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  2. Employment equity (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    The government of Quebec requires that employers show preference to people with disabilities, which could be considered a form of employment equity. [8] However, while every province has human rights legislation to prohibit discrimination against women and various minorities, no province has a law that is an analogue to the federal Employment ...

  3. Visible minority - Wikipedia

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    Visible minority. A visible minority (French: minorité visible) is defined by the Government of Canada as "persons, other than aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour". [1] The term is used primarily as a demographic category by Statistics Canada, in connection with that country's Employment Equity policies.

  4. Invisible labor - Wikipedia

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    Invisible labor is most often done by women and racial minorities. Invisible labor is a philosophical, sociological, and economic concept applying to work that is unseen, unvalued or undervalued, and often discounted as not important, despite its essential role in supporting the functioning of workplaces, families, teams, and organizations. [1]

  5. Underemployment equilibrium - Wikipedia

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    Overqualification is the most common form of underemployment equilibrium and is a direct result of oversupply. It defines the situation when individuals work in professions which require less education, skill, experience or ability than they possess. In economic terms, these agents are producing less than their socially optimal output.

  6. Employment and Social Development Canada - Wikipedia

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    Website. esdc-edsc.gc.ca. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC; French: Emploi et Développement social Canada; EDSC) [NB 1] is a department of the Government of Canada responsible for social programs and the labour market at the federal level. [1] The department delivers a number of federal government programs and services including ...

  7. Politics of Canada - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The politics of Canada functions within a framework of parliamentary democracy and a federal system of parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions. [ 1 ] Canada is a constitutional monarchy where the monarch is head of state.

  8. Federal aid during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Royal assent. March 25, 2020. Status: Current legislation. The Government of Canada introduced multiple temporary social security and financial aid programs in response to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. The initial CA$ 82-billion aid package was announced on March 18, 2020 by Justin Trudeau.

  9. Minister of Labour (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The minister of Labour (French: Ministre du Travail) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the labour portfolio of Employment and Social Development Canada. From 2015 to 2019, the portfolio was included in that of the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, but was split in 2019 ...