Canadian Forces Employment Equity Regulations

Marginal note:Questionnaire

• 10 (1) Before preparing the employment equity plan required by section 10 of the Act, the Chief of the Defence Staff shall conduct a workforce survey by providing to each Canadian Forces member a workforce survey questionnaire that asks if the member is

  • (a) an Aboriginal person;

  • (b) a member of a visible minority; or

  • (c) a person with a disability.

• Marginal note:Member identification

  (1.1) The questionnaire shall include questions that provide a means of identifying the Canadian Forces member who returns it, by name or otherwise.

• Marginal note:Additional questions

  (2) The questionnaire may include additional questions relating to employment equity.

• Marginal note:Information

  (3) The questionnaire shall include the following information:

  • (a) the definitions Aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities and persons with disabilities as set out in section 3 of the Act;

  • (b) the definition designated groups as set out in section 3 of the Act and the statement that a person may be a member of more than one designated group;

  • (c) a statement that responses to the questions referred to in subsection (1.1) are mandatory;

  • (d) a statement that responses to the questions referred to in subsections (1) and (2) are voluntary; and

  • (e) a statement containing the information referred to in section 14.