Canadian Multiculturalism Act

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The Canadian Multiculturalism Act is a federal law that affirms and promotes the cultural diversity of Canada’s population, recognizing the rights and contributions of various ethnic and racial communities, including Black Canadians.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal law ⓘ
federal statute ⓘ
acknowledges existence of communities of different origins, languages, and religions in Canada ⓘ
aimsTo combat discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, or religion ⓘ
foster respect for diversity ⓘ
promote social cohesion in a multicultural society ⓘ
appliesTo federal institutions of Canada ⓘ
basedOn Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms principles ⓘ
cameIntoForceInDecade 1980s ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of Canada ⓘ
encourages participation of all cultural communities in Canadian institutions ⓘ
preservation and enhancement of languages other than English and French, while strengthening the status of the official languages ⓘ
jurisdiction Canada ⓘ
languageOfText English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
levelOfGovernment federal ⓘ
longTitle An Act for the preservation and enhancement of multiculturalism in Canada ⓘ
obligates federal institutions to promote policies sensitive to multicultural reality ⓘ
policyArea equality rights ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
multiculturalism ⓘ
protects freedom of individuals to maintain their cultural practices within the law ⓘ
purpose to assist institutions of the federal government in being responsive to the multicultural reality of Canada ⓘ
to preserve and enhance multiculturalism in Canada ⓘ
to promote the full and equitable participation of individuals and communities of all origins in the continuing evolution and shaping of Canadian society ⓘ
to recognize and promote the understanding that multiculturalism reflects the cultural and racial diversity of Canadian society ⓘ
to recognize the freedom of all members of Canadian society to preserve, enhance and share their cultural heritage ⓘ
recognizes contributions of Black Canadians ⓘ
contributions of various ethnic communities in Canada ⓘ
contributions of various racial communities in Canada ⓘ
cultural diversity of Canada ⓘ
ethnic diversity of Canada ⓘ
racial diversity of Canada ⓘ
rights of individuals to preserve and share their cultural heritage ⓘ
relatedTo Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ
Canadian Human Rights Act ⓘ
royalAssentDate 1988-07-21 ⓘ
sectionFocus federal institutional responsibilities for multiculturalism ⓘ
promotion of race relations and cross-cultural understanding ⓘ
recognition of multicultural heritage of Canadians ⓘ
support for ethnocultural organizations and communities ⓘ
shortTitle Canadian Multiculturalism Act ⓘ
supports elimination of barriers to full participation in Canadian society ⓘ
equality of all Canadians regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, or religion ⓘ
yearEnacted 1988 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Black Canadians → recognizedBy → Canadian Multiculturalism Act ⓘ
Sri Lankan Canadian → recognizedBy → Canadian multiculturalism policy ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Multiculturalism Act
Bahraini Canadian → isIncludedIn → Canadian multiculturalism policies ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Multiculturalism Act
Canadian Multiculturalism Act → shortTitle → Canadian Multiculturalism Act ⓘ
Canadian Multiculturalism Act → longTitle → An Act for the preservation and enhancement of multiculturalism in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Multiculturalism Act
Canadian Heritage → administers → Canadian Multiculturalism Act (policy responsibility) ⓘ
linked to: Canadian Multiculturalism Act