Khlat Compensation Consulting took part in a panel of experts organized by the CNESST to mark the 25th anniversary of the Pay Equity Act

Video of the panel discussion

Provincial Pay Equity

The Pay Equity Act has been in place in Quebec since 1996 and applies to organizations with 10 or more employees. This Act aims to correct, where applicable, wage gaps due to systemic gender-based discrimination against incumbents of traditionally female jobs (predominantly female job classes).


As of April 2019, the requirements of Quebec’s Pay Equity Act have been significantly amended. These amendments are particularly (but not strictly) aimed at businesses in their pay equity audit phase.


Our experience in pay equity is extensive and ranges from unionized to non-unionized workplaces of all sizes and sectors of activity.



Guiding Principles of a Pay Equity Mandate

  1. Guidance depending on the desired involvement: management of the project from A to Z, coaching and periodic support of your team, involvement at certain key stages, coordination of the pay equity committee, etc.

  2. Approach based on the provisions and the intent of the Act, as well as on the directives of the CNESST (for Quebec’s Pay Equity Act), the Pay Equity Office (for Ontario’s Pay Equity Act) and the Office of the Pay Equity Commissioner (for the federal Pay Equity Act)

  3. Customized pay equity tools, based on the specifics of your organization

  4. Wage gap estimates based on several econometric methods and analysis of their respective results, from the point of view of the Act as well as the compensation adjustments generated

  5. Analysis and recommendations on compensation management practices that you should consider in your organization, in order to improve and facilitate the maintenance of pay equity in the future

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