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15c) The bulk of employees in the CCRA are with the ‘Program Administration andSenior Clerical Group’. This group is where the majority of our custom inspectorsand revenue officers in the program administration (PM) group are coded.”2001- 2003[65] November 8, 2001: On this date the CCRA was formally notified of an upcoming audit bythe CHRC, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act. The process commenced in January 2002.There was a workforce analysis done in 2002 and a goals feedback exercise in 2002. On-sitevisits were conducted over several months in 2003 in BC, Ontario and Quebec. At the time,58.4% of CCRA’s workers were women.2010 CHRT 20 (CanLII)[66] A comprehensive Equity Compliance Review was completed and tendered by the CHRCto the CBSA’s immediate predecessor on December 10, 2003.[67] At pages 15 and 16 of the Equity Compliance Review there was a section titled Women’sProgram wherein the following was stated:(a)“Nevertheless, the Agency has proposed some strategies and goals to improve thework situation for women as follows:-increase representation of women in Administration & Senior Clerical using suchinitiatives as advertising on notices of job opportunities that employment equity maybe used as a placement criterion;-accommodate women in balancing their work and personal life through supportivepolicies and management.”[68] On December 12, 2003, as noted previously, the CBSA was created and took over theoperations relevant to this complaint. In that the Compliance Review was tabled two daysprevious, the whole of the evidence is clear that its recommendations were not followed up on orimplemented.