Federal regulationCanada Gazette, Part IComment Period Closed
Application of the Pay Equity Act to Ministers’ Offices Regulations
Sponsoring body: Employment and Social Development, Dept. ofIntroduced February 10, 2024Last checked August 25, 2026
Read the official text on gazette.gc.caOfficial version — Canada Gazette, Part I
What this regulation does
This regulation applies the Pay Equity Act to Ministers' Offices by grouping them together and treating them as a single employer for the purpose of creating and maintaining a pay equity plan, with special rules for transitions when a new Prime Minister or minister is appointed.
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Business impact
EmploymentCompliance
This regulation affects Ministers' Offices in the federal government rather than private-sector businesses. The grouped offices must collectively develop and post a pay equity plan, much like a single employer would. When a new Prime Minister is appointed, the existing pay equity plan resets and the process starts fresh. New ministers appointed under the same Prime Minister simply step into the existing plan. No private businesses or industries are directly affected, and no compliance costs to private sector entities are identified in the available materials.
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Comment period closed
Final publicationPending
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