Ontario's Employment Equity Act (Enacted by the NDP Government but Subsequently

Ontario's Employment Equity Act (enacted by the NDP government but subsequently repealed by the Conservative government) required employers to hire so that their workforce reflected visible minority groups proportionately. This legislation did not contravene the Charter because:

A) it did not violate any right protected under the Charter
B) the Charter did not apply to it because it was a provincial law
C) it violated a protected right, but was saved by a specific Charter exemption.
D) it violated a protected right, but was saved by section 33 (the notwithstanding clause) .
E) The Charter did not apply because it applied to private corporations