Canada
RELEVANT LEGISLATION
Relevant Legislation: The main federal laws which protect people with disabilities from discrimination include Canadian Human Rights Act. Another is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms which guarantees persons with disabilities the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination.
The Accessible Canada Act (ACA), passed in June 2019 with the purpose “to provide benefits to all persons, especially persons with disabilities, through a Canada without barriers. The ACA aims to achieve this by identifying and removing barriers, and preventing new barriers, in the following areas: employment, built environment, information and communication technologies, communications beyond information and communication technologies, procurement of goods & services, design and delivery of programs and services, and transportation.
Canada Disability Benefit Act (S.C. 2023, c. 17) has the purpose to reduce poverty and support the financial security of working-age persons with disabilities.
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Employment Equity Act (S.C. 1995, c. 44) aims to achieve equality in the workplace so that no person shall be denied employment opportunities or benefits for reasons unrelated to ability and, in the fulfilment of that goal, to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment experienced by women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities by giving effect to the principle that employment equity means more than treating persons in the same way but also requires special measures and the accommodation of differences.
Directive on the Duty to Accommodate has the objective of developing an inclusive, barrier‑free workplace in which all persons have equal access to opportunities in the core public administration.
Disability Inclusion Business Council The mandate of the Disability Inclusion Business Council is to: incubate, design, and setup a self-governed independent business network; and provide the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities advice and recommendations on workplace inclusivity.
C111 – Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111)
The 112nd ILC session (2024) supervisory board comment of the ILO C111 – Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) – Canada (Ratification: 1964) reports in Article 1(1)(b), Additional grounds of discrimination, Disability that in 2022, a National Disability Inclusion Action Plan has been developed to provide the implementation of an Employment Strategy for Persons with Disabilities.
