1962: The Immigration Act prohibition was reformed by Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Ellen Fairclough, Canada's first female cabinet minister. 1970: On October 14, 1970, Canada ratified the United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
They are called grounds of discrimination and are listed in the Canadian Human Rights Act. For example: Were you fired because of your race? Were you denied a service because of your gender identity, your colour, your disability? Maybe it was about more than one thing.
In Canada, people of South Asian (38%) and Chinese (36%) origin and people from racialized groups (32%) have personally experienced discrimination due to race or ethnicity from time to time if not regularly.
The HRTO handles complaints under the Human Rights Code. This is often the first legal step in suing a company for discrimination. Submit an application within 1 year of the last discriminatory act. Provide detailed information about the company, the events, and the remedy you seek.
25% of discrimination complaints received by the Canadian Human Rights Commission in 2016 relate to race, colour, national or ethnic origin, and/or religion. 43% of hate crimes in 2017 were motivated by hatred of a race or ethnicity. 16% of hate crimes in 2017 were specifically against Black populations.
36.9% of the population reported discrimination or unfair treatment.
(1) It is a discriminatory practice for a person or a group of persons acting in concert to communicate telephonically or to cause to be so communicated, repeatedly, in whole or in part by means of the facilities of a telecommunication undertaking within the legislative authority of Parliament, any matter that is ...
The 14 prohibited grounds for discrimination or harassment Race. It's the color of your skin. It is for example the fact of being a woman or a man. Gender identity or gender expression. It's the fact of being pregnant and having a baby. It is the emotional or sexual attraction to someone. It's your family status.