As a result of their deliberations committees may make recommendations which they include in their reports for the consideration of the House of Commons or the Government. Recommendations related to this study are listed below.

Recommendation 1

That the Government of Canada formally recognize its participation in gendered wage discrimination and violation of the Canadian Human Rights Act and move forward with its commitment to address this inequality by implementing the Pay Equity Act.

Recommendation 2

That the Government of Canada review and amend its regulations to shorten the three years given to design a plan to address pay equity in federally regulated workplaces; and shorten the timeline to implement the plan from the current three or five years depending on the companies’ size.

Recommendation 3

That the Parliamentary Budget Officer be granted the right to obtain any information requested by their office for the purpose of fulfilling the legislative mandate in a timely manner without hinderance of redactions or outright refusal supplying the information.