Under Canada's Employment Equity Act, employers must remove barriers to employment and engage in proactive employment practices for members of four designated groups.What are these four groups?

A) women, First Nations people, persons with disabilities, and visible minorities
B) women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and visible minorities
C) women, persons with disabilities, new immigrants, and visible minorities
D) women, persons with disabilities, members of LGBT communities, and visible minorities

Employment Equity Act

Law that requires employers in Canada to eliminate barriers to and increase the hiring of women, people with disabilities, Aboriginal people, and visible minorities.

Proactive Employment

An approach to job seeking and career development where individuals take initiative to find and secure employment opportunities, rather than reacting to vacancies.

Designated Groups

Refers to specific groups identified for targeted equity or affirmative action programs, often to address historical disadvantages or underrepresentation in certain areas.