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1. www.canada.ca › en › canadian-heritageRights in the workplace - Canada.ca

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   The Canadian Human Rights Act is a law to prohibit discrimination in employment and services within federal jurisdiction. Under the Act, Canadians are protected from discrimination when they are employed or receive services from: the federal government; First Nations governments; or.

2. www.chrt-tcdp.gc.ca › en › human-rightsAbout the Act - Canadian Human Rights Tribunal - CHRT - TCDP

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   The Act protects against the following discriminatory practices if they are based on one or more of the prohibited grounds of discrimination: Denying or treating someone in an unfavourable way when offering goods, services, facilities or accommodation (section 5 of the Act).

3. www.canlii.org › en › caFraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28 (CanLII ...

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   Addressing adverse impact discrimination can be among the “most powerful legal measures available to disadvantaged groups in society to assert their claims to justice” (Hugh Collins and Tarunabh Khaitan, “Indirect Discrimination Law: Controversies and Critical Questions”, in Hugh Collins and Tarunabh Khaitan, eds., Foundations of ...

4. www.canada.ca › en › canadian-heritageCombatting systemic racism and discrimination in Canada

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   Changing Systems, Transforming Lives: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy, 2024-2028 is an evidence-based, community-driven framework that offers a fresh approach to eradicate systemic racism and discrimination in Canada. View the strategy – Web Version. Download the strategy – [PDF - 5.87 MB]

5. www.canada.ca › en › department-justiceGovernment of Canada announces measures to keep communities ...

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   Feb 18, 2021 · The Bill proposes the following specific reforms: Repeal MMPs for certain offences to address the disproportionate impact on Indigenous and Black offenders, as well as those struggling with substance use and addiction.

6. aristotlefoundation.org › study › when-did-canadaWhen did Canada end systemic discrimination? An historical ...

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   Aug 14, 2024 · Legal protection from discrimination. This provision, read together with other Charter provisions, makes it unlawful for government entities, including legislatures, to discriminate on practically any basis—most especially race, ethnicity, or colour.

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   How does the Act protect against discrimination?

   • The Act protects against the following discriminatory practices if they are based on one or more of the prohibited grounds of discrimination: Denying or treating someone in an unfavourable way when offering goods, services, facilities or accommodation (section 5 of the Act).

   About the Act - Canadian Human Rights Tribunal - CHRT - TCDP

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   Are laws meant to eliminate discrimination effective?

   • Laws meant to eliminate discrimination will achieve their goal to the extent their evidentiary requirements are sensitive enough to expose and remedy them. The effectiveness of these protections depends in part on whether they aim at discriminatory intent or its effects.

   Prejudice, Bias and Laws Prohibiting Discrimination

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   Are anti-discrimination laws effective?

   • These historic patterns of discrimination will have a historical context of prejudice and cognitive bias. In two relatively early cases, the Court significantly extended the potential efficacy of anti-discrimination laws by defining the evidentiary basis of proof of discrimination.

   Prejudice, Bias and Laws Prohibiting Discrimination

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   Is discrimination based on past discrimination in Canada?

   • In 1982, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms opened the way for reverse discrimination, which favours groups that are either perceived to be or historically were at a disadvantage. In other words, there is one form of systemic discrimination in Canada, but its advocates are attempting to justify new discrimination based on past discrimination.

   When did Canada end systemic discrimination? An historical and legal

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   Does a collective agreement have anti-discrimination law?

   • Section 15 of the Charter and anti-discrimination law in every jurisdiction aim at eliminating discrimination. The same goal can be found throughout our legal system. The Court has held that a collective agreement has a public dimension that makes the rights of the parties subject to anti-discrimination law (here).

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   Are Canadians protected from discrimination?

   • Under the Act, Canadians are protected from discrimination when they are employed or receive services from: private companies that are regulated by the federal government, including banks, trucking companies, broadcasters and telecommunications companies.

   Rights in the workplace - Canada.ca

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8. canliiconnects.org › en › commentariesPrejudice, Bias and Laws Prohibiting Discrimination | CanLII ...

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   Feb 8, 2024 · The Model Code of Professional Conduct developed by the Federation of Canadian Law Societies suggests an ethical code should prohibit lawyers from discriminating against any person (here Rule 6.3).