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SECTION IV – OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
Organizational Information
Mandate
The Commission has a mandate under the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) to promote equality of opportunity and to protect individuals from discrimination in employment and in the provision of services. The CHRA identifies the prohibited grounds of discrimination as: race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted.
The Commission also has a mandate under the Employment Equity Act (EEA) to achieve equality in the workplace and to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment experienced by women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities.
Both the CHRA and the EEA apply to federal departments and agencies, Crown corporations and federally regulated private sector organizations (e.g., banks and interprovincial transportation companies).
Corporate Management
Internal services provide advice and integrated administrative services that enable the Commission to deliver its programs. These services encompass the following areas: assets management, communications, executive support, finance, human resources, information management/information technology, legal advisory, planning, security, and telecommunications. The costs associated with the provision of internal services have been apportioned to the Commission’s three program activities.
The Commission also provides various services to the Indian Specific Claims Commission, the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, and the Public Service Labour Relations Board through a Memorandum of Understanding to support the principles of shared services.
During 2007–2008, the Commission developed an action plan that focuses on addressing management improvement priorities identified by the Treasury Board Secretariat in the Commission’s 2006 Management Accountability Framework (MAF) assessment. The Commission will monitor the status of the three-year action plan and provide information sessions to managers to ensure that they are well oriented to the MAF.
