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Human Rights
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Ontario Racial Discrimination Act
The first human rights statute of the contemporary era -
First bill of rights in Canada
In 1947, the Province of Saskatchewan enacted the first bill of rights in Canada -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Canadian Bill of Rights
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The first human rights code
The first human rights code to consolidate various anti-discrimination provisions was adopted by Ontario in 1962 -
Canadian Human Rights Act
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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The Charter was signed into law by Queen Elizabeth II of Canada on April 17, 1982 along with the rest of the Act.
