Resources on Equity Issues In Canada
The following links to Canadian equity issues and reports were compiled by the Equity Subcommittee of the Canadian Sociological Association. Should you have further resources to add to this section, please contact the CSA office.
Last updated: May 2020
Quick Links
- Agency Action Plans
- Policies or Laws Dealing with Equity in Canada
- Indigenous Peoples
- Racial and Ethnic Diversity
- Women
- LGBTQ2S+
- Disabilities
- Equity in the University
Agency Action Plans
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Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences - Igniting Change: Final Report and Recommendations
Policies or Laws Dealing with Equity in Canada
- Constitution Act 1982, Section 15 (Equality Rights)
- Constitution Act 1982, Section 35 (Aboriginal Rights)
- Employment Equity Act
- Canadian Multiculturalism Act
- Canadian Human Rights Commission
- Canadian Human Rights Act
Indigenous Peoples
See also - Indigeneity and Sociology Resource Guide
- Assembly of First Nations
- Métis National Council
- Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
- Native Women’s Association of Canada
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
- National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
- Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
- Indigenous Services Canada
- Indigenous Works – Indigenous Organizations
Data on Indigenous Peoples
- Environics Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study
- Statistics Canada Data on Indigenous Peoples
- Statistics Canada Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 Census
- Aboriginal Peoples Survey – Statistics Canada
- First Nations Regional Health Survey
Racial and Ethnic Diversity
Data on Race and Ethnicity
- Statistics Canada data on immigration and ethnocultural diversity
- Statistics Canada data on visible minorities, 2016 Census
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Statistics Canada – A socioeconomic portrait of Canada’s Black population
Data on Slavery and Black History in Canada
- Index of links through the Archives of Ontario
- Library and Archives Canada – Black History in Canada
- Canadian Museum of History
- Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia
Women
- Status of Women Canada
- Statistics Canada – Women in Canada: A Gender-Based Statistical Report
- Statistics Canada – Gender, Diversity and Inclusion
- Status of Women Canada Gender-Based Violence Strategy
LGBTQ2S+
- Egale
- Statistics Canada Data on same-sex couples and sexual orientation
- Violent victimization of lesbians, gays and bisexuals in Canada, 2014
- Public Safety Canada Report on Sexual Orientation and Victimization, 2004
- Ryerson University, LGBTQ+ Studies Research Guide
Disabilities
- Council of Canadians with Disabilities
- Guide to Disability Rights in Canada
- Canadian Human Rights Commission – Disability Rights
- Government of Canada – Rights of people with disabilities
- Government of Canada – Federal Disability Reference Guide
- Canadian Disability Policy Alliance
Equity in the University
- CAUT reports on equity in universities
- Universities Canada – Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Universities Canada – Action Plan on EDI: https://www.univcan.ca/priorities/action-plan-equity-diversity-inclusion/
- Universities Canada Principles on Indigenous Education
Data on Equity and the University
- CAUT on Academic Staff
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Statistics Canada – Number and salaries of full-time teaching staff at Canadian universities