Canadian Human Rights Act - wikipedia Canadian Human Rights Act Canadian Human Rights Act An Act to extend the laws in Canada that proscribe discrimination Citation R.S.C. 1985, c. H - 6. Enacted by Parliament of Canada Date assented to 1977 Part of a series on the Constitution of Canada Constitutional history 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 ) Document list Amendments Unsuccessful amendments Constitutional law Constitutional debate Patriation Charter of Rights and Freedoms Canadian federalism Law of Canada Canadian Bill of Rights Implied Bill of Rights Canadian Human Rights Act Politics of Canada portal The Canadian Human Rights Act is a statute passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1977 with the express goal of extending the law to ensure equal opportunity to individuals who may be victims of discriminatory practices based on a set of prohibited grounds such as sex, sexual orientation, race, marital status, gender identity or expression, creed, age, colour, disability, political or religious belief. Contents 1 Application 2 Specific provisions 2.1 Gender identity and expression 2.2 Hate messages 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Application The Act applies throughout Canada, but only to federally regulated activities ; each province and territory has its own anti-discrimination law that applies to activities that are not federally regulated. The Canadian Human Rights Act created the Canadian Human Rights Commission that investigates claims of discrimination as well as the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to judge the cases. 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. 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 `` Meiorin test '' which is similar to the Oakes test justification in a Charter challenge. Specific provisions Gender identity and expression In 2016, the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code ( C - 16 ) in the House of Commons of Canada, to add and include `` gender identity or expression '' to the legislation. The bill passed the Commons on November 18, 2016 and the Senate on June 15, 2017. It received royal assent on June 19, 2017. The law went into effect immediately. Hate messages In June 2012, the House of Commons voted to repeal Section 13 ( 1 ) of the Canadian Human Rights Act regarding communication of hate messages. On June 26, 2013, Section 13 ( 1 ) was repealed after a vote in the Senate. Royal Assent was given to the bill on July 1, 2013. See also Human rights in Canada Human rights complaints against Maclean 's magazine Censorship in Canada Hate speech laws in Canada Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Canadian Bill of Rights Canadian Human Rights Commission Canadian Human Rights Commission free speech controversy Employment equity ( Canada ) Equal pay for women Veterans ' Bill of Rights Ontario Human Rights Code Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms References Jump up ^ Original citation : S.C. 1976 - 77, c. 33, s. 1 ; current citation : R.S.C. 1985, c. H - 6. Jump up ^ NP - `` Jonathan Kay : Good riddance to Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act '' 7 Jun 2012 Jump up ^ NP : `` Hate speech no longer part of Canada 's Human Rights Act '' 27 Jun 2013 External links Canadian Human Rights Act ( full text ) Canadian Human Rights Commission Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Maple Leaf Web : The Canadian Human Rights Act : Introduction to Canada 's Federal Human Rights Legislation Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Human_Rights_Act&oldid=843233624 '' Categories : Canadian federal legislation Labour relations in Canada Labour legislation of Canada National human rights instruments 1977 in Canadian law Human rights legislation in Canada Anti-discrimination law in Canada Talk Contents About Wikipedia فارسی Edit links This page was last edited on 27 May 2018, at 20 : 06. About Wikipedia

Question: when was the canadian human rights act enacted
Answer: 1977