The Joint Employment Equity Committee (JEEC) provides a national forum that includes the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS), the Public Service Commission (PSC), Bargaining Agents and departmental representatives. Others with Employment Equity and diversity responsibilities or expertise, including a youth representative, may be invited to collaborate on the development, implementation and revision of public service wide policies and practices that may impact designated groups under the Employment Equity Act.
The JEEC acts as the NJC's vehicle for Employment Equity and diversity analysis, and provides the NJC with Employment Equity and diversity related input, as well as, advice and recommendations related to emerging policies and practices in the federal public service:
- Undertaking timely and relevant analysis/review from an Employment Equity and diversity lens. Analysis from an Employment Equity and diversity lens is understood as:
- Considering the Employment Equity impacts and implications of policy and practice modifications on the designated groups;
- Ensuring that intersections among designated groups—including gender identity and sexual orientation related issues are considered when impacts and implications are assessed.
- Periodically undertaking system wide reviews and analysis on Employment Equity and diversity related issues.
To achieve its mandate, the JEEC relies on:
- Transparent and timely sharing of Employment Equity and diversity related information among all Committee members (including Employment Equity data summaries gathered through various employer controlled systems);
- A consistent approach to referring issues to JEEC for consultation, collaboration, input and analysis; and,
- Engagement with the NJC Executive with regard to emerging priorities.
Committee Advisor: Karen Kruger
Quarterly Report to the National Joint Council (December 2025)
Regular Activities:
- The Committee has met twice (2) since the last Council meeting.
- The Committee received a presentation on the 2024 Public Service Employee Survey results from Treasury Board Secretariat. The Committee requested a deeper intersectional analysis of equity-seeking groups and information on areas of successes and for improvement.
- The Committee received a presentation from the Public Service Commission (PSC) giving an overview of the results of the Audit on Access in the Pre-Assessment Process. The PSC emphasized that barriers could appear in the job posting and that those barriers should be mitigated from that point.
- The Committee received a presentation from PSC on the Modernization of the Guide for Assessing Persons with Disabilities. It was noted that this Guide is exclusive to the hiring process and does not impact the Duty to Accommodate for employees.
Outstanding Items:
Nil
Next Meetings: March 11, 2026; May 13, 2026