Pay Equity Act — P-4.2 3
Definitions 3 (1) The following definitions apply in this Act. bank rate means the rate of interest established periodically by the Bank of Canada as the minimum rate at which the Bank of Canada makes short term advances to members of the Canadian Payments Association. ( taux d’escompte ) bargaining agent has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act or the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Canada Labour Code , as the case may be. ( agent négociateur ) bargaining unit has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act or the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Canada Labour Code , as the case may be. ( unité de négociation ) compensation means any form of remuneration payable for work performed by an employee and includes (a) salaries, commissions, vacation pay, severance pay and bonuses; (b) payments in kind; (c) employer contributions to pension funds or plans, long-term disability plans and all forms of health insurance plans; and (d) any other advantage received directly or indirectly from the employer. ( rémunération ) core public administration has the same meaning as in subsection 11(1) of the Financial Administration Act . ( administration publique centrale ) dependent contractor has the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Canada Labour Code . ( entrepreneur dépendant ) employee means (a) a person employed in the public service, other than (i) a person appointed by the Governor in Council under an Act of Parliament to a statutory position described in that Act, (ii) a person locally engaged outside Canada, or (iii) a person employed under a program designated by the employer as a student employment program; (b) an officer or non-commissioned member of the Canadian Forces; (c) a person employed by an employer referred to in paragraph (2)(e) on or in connection with the operation of any federal work, undertaking or business , as defined in section 2 of the Canada Labour Code , including a private constable , as defined in subsection 3(1) of that Act, other than (i) a person employed under a program designated by the employer as a student employment program, or (ii) a student employed by the employer solely during the student’s vacation periods; (c.1) a person employed by an employer referred to in paragraph (2)(e.1), other than (i) a person employed under a program designated by the employer as a student employment program, or (ii) a student employed by the employer solely during the student’s vacation periods; (d) in respect of an employer referred to in paragraph (2)(f), a dependent contractor; (e) a person employed by the government of Yukon; (f) a person employed by the government of the Northwest Territories; and (g) a person employed by the government of Nunavut. ( employé ) employee organization has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act . ( organisation syndicale ) group of job classes means a series of job classes that bear a relationship to each other because of the nature of the work required to be performed within each job class in the series and that are organized in successive levels. ( groupe de catégories d’emplois ) Minister means the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada designated under section 5 . ( ministre ) non-unionized employee means an employee who is not a member of a bargaining unit, other than an employee who occupies a position declared to be a managerial or confidential position as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act or an employee who performs management functions or is employed in a confidential capacity in matters relating to industrial relations. ( non syndiqué ) Pay Equity Commissioner means the Pay Equity Commissioner appointed under subsection 26(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act . ( Commissaire à l’équité salariale ) payroll , in respect of an employer, means the total of all