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In Canada, human rights are protected by federal, provincial and territorial laws. Canada’s human rights laws stem from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In Canada, human rights are protected by federal, provincial and territorial laws. Canada’s human rights laws stem from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1948, John Humphrey, a Canadian lawyer and scholar, played a significant role in writing the Declaration. When it was complete, the Declaration provided a list of 30 articles outlining everyone’s universal human rights. The first two articles are about equality and freedom from discrimination, the foundation of the Canadian Human Rights Act.

  • The Canadian Human Rights Act of 1977 protects people in Canada from discrimination when they are employed by or receive services from the federal government, First Nations governments or private companies that are regulated by the federal government such as banks, trucking companies, broadcasters and telecommunications companies. People can turn to the Canadian Human Rights Act to protect themselves against harassment or discrimination when based on one or more grounds of discrimination such as race, age and sexual orientation.
  • The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms of 1982 is part of Canada’s Constitution. The Charter protects every Canadian’s right to be treated equally under the law. The Charter guarantees broad equality rights and other fundamental rights such as the freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion. It only applies to governments, and not to private individuals, businesses or other organizations. This means that for the most part, a person cannot mount a Charter challenge against a private business, a private organization, or a person who is not acting on behalf of the government. The Charter also protects the rights of all Canadians from infringements by laws, policies or actions of governments, including authorities such as the police.

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Lawyers in Human Rights Law

Kyle R. Rees, Lawyer St. John's Accident Personal Injury

Kyle R. Rees

Kyle's focus includes human rights, civil litigation, and labour law.

Human Rights Law in the media

In the News:
January 3rd, 2020

Change of sex designations skyrocket in Newfoundland and Labrador since 2016 legislation

It was not easy for Ky Rees to take the province to court five years ago over the way it handled changing gender on government-issued identification.

Personal Injury and Areas of Practice

Administrative Law Attorney

Administrative law is one of three basic areas of public law dealing with the relationship between government and its citizens, the other two being constitutional law and criminal law.

Civil Litigation Lawyer

When two or more parties become embroiled in a legal dispute seeking money or another specific performance rather than criminal sanctions, civil litigation is the result.

Employment Lawyer

Employment law generally deals with individual employment contracts in which the employee is not either a member of a union or bound by a collective bargaining agreement.

Human Rights Lawyer

In Canada, human rights are protected by federal, provincial and territorial laws. Canada’s human rights laws stem from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Labour Lawyer

Labour law generally applies to work environments. In such environments, the employee is subject to collective bargaining and is a member of a union.