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Major federal and provincial human rights statutes and international declarations.

This section provides links to past legislation dealing with human rights, anti-discrimination, equal pay, fair employment practices and fair accommodation practices (also, see below for international declarations on human rights and other important legislation). The documents are grouped under the following headings: federal statutes, provincial statutes, municipal legislation and international declarations. Most files are formatted into text-readable PDFs.

 

Provincial and Territorial Statutes

The readings lists available on this site deal with a range of topics from human rights to biographies and specific events.


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Canadian Civil Liberties Association

Canadian Civil Liberties Association

The following collection of position papers were produced by...
Gouzenko

Gouzenko

Documents relating to the defection of Igor Gouzenko, the RCMP...
Human Rights Activism

Human Rights Activism

Documents relating to Canadian human rights and civil liberties...
Human Rights in International Treaties

Human Rights in International Treaties

A list of international human rights treaties, including a list...
Human Rights Law

Human Rights Law

Landmark court cases in Canada’s human rights history, including early hu...
Jewish Labour Committee

Jewish Labour Committee

Few social movement organizations can equal the impact of the...
October Crisis

October Crisis

Documents regarding the federal government’s use of the War M...
Special Joint Committee on the Constitution

Special Joint Committee on the Constitution

The Special Joint Committee on the Constitution (1980-81) solicited...

State Funding

The State Funding for Social Movements project is a five-year...
Statutes and Declarations

Statutes and Declarations

Major federal and provincial human rights statutes and international...