DEMES dataset contains employer-reported pay equity statements mandated by Québec's Pay Equity Act (LES). Employers with an average of ten or more workers annually must report on initial and maintenance exercises. The dataset is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec and was last updated on April 17, 2026.
Use Cases
- Monitor compliance timelines based on reported dates for initial and maintenance exercises.
- Analyze industry-wide adherence to pay equity laws based on employer reporting obligations.
- Identify businesses that have not fulfilled posting obligations based on empty date fields.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from a government regulatory body (CNESST), suggesting official provenance.
- Employers are identified with an anonymous numerical identifier to protect privacy.
- The dataset covers businesses subject to a specific legal threshold (average of ten or more workers).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to Québec's jurisdiction.
Provenance
- Source
- Commission on Standards, Equity, Health and Safety at Work (CNESST)
- Collection Method
- Employer submissions mandated by the Pay Equity Act (LES).
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:52:35.161493; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Québec, Canada