The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) applies to companies that are:

1) Provincially regulated employers with a national workforce in Canada of 100 employees or more; and

2) Provincially regulated employers which receive Federal Government goods or services contracts of $200 000 or more.

If you have successfully bid on a Federal Contract of $200,000 or more and you have more than 100 employees in Canada, you have a legal obligation to implement Employment Equity in accordance with the Criteria for Implementation established by HRSDC- Labour Program, the regulatory agency of the Federal Government.

Companies that fail to implement or show an ongoing commitment to Employment Equity may lose the right to bid on other Federal Government contracts.

The Federal Contractors Program is administered by workplace equity staff of Labour Standards & Workplace Equity through by a network of regional Workplace Equity Officers across Canada. These same officers enforce the program by conducting periodic on-site compliance reviews at the premises of contractors.

Employment Equity compliance is composed of two phases:

PHASE 1:
The Compliance Review Framework: Implementing Employment Equity and passing the audit..

• Find out how Employment Matters helps clients with the Compliance Review Framework.

PHASE 2:
On-Going Compliance: Showing ongoing commitment to Equity.

• Find out how Employment Matters helps clients with On-Going Equity Compliance