CRIM 335 Lecture 3: Lecture 3b Non Charter Protections
22 Nov 2016
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Modern canadian human rights law: in canada, discrimination against individuals, based on the lists of protected grounds (either in the charter, canadian human rights code or provincial human rights. Jurisdiction issues: in addition to subject matter (and geographic area), the source of the human rights violation determines which court and which legislation is appropriate, charter applications for violations by the government, typically on grounds listed under s. 15. Canadian human rights act governs: the federal government and all its ministries, all arms of the federal government such as the r. c. m. p. Examples: if your case involves an allegation of discrimination in the wording of the. Federal legislation/services: charter of rights and freedoms (federal government legislation discrimination) Week 3(b): non-charter protections: canadian human rights act (administration of federal issues & discrimination between parties which are governed by provincial legislation) Customarily available to public: provincial human rights code (administration of provincial issues & discrimination between parties which are governed by provincial legislation)
