Canadian Human Rights
Timeline
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n ia d moment in Cana t, n e m d n e m a is h t ore f e b e s u a c e b y r o
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1951- Tor o nto, Cana
The Fair E
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da mployme nt Practic and the F es Act emale Em ployee’s F
Remunera
ai r tion Act
• The Fair Em ployment Pra ctices Act ma an ofence to d e it discriminate w hen hiring by establishing f nes as well as a procedure for complaints
. The Female
Employee’s
Fair Remunera tion Act seeks to provide women with e qual pay for e qual work to men. r o f s e t ng n i a o h p c s i e v h i t t i e s s o o p h c h t
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r o . bo f s t e e r l h e b i ig w s R s e y o n s t p a e e i t h i m c T u o e • s H d a a n a s m i d t d ar w o
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1996- Ottawa
, Canada
3. Can adian Human
Rights Act is amended to p r o hibit discrimination based on sex ual o rientation. • This ac tm ade it an ofence to against a discrimin nyone ba ate s ed on the orientatio ir sexual
n. This wa s a positiv
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e change
Human R to ights bec who ident ause thos ify with a e diferent orientatio sexual n gained more resp society. ect within

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