Discrimination in Canada Resources

Statistics: 

  1. Canadian Human Rights Commission – By the numbers 2022 (https://chrcreport.ca/by-the-numbers.html
  2. Quality of Life Hub – Discrimination and Unfair Treatment (https://www160.statcan.gc.ca/good-governance-saine-gouvernance/discrimination-eng.htm
  3. Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub –https://www.statcan.gc.ca/hub-carrefour/gdis-sgdi/index-eng.htm 
  4. The facts on gender based issues – https://canadianwomen.org/the-facts/ 
  5. Statistics related to Indigenous Peoples in Canada – https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects-start/indigenous_peoples
  6. New data on disabilities in Canada – https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-627-m/11-627-m2023063-eng.htm
  7. Facts, stats and impact – 2SLGBTQI+ communities – https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/free-to-be-me/federal-action-2slgbtqi-communities/facts-stats.html 
  8. Immigration and ethnocultural diversity in Canada – https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects-start/immigration_and_ethnocultural_diversity
  9. 2021 Population Census data – https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm?MM=1
  10. About Employment Equity https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/portfolio/labour/programs/employment-equity.html 

Read:

  1. Your Guide to Understanding the Canadian Human Rights Act (https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/en/resources/your-guide-understanding-the-canadian-human-rights-act-page1)
  2. Your guide to understanding the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/how-rights-protected/guide-canadian-charter-rights-freedoms.html
  3. Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety – https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/psychosocial/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-the-workplace.html 
  4. Beyond 94 – Monitoring Progress on Canada’s commitment to 94 calls to action of truth and reconciliation- https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/beyond-94?&cta=1 
  5. Canadian Human Rights Commission – What is discrimination – https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/en/about-human-rights/what-discrimination

Watch: 

  1. Canadian Race Relations Foundation – Racism: problems and solutions – stories of discrimination https://crrf-fcrr.ca/racism-problems-and-solutions/
  2. Accessible Media Inc – The squeaky wheel – https://www.ami.ca/TSW-broadcast?referer=/read?mdrv=www.ami.ca%27nvOpzp;+AND+1%3D1+OR+%28%3C%27%22%3EiKO%29%29%2C 
  3. United Nations Human Rights #FightRacism Videos – https://www.ohchr.org/en/get-involved/campaign/fight-racism/videos
  4. Canadian Museum for Human Rights – Pass the Mic: Let’s Talk about Racism – https://humanrights.ca/story/pass-mic-lets-talk-about-racism 
  5. Canadian Women’s Foundation Webinar Library – https://canadianwomen.org/our-work/sector-resources/

Listen: 

  1. CCDI Podcast: https://ccdi.ca/podcast/
  2. Eh Sayers Podcast: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/sc/podcasts 
  3. Colour Code Podcast – https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/colour-code-podcast-race-in-canada/article31494658/ (in English only)
  4. Shifting Power Podcast – https://communityfoundations.ca/shifting-power-a-communities-for-gender-equality-podcast/#:~:text=Shifting%20Power%3A%20A%20Communities%20for,Podcast%20%E2%80%93%20Community%20Foundations%20of%20Canada (in English only)
  5. Accessible Media Inc – The Pulse – https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-pulse/id1289703145 

Learn:

  1. Canadian Race Relations Foundation Courses: https://crrf-fcrr.ca/learning-about-racism/ 
  2. Ontario Human Rights Commission e-Learnings, including topics listed: Human rights 101, Removing the “Canadian Experience” barrier, Call it out: racism, discrimination and human rights, Human rights and rental housing, ablism and discrimination based on ability, duty to accommodate, human rights and newcomers, working together, the code and AODA, competing human rights  https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/learning/learning 
  3. Anti-racism courses via LinkedIn Learning: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/topics/anti-racism
  4. Canadian Human Rights Commission webinars: https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/en/webinars
  5. Reconciliation Education – https://www.reconciliationeducation.ca/en-ca/