment systems review.
  7. Establish short-term and long-term goals.
  8. Adopt measures to remove barriers.
  9. Adopt special measures, positive policies and practices and reasonable accommodation measures.
  10. Adopt monitoring procedures.
  11. Make reasonable efforts and achieve reasonable progress.
  12. Review and revise the employment equity plan.

These 12 Requirements specify a number of ongoing activities to do in addition to the need to keep files that provide evidence of completion. Employers who do not fulfill the Requirements will be found in non-compliance with the Program and may be placed on the List of Ineligible Contractors and be subject to sanctions.

Record keeping

The Employment Equity Act and Regulations outline that records be kept for at least two years after the three-year period covered by the employment equity plan to which the records relate. During a compliance review, the employer must demonstrate that it has completed each of the 12 Requirements. Each Requirement must have records to prove it was completed, as noted at the end of this document.

Full text of requirements in PDF (128 KB)

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Date Modified:
2012-02-27