Canadian Forces Employment Equity Regulations (SOR/2002-421)
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Canadian Forces Employment Equity Regulations
SOR/2002-421
Registration 2002-11-21
Canadian Forces Employment Equity Regulations
P.C. 2002-1957 2002-11-21
Whereas, pursuant to paragraph 4(1)(d) of the Employment Equity ActFootnote a, the Canadian Forces have been specified as a portion of the public sector employing one hundred or more employees by Order in Council P.C. 2002-1956 of November 21, 2002;
Return to footnote aS.C. 1995, c. 44
And whereas, pursuant to subsections 41(5) and (6) of that Act, the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board and the Minister of Labour, after consultation with the Minister of National Defence, considers it necessary to make regulations to adapt the provisions of that Act to accommodate the Canadian Forces, taking into account their operational effectiveness;
Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board and the Minister of Labour, pursuant to section 41 of the Employment Equity ActFootnote a, hereby makes the annexed Canadian Forces Employment Equity Regulations.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
1. (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.
“Act”
« Loi »
“Act” means the Employment Equity Act.
“Canadian Forces member”
« membre des Forces canadiennes »
“Canadian Forces member” means an individual described in subsection 4(1).
“military occupation”
« groupe professionnel militaire »
“military occupation” means a military occupation set out in column 2 of Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 1.
“military occupational group”
« catégorie professionnelle militaire »
“military occupational group” means a military occupational group set out in column 1 of Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 1.
“reporting period”
« période de rapport »
“reporting period” means
(a) for the first report that the Chief of the Defence Staff provides to the President of the Treasury Board under subsections 21(3) and (4) of the Act, the period beginning on the day of the coming into force of these Regulations and ending on March 31, 2003; and
(b) for any subsequent report, the fiscal year preceding that report.
Marginal note:Other definitions
(2) Unless otherwise provided, all words and expressions used in these Regulations have the same meaning as in the National Defence Act or the regulations made under that Act.
Marginal note:Definitions for the purposes of the Act
2. For the purposes of the Act insofar as it applies to the Canadian Forces,
“employee”
« salarié »
“employee” means a Canadian Forces member.
“hired”
« recrutement », « engagement » ou « embauche »
“hired” means enrolled as a Canadian Forces member under section 20 of the National Defence Act.
“occupational group”
« catégorie professionnelle »
“occupational group” means a military occupational group.
“promoted”
« avancement » ou « promotion »
“promoted”, in respect of a Canadian Forces member, means promoted under section 28 of the National Defence Act.
“salary”
« rémunération »
“salary” means the pay issued to Canadian Forces members at the rates and under the conditions prescribed under subsection 12(3) and section 35 of the National Defence Act.
“terminated”
« cessation de fonctions » ou « cessation d’emploi »
“terminated” has the same meaning as “release” in subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act.