Speaking recently with HR Reporter, Sam Tecle, a lawyer in Gowling WLG's Vancouver office, weighed in on British Columbia's phased approach to gender pay gap reporting. As part of the province's ongoing push for pay transparency, large employers will soon be required to publish detailed reports on pay disparities—with the next reporting deadline landing on November 1, 2025 for employers with 300 or more employees.

Tecle emphasized the benefits of early preparation to meet these new compliance obligations, especially given the level of data collection and internal coordination required.

"The reporting requirement, in my view, isn't going anywhere anytime soon, if anything… more and more employers will need to comply," said Tecle. "So, as good practice, I often recommend that employers start early because compiling this data should happen annually, but also every time a new employee is onboarding or is hired."

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