Job accommodation for persons with disabilities is required under the Ontario Human Rights Code, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. In an employment equity context it means systemic obstacles to equal employment or promotion opportunities, obstacles which must be overcome for equity to be possible. For example, an employer may argue it is bona fide to refuse to employ a convicted pedophile as a childcare worker. Discrimination has the effect of excluding or restricting access to jobs, education, or participation in an organization. Ethnic Group - Generally refers to a group of people with common characteristics.
Country of origin is the most common characteristic used in identifying ethnicity.
Failure to subsequently comply with prescribed employment equity measures can result in the loss of the opportunity to compete for future government business. For example, denying employment because of identifiable racial characteristics. These special programs also help to contribute to the removal and reduction of physical and systemic barriers, and they are designed to help designated group members to improve their economic and social status. Statistics Canada Census Data currently provides the most extensive source of data on the availability of designated group members in the Canadian labour force. They are intended to hasten the achievement of fair representation in an employer's work force of qualified women, aboriginal peoples, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.