fostering employment equity and diversity in the nova scotia legal

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I ...................................................................1
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................2
THE COMMITTEE’S APPROACH TO THE TASK ................................4
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY AND THE CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND
FREEDOMS .........................................................5
THE NOVA SCOTIA BARRISTERS’ SOCIETY AND RULE 24 ......................6
TALKING ABOUT DIVERSITY AND RACISM ..................................9
THE STATISTICAL PICTURE ...............................................11
INDIGENOUS BLACKS AND MI’KMAQ PROGRAMME DATA: .............12
INDIGENOUS BLACKS AND MI’KMAQ PROGRAMME: Employment data: .....13
EQUITY HIRING GUIDELINES - AN OVERVIEW ...............................16
PART II .................................................................18
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY ..................19
BACKGROUND .....................................................19
POLICY STATEMENT OF THE LEGAL SERVICES DIVISION ...............19
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY FOR CROWN LAW
AGENTS ...........................................................20
BACKGROUND .....................................................20
POLICY STATEMENT ...............................................20
APPLICATION ......................................................20
CONDITIONS OF RETAINER ..........................................21
REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ACTION PLAN ..............................21
MONITORING AND REMEDIES .......................................23
DEFINITIONS ......................................................25
COMMITMENT FOR CROWN LAW AGENTS ..................................26
PART III ................................................................27
REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE
GOVERNMENT PURCHASES ACT ......................................28