Women deserve equal pay for work of equal value. Let me just begin by saying that.
We've listened to employers, we've listened to unions and we've listened to workers and advocates to make sure that women are compensated at the same rate as men. We introduced the Pay Equity Act that came into force in 2021. We also appointed a pay equity commissioner to support compliance.
The Pay Equity Act directs employers to take proactive steps to make sure that they are providing equal pay for work of equal value. It has brought about a dramatic shift in how the right to pay equity is protected in federally regulated workplaces.
The new regime is administered and enforced by Canada's federal pay equity commissioner, who is supported by the pay equity division at the Canadian Human Rights Commission. We'll keep working with them to implement the Pay Equity Act. We have regulations that will be moving forward that will strengthen the commissioner's ability to encourage compliance. That's the key, making sure that we have compliance.