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Equal pay for work of equal value, or pay equity, is at its core an equality issue. Basic fairness is at the heart of ensuring people who do “women’s work” in a workplace are paid equally to people who do “men’s work” in that workplace. There are other reasons for pay equity. In Canada in … Read more

The Commissioner, an independent officer of the Legislative Assembly, has a dual role. The Commissioner receives pay equity complaints, conducts investigations, assists parties to resolve complaints and prepares investigation reports. The Commissioner also fosters greater understanding and awareness of the right to equal pay for work of equal value. The Commissioner must prepare an annual … Read more

Renée Caron Renée Caron is the current Equal Pay Commissioner of the Northwest Territories. As one of Canada’s foremost pay equity experts, Renée Caron has been a leader in pay equity operations and policy for nearly 15 years. She has a deep understanding of pay equity policy as a result of her work on the … Read more