"ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE" - Toronto, ON - Ontario Provincial Plaques on Waymarking.com

The Code was the first of its kind in Canada. The marker is located on the east side of Queen's Park Crescent near the Whitney Block.

Marker text reads:

ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE

The Ontario Human Rights Code came into effect on 15 June, 1962 and
established equal rights and freedom from discrimination as primary elements of provincial law. The first legislation of its kind in Canada, the Code was designed to affirm and uphold the "inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family' by providing a legal mechanism to combat discrimination. The Code was inspired by principles of individual liberty and minority rights established in Canadian constitutional traditions, and by international human and civil rights movements that emerged after the Second World War. It consolidated and expanded existing anti-discrimination statutes to reflect the changing attitudes of Ontarians towards race, religion and equality rights. Since 1962, the Code has broadened in scope, establishing Ontario as a national and international leader in human rights promotion and protection.It continues to make Ontario a more just, fair, and inclusive society.

Ontario Heritage Trust, an agency of the Government of Ontario

Address or location of plaque: 111 Wellesley Street West, Toronto, ON Physical location of plaque: City "Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link] Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": None - was an event! This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event' Condition of sign: New Is this a bilingual sign?: Yes ! What is the second/third language?: French A web-site for more details.: Not listed

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