On May 15, 2017, reports in the Toronto Star and CBC indicate that the Cabinet is considering changes to basic employment laws that will significantly help in closing the gender pay gap. The Equal Pay Coalition is asking for...
Today, as we mark Equal Pay Day again in Ontario, it’s necessary to recommit ourselves to the fight for women’s economic empowerment and basic fairness. This year’s sunshine list revealed that among government employees in Ontario, there is still a massive wage gap. Only 25...
April 11, 2017 Ontario Equal Pay Day FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Equal Pay Coalition calls for concrete action. A new Pay Transparency Act to close the gender pay gap The Gender Pay Gap in Ontario is a...
The Equal Pay Coalition calls on the Ontario government to develop a comprehensive strategy to close the gender pay gap–and you can too! Ontario’s ministers of Labour, Finance, Women’s Issues, Economic Development, Education, and Skills Development all have an express mandate to...
On International Women’s Day, March 8, 2017, the Equal Pay Coalition sent Premier Kathleen Wynne a letter calling on her to “commit to take active steps now to close the gender pay gap.” Recommended steps to that goal included:...
As Equal Pay Day 2017 approaches, the Equal Pay Coalition is making a variety of branded products available for purchase. Use the online form to order: Tote bags Stickers Lanyards Buttons ‘Close the Gender Pay Gap’ Rulers Sticky Notes...
For International Women’s Day 2017, the Equal Pay Coalition delivered a basket to Ontario’s women Ministers and those Ministers who have the specific mandate to close the gender pay gap. The package included a few items to help the Ministers take...
Governor-General David Johnston has awarded Canada’s top honour, the Order of Canada, to Mary Cornish, Chair of Ontario’s Equal Pay Coalition for her work advancing the cause of pay equity for women. It is great to see a lifelong...
Equal Pay Coalition member organization Ontario Federation of Labour has launched their “Make it Fair” campaign to change Ontario’s outdated labour laws. Key to the campaign’s success, there are now 16 “Regional Organizing Hubs” designed to bring together local...
A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, authored by Equal Pay Coalition Chair Mary Cornish, reveals that the average pay gap between men and women stands at 29.4 per cent in Ontario — a gap...
