The Canadian Human Rights Act is a statute originally passed by the Government of Canada in 1977 with the express goal of extending the law to ensure equal opportunity to individuals who may be victims of discriminatory practices based on a set prohibited grounds such as gender, disability, or religion. A statute is a formal written enactment of a Legislative authority that governs a Country, State, City, or County. The Canadian Government, formally Her Majesty's Government in Canada, is the Federal government of Canada. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Equal opportunity is a term which has differing definitions and there is no consensus as to the precise meaning It applies throughout Canada, but only to federally regulated activities; each province and territory has its own anti-discrimination law that applies to activities that are not federally regulated.
The Canadian Human Rights Act outlines the creation of a Canadian Human Rights Commission that investigates claims of discrimination as well as the creation of a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to judge the cases. The Canadian Human Rights Commission is a quasi-judicial body that was established in 1977 by the government Unlike most discrimination policies discrimination between, which is the discernment of qualities and recognition of the differences focused here discrimination against is The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is a quasi-judicial body established in 1977 by the Canadian Human Rights Act.
Before a case can be brought to the Tribunal it must go through several stages of investigation and remediation. After this process has been completed, if the parties are not satisfied, the case will go to the tribunal.
If a complainant can show a valid case of discrimination the defendant can rebut it by showing that their practice was for a justified reason. The process is generally known as the "Meiorin test" which is similar to the Oakes test justification in a Charter challenge. British Columbia (Public Service Employee Relations Commission v Section One of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the section of the Charter that confirms that the rights listed in that document are The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (also known as The Charter of Rights and Freedoms or simply the Charter) is a Bill of rights entrenched in the
As with any other court, decisions from the Tribunal are binding with the option to appeal to a higher court.
See also
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Canadian Bill of Rights
- Employment equity (Canada)
- Equal pay for women
- Veterans' Bill of Rights
- Ontario Human Rights Code
- Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
External links
- Canadian Human Rights Act (full text)
- Canadian Human Rights Commission
- Canadian Human Rights Tribunal