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Library of Publications, Policies and Reports on Human Rights Issues. 

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ARCHIVED - Adding Social Condition to the Canadian Human Rights Act

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Archived
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International

What is social condition? Should it be covered by the Canadian Human Rights Act? This report looks at a range of arguments both for and against making social condition a new prohibited ground of discrimination. It also recommends a feasible and practical means for adding social condition to the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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ARCHIVED - Still a Matter of Rights - A Special Report of the Canadian Human Rights Commission on the Repeal of Section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act

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Research Reports
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Subject Matter
Indigenous Issues

In June 2008, Parliament removed section 67 from the Canadian Human Rights Act. This gave people governed by the Indian Act full access to human rights law in Canada. But how did this legislative change come to be? In this 2008 report, the Commission urgently calls on Parliament to remove section 67 from the Canadian Human Rights Act. The report also offers some suggested principles that might be taken into account when First Nations communities build their own process for resolving conflicts.

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ARCHIVED - Bona Fide Occupational Requirements and Bona Fide Justifications under the Canadian Human Rights Act - The Implications of Meiorin and Grismer

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Archived
Subject Matter
International

What is direct discrimination? What is indirect discrimination? What are Bona Fide Occupational Requirements? What is undue hardship? What significance did the Meiorin and Grismer decisions have on this area of human rights law? This report provides answers to these questions and also outlines the Commission's investigation process for complaints.

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International Best Practices in Universal Design: A Global Review

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International

How can we ensure that new facilities meet the physical needs of as many people as possible? What best practices should be adopted in the development of buildings and landscapes? This study examines various national accessibility codes and standards for both buildings and landscapes in order to determine best practices based upon universal design principles. It includes examples of best practices, product information, cost and availability.

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ARCHIVED - A Matter of Rights - Special Report of the Canadian Human Rights Commission on the Repeal of Section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act

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Research Reports
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Indigenous Issues

 

What were the Commission’s reasons for recommending that section 67 be repealed from the Canadian Human Rights Act? What impact did the Commission anticipate the legislative change would have on First Nations communities? This 2005 report recommends that Parliament eliminate section 67 so that First Nations people living on reserve have access to the same human rights protection available to other people in Canada.

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ARCHIVED - Protecting Their Rights: A Systemic Review of Human Rights in Correctional Services for Federally Sentenced Women

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ARCHIVED - Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights - Same Sex Marriages

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Archived

What role did the Commission play throughout the debate on same sex marriage? How did same sex marriage come to be protected by the Canadian Human Rights Act? This submission analyzes same-sex civil marriage through the prism of human rights. More specifically, it looks at the prohibitions of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and discrimination on the grounds of religious freedom.