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On December 21, 2020, the Government of Canada published a What We Heard report outlining the feedback that was received in response to a Notice of Intent the Government of Canada published on May 4, 2019, which sought feedback on the possibility of providing menstrual products in federally regulated workplaces
What progress has been made on pay equity?
The Minister of Labour’s supplementary mandate letter contains a commitment to launch a review of the Employment Equity Act, with the support of the President of the Treasury Board and the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth.
What is Service Canada doing to address reports of some clients in Quebec experiencing issues receiving EI parental benefits?
What is ESDC doing to provide income support services to Canadians in the North?
Higher rates of poverty among vulnerable groups
What Progress has been made on pay equity?
What is Service Canada doing to ensure that seniors continue receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS).
What is the Government of Canada doing to support seniors affected by increased costs caused by the pandemic?
The Government has committed to co-develop, with employers and labour organizations, a “right to disconnect” for federally regulated workers