Submission of the National Association of Women and the Law to the Federal Department of Justice Concerning the Review of the Canadian Human Rights Act

29 July 1986
July 29, 1986

Deals with the procedural and substantive weaknesses of 1986 legislation, and makes specific recommendations for amendments to the Act, including primacy of the Act, procedure from complaint to hearing to appeal, affirmative action as a remedy, prohibited grounds of discrimination, systemic discrimination and the duty to make reasonable accommodation.

Submission of the National Association of Women and the Law to the Federal Department of Justice Concerning the Review of the Canadian Human Rights Act
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