The change does not affect the Employment Equity Act at all. The only thing it affects is the federal contractors program. The federal contractors program, as I said earlier, applies only to provincially regulated employers who would be seeking a contract with the federal government.
As it's written now, the minister must ensure that all of the requirements in the Employment Equity Act are complied with by those seeking a contract with the federal government. It does not remove it. What it does is remove the requirement from the federal contractors program, which can still be met through the contractual arrangement with the employer who gets the contract with the federal government.