Pay Equity Certificate


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Date and Time

Starts:10/14/2025 9:00 AM

Ends:10/16/2025 4:00 PM

Registration Closes:10/13/2025 3:00 PM

Event Type: Certificate Program

13 CPD Hour(s)

Location:
Partner's Virtual Platform

Price:

HRPA Members: $1,395 + taxes

Non-Members: $1,750 + taxes


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Ensuring pay equity compliance is not just a legal requirement—it’s essential for fairness, employee trust, and organizational success. Non-compliance with Ontario’s Pay Equity Act can result in significant financial penalties, legal disputes, and reputational risks. This three-module certificate program equips HR leaders with the critical knowledge and tools to assess, achieve, and maintain pay equity compliance. You’ll gain a clear understanding of Ontario’s Pay Equity Act, employer obligations, and the steps required to ensure your organization remains compliant. 

Why This Course Matters for HR Professionals

  • Avoid Costly Non-Compliance Penalties – Learn the legal requirements and ensure your organization meets provincial standards.
  • Strengthen Workplace Fairness & Retention – Address pay gaps to create a more equitable and engaged workforce.
  • Gain Expert-Led, Practical Guidance – Understand how to implement and sustain pay equity in real-world business settings.
  • Stay Ahead of Legal & Regulatory Changes – Keep up with evolving legislation and avoid compliance risks. 

 

Who Should Attend?

  • HR professionals responsible for compensation and pay equity compliance.
  • Leaders & managers overseeing compensation structures.
  • Employer association officials & Chamber of Commerce representatives advising organizations on pay equity requirements. 

 

What You’ll Learn 

  • Identify and understand the legal framework of pay equity in Ontario
  • Understand the roles of the Pay Equity Commission and the Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal in enforcement
  • Learn the necessary steps required to achieve pay equity Identify those events that give rise to pay equity maintenance obligations
  • Determine your organization's state of compliance and understand the consequences of non-compliance

 

Detailed Agenda of the Program

This program will be delivered via ZOOM:

Day 1:   The Ontario Pay Equity Act: Introduction and Enforcement - 8:30AM -12:30PM 

Day 2:   Achievement of Pay Equity - 8:30AM -12:30PM

Day 3: Maintaining Pay Equity and Consequences of Non-Compliance - 8:30AM to 1:30PM 

Note

Registration Difficulties/Questions: Please reach out to the Professional Development team at Professionaldevelopment@hrpa.ca

Speaker bio(s)
Carolyn Kay

Carolyn is a senior partner at Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP, one of the leading Canadian firms focusing exclusively on management-side human resources law and advocacy for over 51 years. In addition to her labour and employment law practice, Carolyn is one of the leading lawyers in Ontario with extensive pay equity expertise that extends to both Ontario and Federal Pay Equity. Carolyn regularly advises employer on all aspects of compliance and have provided training and spoken regularly about pay equity, to employer groups, on webinars and to individual employers. Carolyn has taught the Pay Equity Certificate Program for HRPA for over 10 years and counting. Carolyn represented employers in complaints and litigation before the Ontario Pay Equity Commission, Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal, and now the Federal Pay Equity Commission.