Employment Equity and Diversity in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces

—Historical Efforts to Address Employment Equity.

May 2022

This report examines the history of employment equity in the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) from 1997 to 2021. We looked at how these organizations have dealt with recruitment, career advancement, and retention for the four groups designated in the Employment Equity Act (EEA): women, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal peoples, and visible minorities. This is the first holistic analysis of these plans, reviews, audits, and reports.