Gender, Race, Sexuality & Social Justice

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal is an independent, quasi-judicial body created by the B.C. Human Rights Code. The Tribunal is responsible for accepting, screening, mediating and adjudicating human rights complaints.

The Canadian Human Rights Commission administers the Canadian Human Rights Act and is responsible for ensuring compliance with the Employment Equity Act.

A brief historical overview of major governmental changes regarding homosexuality in Canada. Created by the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (Quebec House of Labour).

Highlights some of the recent challenges and developments in this area of law, including adoption, assisted reproductive technologies and the recognition of parentage; the interplay between religious beliefs and civil marriages; and complications surrounding same-sex marriage and divorce when the relationship has spanned more than one country. First, however, some context is established through a review of the evolution of the Supreme Court’s thinking with respect to same-sex families, and a discussion of the federal Civil Marriage Act and its demographic impact.

Collects, compiles and disseminates official statistics on a wide range of topics. Data have been collected from national statistical authorities since 1948. Statistics on population size and composition, births, deaths, marriage and divorce on an annual basis. Special topics issues cover a wide range of additional topics including economic activity, educational attainment, household characteristics, housing, ethnicity and language, among others.

A United Nations entity working for the empowerment of women.

The Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is an independent office of the Legislature responsible for promoting and protecting human rights in British Columbia. The Office uses education, research, advocacy, inquiry and monitoring to address the root causes of inequality, discrimination and injustice in B.C.

A federal department that works to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression through the inclusion of people of all genders, including women, in Canada’s economic, social, and political life.

Abacus holds the Library's collection of research data sets from around the world, primarily public use microdata or pumfs from censuses, other social and health surveys, public opinion polls, and spatial data for GIS. Access to most data is restricted, but reference materials such as user guides and codebooks are open to all users.

The Global Gender Statistics Programme is mandated by the United Nations Statistical Commission, implemented by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and coordinated by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics IAEG-GS.

Wikipedia compiled list of national and international services that compile and disseminate statistics.

A 2021 demographic and social profile of Canada's diverse LGBTQ2+ communities based on published analyses.

Select statistical information from Statistics Canada related related to same-sex couples and sexual orientation. (Last updated: June 20, 2014)

Persons in same-sex unions by broad age groups and sex for both sexes, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations

Contains statistics and information on couples, including same-sex couples, from the 2011 Canadian census.

From the United Nations Statistics Division, provides the latest statistics and indicators on women and men in six specific fields of concern: Population, Health, Women and Men in Families, Education, Work, and Political Decision Making.

A principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. Statistical areas of interest include Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation, Families and Living Arrangements, Poverty, Race, Same Sex Couples.

Data on key gender topics. Themes included are demographics, education, health, labor force, and political participation. Key databases include Gender Statistics and Poverty and Inequality Database.

A 2019 report from the the parliamentary Standing Committee on Health, assessing the state of health, healthcare, and healthcare law for 2SLGBTQI people in Canada.

Data, tools, and reports with the latest information on immigration and ethnocultural diversity in Canada.

Indicators, data and detailed analysis related to Canadian demographics.

Extends benefits and obligations to homosexual spouses (p. 532).

Bill C-250 modified the code on hate propaganda to include discrimination against people based on sexual orientation illegal.

The legislation adopted on June 28, 2005, recognizing civil marriage between people of the same sex.

"The Human Rights Code of British Columbia is a provincial law in the province of British Columbia, Canada that gives all people equal rights and opportunities without discrimination in specific areas such as jobs, housing and services. The code's goal is to prevent discrimination and harassment because of race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, disability, creed, age and other grounds."

Section 15 prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.

A landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public.

Establishment of the President's Committee On Equal Employment Opportunity in the USA.

Adopted and opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 2106 (XX) of 21 December 1965. Entry into force 4 January 1969, in accordance with Article 19.

In which the Supreme Court of the United States declares the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional.

A declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris. The Declaration arose directly from the experience of the Second World War and represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled.