Canadian Multiculturalism Act

E280576

Canadian federal law federal statute

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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Label	Occurrences
Canadian Multiculturalism Act canonical	1
Canadian multiculturalism policies	1
Canadian multiculturalism policy	1

Statements (47)

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

Referenced by (3)

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 Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian multiculturalism policy

Bahraini Canadian → isIncludedIn → Canadian Multiculturalism Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian multiculturalism policies