B.C. introduces gender pay transparency, but critics say it doesn't go far enough

Once legislation is passed, employers in the province will be required to publicly post reports on their gender pay gaps.

The province introduced new pay transparency legislation Tuesday to help close its gender pay gap, which is the worst in the country.

A coalition of 128 organizations and academics who signed an open letter to Premier David Eby say that’s not enough, however. They want employers to be required to both identify and close gaps in pay for work of equal value. Viveca Ellis, executive director of the Single Mothers’ Alliance, also signed the letter, which cites the NDP’s amendment to the Human Rights Code in 2001 to enshrine the right of all British Columbians to receive equal pay for work of equal value.

For Indigenous, racialized and newcomer women, the gap is even higher. Indigenous women working full time earned an average of $26.74 per hour, visible minority women earned an average of $27.44 per hour, and immigrant women earned an average of $28.78 per hour.

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