ARCHIVED - Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights - Same Sex Marriages
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.
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- Archived publication
- 01/04/2003
Policy on Special Programs
Are you an employer? Would you like to prevent and eliminate employment challenges that minority groups might be facing in your organization? This policy explains the principles and criteria that must be followed in order to implement a special programs policy in your workplace. * This document contains some information that is out of date and should not be relied upon. It is being updated and will be replaced in 2021.
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- Archived publication
- 01/01/2001
Aging and Dying in Prison: An Investigation into the Experiences of Older Individuals in Federal Custody
Prisons were never intended to be nursing homes, hospices, or long-term care facilities. Yet increasingly in Canada, they are being required to fulfill those functions. The proportion of older individuals in federal custody (those 50 years of age and older) is growing.
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- Human Rights