Law 2101 Chapter Notes - Chapter CHR 2-22: Canadian Human Rights Act, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Document Summary
Thursday nov 19: chr-2 chr-22: overview of the federal canadian human rights system. Introduction of fair practices legislation: fair practices legislation were acts that prohibited discrimination in employment, housing, and services, broadened to include more grounds than sex and age. Modern human rights codes and commissions: ontario created the ontario human rights code which was administered by the ontario. Human rights commission: later, every other province had established some sort of code and commission. Creation of the canadian human rights commission: established through the canadian human rights act, emphasizes negotiation in settlement of disputes, but has the canadian human. Mandates of the canadian human rights commission and tribunal. Chrt: mandated simply to interpret and apply the law in a fair and impartial manner, essentially adjudicates cases of discrimination. Independence of the canadian human rights tribunal: also independent from the chrc, can rule differently and above the chrc.
