Time to launch long-delayed public service pay-equity plan 

The Pay Equity Commissioner’s office is struggling with limited resources, compliance issues, and delays with case resolutions—proper funding is essential for pay equity to be a reality.
The Treasury Board Secretariat, led by Shafqat Ali, is expected to provide a pay equity plan for civil servants by August 2027, three years after the Pay Equity Act initial deadline.

Five years have passed since the United Nations first declared Sept. 18 as International Equal Pay Day. In 2025, we honour the hard-fought progress women in Canada have made toward achieving gender equality. 

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