Federal Government adopts the Female Employees Equal Pay Act

Ottawa, Canada
1956

In 1956, the federal Cabinet makes a declaration of equal wages. The government creates a policy wherein women are entitled to be paid the same wage as men for similar work. In other words, the Female Employees Equal Pay Act makes discrimination in wages on account of sex against the law.

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See:
Female Employees Equal Pay Act S.C. 1956, c.38