York is committed to employment equity. Employment Equity fosters a diverse and representative workforce at York, which York is seeking to achieve, whilst also managing compliance with legislated employment equity requirements.
York University participates in the Federal Contractors Program (FCP) under the Employment Equity Act, and is required to monitor its representation with respect to four designated groups: women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and Indigenous peoples.
The Annual Employment Equity Statistical Report for 2023, details the workforce analysis for equity identified groups at York University, throughout the period January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023.
The university has launched a revised version of its Employee Self-Identification Survey. This revised survey will lead to a greater understanding of the university community and will provide an up-to-date picture of York’s workforce demographics. To complete the survey, visit HR Self Serve. A downloadable document of the survey questions in French is available for reference purposes only.
Employee Self-Identification Survey French
Employment Equity Report 2023
The Annual Employment Equity Statistical Report for 2023, details the workforce analysis for equity identified groups at York University, throughout the period January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023.
Report Highlights
This report highlights representation at York University for the four federally designated groups – women, Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, and persons with disabilities, under the Employment Equity Act. Additionally, representation rates for the 2SLGBTQ+ community are highlighted. The report also refers to key accomplishments and employment equity initiatives undertaken in 2023.
In general, the data reveal that while the overall representation rates for women continue to exceed the external availability data, Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, and persons with disabilities show a general trend of representation rates falling below the external availability data provided by Statistics Canada.
At the same time, the data also revealed some improvements. including the year-to-year increase in representation of racialized persons and persons with disabilities among total employees over the last three years (2021-2023).
There has been a notable increased awareness of the potential uses of employment equity data within the community, as requests for employment equity data by individual units and Faculties have increased. The upcoming launch of an institutional employment equity dashboard, will increase access to data for the entire community. With the upcoming launch of the dashboard, the data revealed in this report will contribute to further evidence-based decision making and assist in the implementation of some of the recommendations highlighted in York’s Decolonizing, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.