Find a racist or discriminatory government law (policy) that has existed in Canada’s history. If it is about immigration that is great, but any racist or discriminatory law will do.
Write a couple paragraphs including:
What is the name of the law?
Explain how is it racist or discriminatory?
Why is it important to teach and learn about laws and policies that are racist?
Answers
Answer:
Policy and guidelines on racism and racial discrimination
ISBN: 0-7794-8397-9
Approved by the Commission: June 9, 2005
(Please note: minor revisions were made in December 2009 to address legislative amendments resulting from the Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2006, which came into effect on June 30, 2008.)
Also available on the Internet: www.ohrc.on.ca
Available in other accessible formats on request
ISBN/ISSN:
0-7794-8397-9
Purpose of OHRC Policies
Section 30 of the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code) authorizes the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) to prepare, approve and publish human rights policies to provide guidance on interpreting provisions of the Code.[∗] The OHRC’s policies and guidelines set standards for how individuals, employers, service providers and policy-makers should act to ensure compliance with the Code. They
are important because they represent the OHRC’s interpretation of the Code at the time of publication[∗∗] Also, they advance a progressive understanding of the rights set out in the Code.
Section 45.5 of the Code states that the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the Tribunal) may consider policies approved by the OHRC in a human rights proceeding before the Tribunal. Where a party or an intervenor in a proceeding requests it, the Tribunal shall consider an OHRC policy. Where an OHRC policy is relevant to the subject-matter of a human rights application, parties and intervenors are encouraged to bring the policy to the Tribunal’s attention for consideration.
Section 45.6 of the Code states that if a final decision or order of the Tribunal is not consistent with an OHRC policy, in a case where the OHRC was either a party or an intervenor, the OHRC may apply to the Tribunal to have the Tribunal state a case to the Divisional Court to address this inconsistency.
OHRC policies are subject to decisions of the Superior Courts interpreting the Code. OHRC policies have been given great deference by the courts and Tribunal,[∗∗∗] applied to the facts of the case before the court or Tribunal and quoted in the decisions of these bodies.[∗∗∗∗]
[∗] The OHRC’s power under section