Pay Equity Regulations (SOR/2021-161)

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Regulations are current to 2024-10-30 and last amended on 2024-05-27. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE 3(Subsections 57(1), (3) and (4), 58(1) to (3) and 59(1))Penalties

PART 1

Ranges of Penalties Specified in Subsections 57(1) and 58(1), Paragraph 58(2)(a) and Subsections 58(3) and 59(1) of the Regulations

Item	Classification	Range of Penalties ($): First Violation	Range of Penalties ($): Second Violation	Range of Penalties ($): Third or Subsequent Violation
	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
1	Minor	500 to 1,000	1,000 to 1,500	1,500 to 2,500
2	Serious	2,000 to 3,000	3,000 to 4,500	4,500 to 7,000
3	Very serious	5,000 to 7,500	7,500 to 12,000	12,000 to 30,000

PART 2

Ranges of Penalties Specified in Subsection 57(3), Paragraph 58(2)(b) and Subsection 59(1) of the Regulations

Item	Classification	Range of Penalties ($): First Violation	Range of Penalties ($): Second Violation	Range of Penalties ($): Third or Subsequent Violation
	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
1	Minor	1,000 to 1,500	1,500 to 2,500	2,500 to 4,000
2	Serious	3,000 to 4,500	4,500 to 7,000	7,000 to 10,500
3	Very serious	8,000 to 12,000	12,000 to 18,000	18,000 to 40,000

PART 3

Ranges of Penalties Specified in Subsection 57(4), Paragraph 58(2)(c) and Subsection 59(1) of the Regulations

Item	Classification	Range of Penalties ($): First Violation	Range of Penalties ($): Second Violation	Range of Penalties ($): Third or Subsequent Violation
	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
1	Minor	3,000 to 4,500	4,500 to 7,000	7,000 to 10,500
2	Serious	9,000 to 13,500	13,500 to 20,000	20,000 to 30,000
3	Very serious	18,000 to 27,000	27,000 to 40,500	40,500 to 50,000