The task force will host its first meeting on July 15 and is expected to have a final report by early 2022. About 1.3 million people, representing about six per cent of Canada's workforce, are employed in federally regulated industries and workplaces. Adelle Blackett, a law professor at McGill University, will chair the 13-person task force reviewing Canada's employment equity legislation. According to the latest report on equity within federally regulated workplaces, women, Indigenous Peoples and people with disabilities remain underrepresented in federally regulated workplaces. Unifor, the largest union representing workers in the federally regulated private sector, said changes to the act are badly needed.

Source: CBC News July 14, 2021 21:33 UTC