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Race and Respect

This resource was designed to help teachers and educators promote active citizenship and encourage youth to explore their rights and responsibilities in building inclusive communities based on understanding and respect. The four themes in this resource offer methods for raising awareness of human rights, understanding the role of stereotypes and prejudices in promoting discrimination, and exploring how racism and other injustices are manifested in our schools, communities, and society.

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L'affaiblissement des facultés et le cannabis sur le lieu de travail

The purpose of this guide is to help federally-regulated employers address substance dependence in the workplace in a way that is in harmony with human rights legislation. This guide outlines the rights and responsibilities of the employee, job applicants, the employer, unions and/or employee representatives.

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Juries in Canada

In Canada, each of us has a part in ensuring that the law works properly and that justice is done. Two ways of contributing to justice in Canada are being on a jury and testifying in court. This information covers the role of the public in the jury process,

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Asylum Seekers Toolkit

Free help on Canadian refugee law and procedures. This resource aims to provide brief, high-level guidance for lawyers and settlement agencies, or asylum seekers themselves entering from the U.S., in need of preliminary guidance on Canadian refugee law and procedure. It also provides more general information about the Canadian immigration and refugee determination procedures regardless of the country of origin, and about other options for legally entering the country. Included in the toolkit are tips on filling out your immigration application.

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Access to cannabis for medical purposes

Learn more about how to access cannabis for medical purposes.

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Cannabis in Canada: Get the Facts

Learn about:

  • Public education resources
  • The legalization and regulation of cannabis
  • Adult possession of cannabis
  • Laws in your area
  • Identifying legal cannabis products
  • Travelling with cannabis
  • Consuming cannabis
  • Cannabis health effects
  • Growing cannabis
  • Access to cannabis for medical purposes
  • Funding for cannabis public education and research
  • Drug-impaired driving
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Canadian Civil Liberties Association - Cannabis Legalisation

Ask an Expert: Cannabis Legalisation with Abby Deshman The video topics in the YouTube series are: 

  • Cannabis and the U.S. Border
  • Cannabis Legalisation
  • Cannabis and the Home
  • When Cannabis is Legal or Illegal
  • Cannabis and the Workplace
  • Cannabis and Driving
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"Settlement Smarts" for self-represented litigants: How to use settlement processes knowledgeably and effectively

This 20 page outline takes you through purpose and structure, how to prepare, consequences (what to do if you get an agreement and what if you do not), and is packed with practical tips on how to think about settlement strategy from mediators, judges and lawyers – and other SRLs.

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Electronic Devices Privacy Handbook: A Guide to Your Rights at the Border

The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has re-launched an online guide about privacy rights related to electronic devices – such as laptops, cellphones, and tablets – at the border. It’s aimed at people crossing the border into Canada or departing for the U.S. through preclearance areas in Canada. It is available in English in both a short guide and a full guide and available in French, Mandarin, Punjabi, Tagalog, Spanish and Arabic.

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Medical Assistance in Dying

Learn about medical assistance in dying, including the requirements of the law, eligibility and how the request process works. Find information about the independent reviews of requests that are not eligible under the law that are currently underway. On this page you can also find links to  the interim reports, which provide an overview of medical assistance in dying across the country.

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