Equal Pay Coalition – Close the gender pay gap

Is Ontario's new legislation actually a win for Pay Transparency?

Ontario's Proposal on Pay Transparency is Weakest in Canada.

Privatization Hurts Women

Tell our governments to protect public services and close the gender pay gap.

Poll: Closing the Gap

New poll finds that 85% of Ontarians want action on women’s economic equality.

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We're mobilizing for Equal Pay Day!

April 4, 2023 is Equal Pay Day. It symbolizes how far into the next year the average woman must work in order to have earned what the average man had earned in the previous year.

Meet the Coalition

Since 1976, the non-partisan Equal Pay Coalition has been the main advocate for women’s pay equity in Ontario.

We unite 40+ women’s groups, trade unions, community groups and business organizations representing hundreds of thousands of women and gender diverse people across the province.

Discover the issue

The pay gap harms all women—but some have it worse.

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Pay gaps are a human rights violation. It’s time we all speak up.

Write your MPP

Use our easy form to make your voice heard.

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We’re mobilizing to make change. Join us!

The pay gap affects Ontario women differently.

Women in Ontario face a 32% pay gap on average. But if you’re a women with disabilities, an immigrant, Indigenous, or racialized, it’s much wider.

Women with disabilities 56%

Immigrant women 55%

Indigenous women 45%

Racialized women 40%

Coalition News

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Ontario’s Proposal on Pay Transparency is Weakest in Canada

November 9, 2023| Uncategorized

November 19th Update! Read our latest fact sheet on Bill 149. Pay transparency helps close the gender pay gap and eliminate other pay... Read More → Ontario’s Proposal on Pay Transparency is Weakest in Canada

Toronto Star Op-Ed: Privatization won’t close the gender pay gap

April 4, 2023| Uncategorized

Here’s a fantastic op-ed from YWCA Toronto’s Manager of Advocacy Sami Pritchard! Privatization widens the wage gap, exploits... Read More → Toronto Star Op-Ed: Privatization won’t close the gender pay gap

2023 Equal Pay Day Interviews

April 4, 2023| Uncategorized

... Read More → 2023 Equal Pay Day Interviews

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Equal Pay Coalition

474 Bathurst Street, Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario
M5T 2S6

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