Download or read book A Background Paper on Employment Equity written by Julie Anne Le Gras and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Certain adjustments to employment systems, practices, and policies are necessary to ensure equal access to employment opportunities for all individuals. The purpose of employment equity is to open the access and competition to all who would have been eligible but for the existence of discrimination, whether conscious or unconscious. This paper explains employment equity, its history in Canada, and its potential implications.