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1 day ago · Understanding the Equality Act for Gender Identity • Equality Act Breakdown • Learn how the Equality Act protects individuals from discrimination based on ge...
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May 17, 2024 · A new ground-breaking research paper, Understanding the Gender Pension Gap in Canada, published by Ontario’s Pay Equity Office with Dr. Elizabeth Shilton, long-time feminist litigator, labour lawyer and pension expert, finds that although Canada’s retirement income system is recognized as one of the strongest in the world, not all Canadians ...
May 17, 2024 · Equality Act. This bill prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. Specifically, the bill defines and includes sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the ...
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4 days ago · However, Madam Justice Ruth Mesbur of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled in M.M. v J.H that the definition of "spouse" in the Divorce Act was unconstitutional. In June 2005, a lesbian couple residing in British Columbia obtained a similar ruling. The Civil Marriage Act in 2005 amended the Divorce Act to permit same-sex divorce. However ...
May 16, 2024 · The Equality Act 2010 identifies a number of groups with protected characteristics - including gender reassignment and sex - and protects those groups from discrimination.
10 hours ago · Indigenous languages have been slowly dying over the past century. Ontario NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa, the only First Nation legislator at Queen's Park, will rise in the legislative chamber — with his ...
May 2, 2024 · Currently, the AODA defines disability broadly. It states that disability can happen at birth, or through illness or injury. Furthermore, the act also outlines several types of disability. These types are examples, rather than a complete list of all disabilities.
