Minorities
A minority group, by its original definition, refers to a group of people whose practices, race, religion, ethnicity, or other characteristics are lesser in numbers than the main groups of those classifications. However in present-day sociology, a minority group refers to a category of people who experience relative disadvantage as compared to members of a dominant social group. Minority group membership is typically based on differences in observable characteristics or practices, such as: ethnicity (ethnic minority), race (racial minority), religion (religious minority), sexual orientation (sexual minority), or disability. Utilizing the framework of intersectionality, it is important to recognize that an …
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UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 19 April 2024 English
“The multiplicity of perspectives and voices represented in this collection draws attention to core contradictions associated with Canadian identity. Interconnected themes and analytical frames enrich the work, offering unique ways …
multiculturalism seemingly targets migrants and minorities, it is also aimed at modifying mainstream mindsets … create a Canada more inclusive of migrants and minorities rather than more multiculturally diverse. In … represents a low-risk option for accommodating minorities and integrating migrants who have arrived through … inclusion, especially for certain racialized minorities, both Canadian and foreign born (Banerjee et … defining feature of national identity, migrants and minorities are touted as integral to Canada and Canada building …
CHRC: Canadian Human Rights Commission · 10 April 2024
After the Commission referred the complaint to the Tribunal, CSIS, the Complainant and the Commission settled the matter without a Tribunal hearing. [...] The Commission argued that the evidence supported …
Act; • replacing the term “members of visible minorities” with “racialized people” and updating the corresponding …
IHRP: International Human Rights Program, University of Toronto · 10 April 2024 English
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respectful of the culture of 256 individuals, minorities, peoples and communities; and be of good quality …
IRPP: Institut de recherche en politiques publiques · 5 April 2024 English
52 The New Mobility Era: Leveraging Digital Technologies for More Equitable, Efficient and Effective Public Transportation Ata Khan and Ren Thomas IN BRIEF Digital technologies have the potential to enhance …
users (persons with mobility challenges, visible minorities, low-income groups, seniors, women, youth, immigrants …
CHRC: Canadian Human Rights Commission · 4 April 2024 English
As a result of this collaborative approach, the trust and confidence of the workers was restored, colleagues felt more connected to each other and the workplace, and the employer had …
peoples”, “persons with disabilities” and “visible minorities”. The Canadian Human Rights Commission’s position …
CHRC: Canadian Human Rights Commission · 28 March 2024 English
to the use of the term “visible minorities”, the CHRC recognizes that this term may not be appropriate, and that the use of the umbrella category of visible minorities may obscure the realities and specific …
persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities. The CHRC has taken action to promote and protect … releasing the Report on Equality Rights of Visible Minorities later this year. Currently, 19.1% of the Canadian … not identify as being visible minorities. For example, visible minorities: • Are more likely to have a … are less likely than women who are not visible minorities to have had contact with the criminal courts … contact when compared with men who are not visible minorities. 1.2. Human Rights Complaints Over the past 5 …
CHRC: Canadian Human Rights Commission · 28 March 2024 English
Submission to the Human Rights Committee in advance of the Committee’s development of the List of Issues Prior to Reporting for Canada’s 7th Periodic Review Canadian Human Rights Commission Submission …
address the growing scourge of hate speech against minorities.45 The CHRC notes that in Canada, there has been …
CHRC: Canadian Human Rights Commission · 28 March 2024 English
Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in advance of the Committee’s Development of the List of Issues Prior to Reporting for Canada’s 7th Periodic Review Human …
persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.3 Recently, the CHRC has been mandated with several … Indigenous peoples; racialized groups; religious minorities; women; 2SLGBTQI4 individuals; children; and …
CHRC: Canadian Human Rights Commission · 27 March 2024 English
Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in advance of the Committee’s development of the List of Issues Prior to Reporting for Canada’s 2nd Periodic Review …
persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.3 Recently, the CHRC has been mandated with several …
SPCW: Social Planning Council of Winnipeg · 26 March 2024 English
The child and family poverty rate Here we are in 2024, mourning the loss of dropped from its 2019 level of 28.4% to 20.7% in Ed Broadbent, the instigator of …
Act. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as persons, other than Aboriginal Figure 6 | … Given Manitoba’s chronic crisis of child Visible Minorities and recent Immigrants, and family poverty, this …
