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The Manitoba Human Rights Code
  • The Human Rights Code is Manitoba's provincial human rights law that protects individuals and groups within the province of Manitoba from discrimination.
  • Manitoba introduced its first Human Rights Act in 1970, which was replaced by the Manitoba Human Rights Code in 1987.
  • The Code protects individuals based on various characteristics and across many activities (see Code for an exhaustive list).
  • On November 3, 2017, the Manitoba Human Rights Commission celebrated the 3th anniversary of the Code at the Manitoba Legislative Building, as it was introduced by the Government of Manitoba on December 10, 1987.
Citation

Manitoba. The Human Rights Code, C.C.S.M. c. H175, 1987. Current to August 12, 2022. https://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/h175e.php

Further Readings

For the simplified version of who is protected, a definition of discrimination, the areas/activities protected by the Code, how to address cases of discrimination, and reasonable accommodation: https://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/imd/hr.html
& http://www.manitobahumanrights.ca/v1/education-resources/resources/fact-sheet-pages/fact-sheet-discrimination.html

For more information on the history of Manitoba's Human Rights Associations: https://historyofrights.ca/encyclopaedia/social-movements/rights-associations-second-generation/manitoba/

For Manitoba's First Human Rights Act (1970): https://historyofrights.ca/wp-content/uploads/statutes/MB_HRA.pdf

For Manitoba's Employment Standards Code (originally enacted in 1987 and repealed in 1998): https://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/e110e.php

Policy Type
Provincial Statute