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Human Rights: the Canadian Timeline
1929 The British Privy Council decided that women were persons under the BNA Act and therefore could vote.
1940 Mr. Christie was awarded $200.00 (for loss of dignity and worth) after being refused service at the Montreal Forum because he was a man of colour. The business community had the judgement overturned. There was no law to protect individual rights.
1948 Canada, as a member state of the United Nations, signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
1962 The Human Rights Code was proclaimed in Ontario.
1964 The Federal Bill of Rights enshrined the principle of equality.
1976 The Canadian Human Rights Act became law.
1982 The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted.
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As time flies through this new century, what changes do you predict we will see in Canadian human rights?

The following chart outlines the areas of prohibited discriminations related to employment.

Canadian Human Rights Act http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/default-en.asp Ontario Human Rights Code http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en
  1. Race
  2. National/Ethnic Origin
  3. Colour
  4. Religion
  5. Age
  6. Sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and orientation)
  7. Marital Status
  8. Family Status
  9. Pardoned Conviction
  10. Disability (including physical/mental/drug or alcohol dependence)
  1. Race
  2. Ancestry
  3. Place of Origin
  4. Ethnic Origin
  5. Colour
  6. Citizenship
  7. Creed
  8. Sex
  9. Sexual orientation
  10. Age
  11. Marital status
  12. Family status
  13. Handicap
  14. Record of Offences

The language is slightly different in the two lists. Can you find words with similar meanings? What are the differences between ancestry and place of origin and ethnicity?

Take a few minutes and describe yourself to a partner. How much of your description would fit into these areas listed above? Was your partner's description similar to or different than yours? What about the rest of the class?

Canadian workplaces are filled with people different than ourselves. They may have different values, approaches to learning and working, and communication styles. Those characteristics listed above are protected under Canadian and provincial law. What does that mean as a worker?