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The United Nations has created a Universal Declaration of 30 articles, enforcing peace all around the world.
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One of the first acts of employment equity is placed on a federal level in Canada. It enforces equal treatment and pay between all members of a staffing system.
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To reinforce the equity act, Canada enforces an act stating that femal staff will be paid the same wage of men with similar work.
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For the first time Aboriginals are allowed to vote under their status as such.
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After passing the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Canada wanted to enforce a stronger act upon the country itself. This ambition created the Bill Of Rights.
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The federal government passes the Canadian Human Rights Act. It includes all the provinces exluding P.E.I. and no territories.
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"Of all the human rights milestones in 20th century Canada, arguably the single most significant is the passing of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms." -Canadian Human Rights Commission website This Charter dictates that all peoples are treated equally despite any form of racial profiling or background and that all people have these rights and freedoms.
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Canada enforces an act stating that those of visible minorities shall be treated equally in the workplace.
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"Despite advancements in women's rights, the Canadian National Railway Company ("CNR") hired very few women. In 1987, women made up only 0.7 per cent of CNR's unskilled work force even though they represented 41 percent of Canada's labour force." -Canadian Human Rights Commission website Due to this, an organization called Action Travail des Femmes worked hard to put the CNR in its place.
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For the first time a same-sex marriage has been recognized in Canada, and it is made legal across the country.
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After noticing that Canadian veterans were not being fully respected, Canada passes a bill reinforcing the respect that veterans' should be given.
