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Before a case can be brought to the Tribunal it must go through several stages of investigation and remediation by the Commission. After this process has been completed, if the parties are not satisfied, the case will go to the tribunal.
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formerly had a provision, section 13, dealing with communication of hate messages. The provision was repealed by the Parliament of Canada in June 2013, with the repeal coming into force one year later.
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If a complainant can show a valid case of discrimination the defendant can rebuke it by showing that their practice was for a justified reason. The process is generally known as the "
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The act applies throughout Canada, but only to federally regulated activities; each province and territory has its own
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Before the act was enacted, at least two provinces had enacted their own anti-discrimination laws. Ontario passed its
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Maple Leaf Web: The Canadian Human Rights Act: Introduction to Canada’s Federal Human Rights Legislation
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to individuals who may be victims of discriminatory practices based on a set of prohibited grounds.
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Original citation: S.C. 1976-77, c. 33, s. 1; current citation: R.S.C. 1985, c. H-6.
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Recent Case: Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Standard of Review Framework
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NP: "Hate speech no longer part of Canada’s Human Rights Act" 27 Jun 2013
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found that the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal's determination that the
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An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code
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An Act to extend the laws in Canada that proscribe discrimination
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that applies to activities that are not federally regulated.
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in 1977 with the express goal of extending the law to ensure
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on June 19, 2017. The law went into effect immediately.
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Parliament of Canada
Long title
Parliament of Canada
a series
Constitution of Canada

Constitutional history
Implied bill of rights
Bill of Rights (1689)
Act of Settlement (1701)
Treaty of Paris (1763)
Royal Proclamation (1763)
Quebec Act (1774)
Constitutional Act (1791)
Act of Union (1840)
Constitution Act (1867)
Supreme Court Act (1875)
Constitution Act (1886)
British North America Acts (1867–1975)
Statute of Westminster (1931)
Succession to the Throne Act (1937)
Letters Patent (1947)
Canada Act (1982)
Constitution Act, 1982
Succession to the Throne Act, 2013
Document list
Amendments
Unsuccessful amendments
Constitutional law

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