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British Columbia Human Rights Code

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The Human Rights Code of British Columbia is a provincial law in the province of British Columbia, Canada that gives all people equal rights and opportunities without discrimination in specific areas such as jobs, housing and services. [1]

25 relations: Ageing, British Columbia, British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, Canada, Canadian Human Rights Act, Canadian Parliamentary Review, Color, Creed, Damages, Disability, Discrimination, Equality before the law, Gender identity, Human rights in Canada, Judicial review, Law, Ontario Human Rights Code, Provinces and territories of Canada, Quasi-judicial body, Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, Race (human categorization), Sex, Sexual orientation, Specific performance, Supreme Court of British Columbia.

Ageing

Ageing or aging (see spelling differences) is the process of becoming older.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (BC; Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.

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British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal

The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal is a quasi-judicial human rights body in British Columbia, Canada.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canadian Human Rights Act

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.

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Canadian Parliamentary Review

The Canadian Parliamentary Review is a quarterly publication of the Canadian Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

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Color

Color (American English) or colour (Commonwealth English) is the characteristic of human visual perception described through color categories, with names such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, or purple.

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Creed

A creed (also known as a confession, symbol, or statement of faith) is a statement of the shared beliefs of a religious community in the form of a fixed formula summarizing core tenets.

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Damages

In law, damages are an award, typically of money, to be paid to a person as compensation for loss or injury.

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Disability

A disability is an impairment that may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or some combination of these.

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Discrimination

In human social affairs, discrimination is treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person based on the group, class, or category to which the person is perceived to belong.

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Equality before the law

Equality before the law, also known as: equality under the law, equality in the eyes of the law, or legal equality, is the principle that each independent being must be treated equally by the law (principle of isonomy) and that all are subject to the same laws of justice (due process).

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Gender identity

Gender identity is one's personal experience of one's own gender.

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Human rights in Canada

Since signing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the Canadian government has attempted to make universal human rights a part of Canadian law.

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Judicial review

Judicial review is a process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary.

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Law

Law is a system of rules that are created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior.

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Ontario Human Rights Code

The Ontario Human Rights Code is a law in the Canadian province of Ontario that gives all people equal rights and opportunities without discrimination in specific areas such as housing and services.

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Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada are the sub-national governments within the geographical areas of Canada under the authority of the Canadian Constitution.

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Quasi-judicial body

A quasi-judicial body is a non judicial body which can interpret law.

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Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms

The Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms (Charte des droits et libertés de la personne) is a statutory bill of rights and human rights code passed by the National Assembly of Quebec on June 27, 1975.

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Race (human categorization)

A race is a grouping of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories generally viewed as distinct by society.

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Sex

Organisms of many species are specialized into male and female varieties, each known as a sex. Sexual reproduction involves the combining and mixing of genetic traits: specialized cells known as gametes combine to form offspring that inherit traits from each parent.

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Sexual orientation

Sexual orientation is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender.

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Specific performance

Specific performance is an equitable remedy in the law of contract, whereby a court issues an order requiring a party to perform a specific act, such to complete performance of the contract.

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Supreme Court of British Columbia

The Supreme Court of British Columbia (BCSC) is the superior trial court for the province of British Columbia, Canada.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Human_Rights_Code

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