The ability to implement human rights legislation in Canada

ID:	HARP-220
Title:	The ability to implement human rights legislation in Canada
Source:	Canadian Review of Sociology & Anthropology; May89, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p311, 22p
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Year:	1989
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Keywords:	anti-discrimination, Canada, discrimination, gender equality, human rights, legislation, non-discrimination, racism, sexism, ethnic minorities, civil and political rights, minority rights
Abstract:	The article comments on the extent to which Canada has been successful in reducing discrimination directed toward minority groups. An analysis of Canadian Human Rights Commission files suggests that enforcement of legislated prohibitions on discrimination may be more easily implemented for some grounds of discrimination than for other grounds of discrimination. An analysis of a sample of 1982-83 case files, have shown that complaints involving sex or disability are much more likely to be substantiated than cases based on race, color, ethnicity or national origin. Using both qualitative and quantitative analytical procedures, the results show that for sex and disability cases, a comparative investigative procedure was employed to assess the validity of the complaint while a sequential style of investigation was used in race, color, ethnic or national origin cases. The study addresses the effectiveness of the Canadian Human Rights Act. A comparison of the resolution of complaints based on different rounds such as race, color or origin compared to sex or disability has been undertaken. An investigation of the role and importance of documentation and the existence of formal records in an organization with regard to the processing of evidence is also dealt with.
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