fostering employment equity and diversity in the nova scotia legal
fostering employment equity and diversity in the nova scotia legal
fostering employment equity and diversity in the nova scotia legal
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THE COMMITTEE’S APPROACH TO THE TASK<br />
As a consequence of vary<strong>in</strong>g levels of underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> differences <strong>in</strong> background <strong>the</strong> first step<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> process was to exam<strong>in</strong>e exist<strong>in</strong>g federal <strong>and</strong> prov<strong>in</strong>cial legislation, regulations, policies <strong>and</strong><br />
programs. Particular attention was paid to Section 15 of <strong>the</strong> Canadian Charter of Rights <strong>and</strong><br />
Freedoms.<br />
We also conducted a review of <strong>the</strong> programs <strong>and</strong> policies <strong>in</strong> place <strong>in</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r Canadian prov<strong>in</strong>ces<br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States of America. See Appendix “A” for a complete list of <strong>the</strong> material<br />
reviewed by <strong>the</strong> committee.<br />
The committee also <strong>in</strong>vited several prov<strong>in</strong>cial <strong>and</strong> federal representatives to make presentations on<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir experiences with design<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> implement<strong>in</strong>g affirmative action <strong>and</strong> <strong>equity</strong> programs.<br />
The consultation process served several important purposes:<br />
S it provided for <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>volvement of o<strong>the</strong>rs <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> process to assist <strong>in</strong> develop<strong>in</strong>g sound <strong>and</strong><br />
workable <strong>employment</strong> <strong>equity</strong> guidel<strong>in</strong>es<br />
S it gave <strong>the</strong> committee <strong>in</strong>sight <strong>and</strong> an opportunity to discuss <strong>and</strong> explore <strong>the</strong> issues surround<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>employment</strong> <strong>equity</strong><br />
S it provided an explanation of <strong>the</strong> rationale beh<strong>in</strong>d <strong>the</strong> exist<strong>in</strong>g programs<br />
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