Ontario’s Pay Equity Act

with Selected Case References, 2022

Download: Ontario’s Pay Equity Act with Selected Case References, 2022

Disclaimer: This Guide gives an overview of the minimum requirements of the Pay Equity Act as interpreted by the Pay Equity Office. The interpretations are drawn from our own experiences and by applying the key rulings of the Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal and the courts and is current to the date of publication.

Comparison methods

(2) The comparisons referred to in subsection (1) shall be carried out using the proportional value method of comparison,

(a) in the case of a comparison under clause (1)(a), as if the female job classes in the proxy establishment were male job classes of the seeking employer; and

(b) in the case of a comparison under clause (1)(b), as if the key female job classes of the seeking employer were male job classes of the seeking