CHAPTER 3/4

Question 1

CONTENDING LOYALTIES: LANGUAGE LAWS

Answer 1

What are the language laws in Canada?
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It requires all federal institutions to provide services in English or French on request. ​The Official Languages Act (1969) is the federal statute that made English and French the official languages of Canada. It requires all federal institutions to provide services in English or French on request.

Question 2

CONTENDING LOYALTIES: RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS

Answer 2

Freedom of religion in Canada is protected by the Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Human Rights Act. Government laws cannot restrict your religious freedom unless they infringe on other rights and values in Canada, for example, the right to equality.

Question 3

CONTENDING LOYALTIES: SOVEREIGNTY

Answer 3

In Canada’s federal system, the head of state is not a part of either the federal or provincial jurisdictions; the Queen reigns impartially over the country as a whole, meaning the sovereignty of each jurisdiction is passed on not by the Governor General or the Canadian parliament, but through the Crown itself.

Question 4

CONTENDING LOYALTIES: QUALITY OF LIFE

Answer 4

Canada performs well in many dimensions of well-being relative to other countries in the Better Life Index. Canada outperforms the average in income, jobs, education, health, environmental quality, social connections and life satisfaction. These assessments are based on available selected data.

Question 5

CONTENDING LOYALTIES: LAND CLAIMS

Answer 5

Modern treaties and self-government
Other land-related disputes (called comprehensive land claims) arise in parts of Canada where past treaties were not signed. These claims are addressed through the negotiation of agreements called modern treaties with Indigenous groups and provincial and territorial governments.

Question 6

RECONCILIATION CONTENDING LOYALTIES: REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

Answer 6

There is no set formula for accommodation. Each person has unique needs, and all employees have the right to be accommodated up to the point of undue hardship for the employer, based on prohibited grounds (see “Prohibited Grounds of Discrimination”).

Question 7

RECONCILIATION CONTENDING LOYALTIES: ROYAL COMMISSION ABORIGINAL PEOPLES

Answer 7

The RCAP was mandated to investigate and propose solutions to the challenges affecting the relationship between Aboriginal peoples (First Nations, Inuit, Métis Nation), the Canadian government and Canadian society as a whole.

Question 8

RECONCILIATION CONTENDING LOYALTIES: OFFICAL LANGUAGE ACT