Ottawa backs listing Black and LGBTQ workers under Canada's workplace equity laws: source

CBC News has learned the federal government will announce Monday that it broadly supports listing Black and 2SLGBTQI+ people among groups facing systemic workplace barriers under the Employment Equity Act.

Ottawa backs listing Black and LGBTQ workers under Canada's workplace equity laws: source
Minister of Labour and Seniors Seamus O’Regan  rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

CBC News has learned the federal government will announce Monday that it broadly supports listing Black and 2SLGBTQI+ people among groups facing systemic workplace barriers under the Employment Equity Act.