LAW 529 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Ontario Human Rights Code, Racial Discrimination Act 1975, The Employer

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 529
• Professor: Peter Wilson

Document Summary

This is not an examination of human rights in their larger political dimension: The exercise of democratic rights (freedom of speech, voting, etc. ) This is an examination of one subset or facet of human rights: Prohibitions against discrimination in employment as reflected in federal, provincial and territorial human rights codes. Background: prohibitions against discrimination are founded solely in legislation. They have no basis in the common law. Case: christie v. the york corporation, [1940] scc. They stuck with what the legislation said, even if it seemed unfair (always refer to legislation) 1945, c. 62, forbade discrimination on the basis of race, colour, creed or political affiliation, in the administration of social assistance; Ontario"s the racial discrimination act, 1944, s. o. 1944, c. 51, prohibited the display of signs, symbols or representations of racial or religious discrimination. Ontario human rights code: ontario human rights code, 1962. This was the first comprehensive anti-discrimination statute; It encompassed a broad range of social activity;