EDEC 248 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Canadian Human Rights Act, Multiculturalism In Canada, Royal Assent

• School: McGill University
• Department: Curriculum and Instruction
• Course: EDEC 248
• Professor: Lerona Dana Lewis

Document Summary

Assimilation is the process of molding everyone into one lifestyle. 1948: canada adhered to the universal declaration of human. 1948: parliament passed the canadian bill of rights, which prohibits discrimination for reasons of race, national origin, colour, religion or sex. 1967 racial discrimination provisions that had existed in canadian immigration law since the early twentieth century were abolished. 1969 the royal commission on bilingualism and biculturalism released book. Four, on the contribution of other ethnic groups to the cultural enrichment of. Canada: done to reveal the contributions immigrants are making to canada. 1970 canada ratified the international convention of the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination, which had entered into force in january 1969. 1973 - the canadian consultative council on multiculturalism was established as an advisory body to the minister. 1974 saskatchewan was the first province to adopt legislation regarding multiculturalism. 1977 parliament adopted the canadian human rights act. 1982 the canadian charter of rights and freedom.