Pay Transparency

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In May of 2023, the Pay Transparency Act was passed, placing new requirements on employers to address systemic discrimination in the workplace. Using a phased approach, provincially regulated employers above a certain size are required to complete and post pay transparency reports by November 1st each year. As of November 2024, employers with 1,000 or more employees (as of January 1st) were required to begin posting. The same requirement then applied to those with 300 or more employees in 2025 and will apply to those with 50 or more employees in 2026.

The Pay Transparency Regulation sets out the requirements for completing pay transparency reports. A simple, online reporting tool for employers has been created for pay transparency reports. The tool requires a Business BCeID account to log in and allows employers to upload their data in CSV format to automatically generate a report that would look similar to this mock report. A webpage, Guidance for preparing pay transparency reports, is a comprehensive step-by-step guide with a link to the reporting tool and additional resources.

The session’s purpose is to provide a brief overview of the requirements that the Pay Transparency Act places on employers and a short demonstration of the pay transparency reporting tool.