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May 3, 2018 · The Canadian Human Rights Act, created in 1977, is designed to ensure equality of opportunity. It prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, age, sex and a variety of other categories.
Discriminatory practices. 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).
- The Canadian Human Rights Act. The Canadian Human Rights Act is a law to prohibit discrimination in employment and services within federal jurisdiction.
- The Employment Equity Act. The Employment Equity Act is a federal law that requires federally regulated organizations and businesses to provide equal employment opportunities to four designated groups
- The Canada Labour Code. The labour rights and responsibilities of about 12,000 businesses and 820,000 of their employees are defined by the Canada Labour Code.
- Rights for foreign workers. Canadian laws protect every worker in Canada, including foreign workers. In Canada, foreign workers have the right to: be paid for their work;
Oct 22, 2024 · As a general statement of the law in Canadian workplaces with respect to human rights, employers have an obligation to offer employment without discrimination and to guard against harassment based on prohibited grounds.
The Canadian Human Rights Act of 1977 protects people in Canada from discrimination when they are employed by or receive services from the federal government, First Nations governments or private companies that are regulated by the federal government such as banks, trucking companies, broadcasters and telecommunications companies.
3 (1) For all purposes of this Act, the prohibited grounds of discrimination are race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability and conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of whic...
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Discrimination is an action or a decision that treats a person or a group badly for reasons such as their race, age or disability. These reasons, also called grounds, are protected under the Canadian Human Rights Act.
