
Strong Pay Equity Decisions from Supreme Court of Canada
2018-08-07 The Supreme Court of Canada released decisions in two appeals heard in October, 2017, making strong and significant findings that will further the analysis of women’s equality and systemic discrimination. These cases are the first equality challenges under section...

EQUAL PAY VICTORY: Ontario Passes New Pay Transparency Law!
The Equal Pay Coalition welcomes today’s announcement that Ontario has passed the Pay Transparency Act. “Pay transparency gives Ontario workers an important new tool to close the gender pay gap and enforce equal pay rights for part-time, seasonal and...

Hearings Begin in Mail Carrier’s Pay Equity Case
Yesterday (February 18) marked the first day of hearings in the largest active pay equity case in the country. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is in arbitration with Canada Post over the pay gap between Rural and...

Coalition Calls on Ontario Premier and Ministers Flynn and Naidoo-Harris Regarding Bill 148
You have a unique opportunity to make real change to close the gender pay gap. As Bill 148 goes into its second reading, the Ontario Equal Pay Coalition calls on Madame Premier, and Ministers Flynn and Naidoo-Harris to close...

Coalition of Women’s Groups to argue for pay equity at the Supreme Court of Canada
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – June 27, 2017) – On June 22, 2017 the Supreme Court of Canada granted the Ontario Equal Pay Coalition, the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity and the Women’s Leaf Education and Action Fund (LEAF) status to...

Letter from Ontario Premier Wynne Regarding Equal Pay Day 2017
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:...