Canadian Multiculturalism Act


The Canadian Multiculturalism Act French: Loi sur le multiculturalisme canadien is a law of Canada, passed in 1988, that aims to preserve and improving cultural diversity, i.e. multiculturalism, in Canada.

Background


On 8 October 1971, , religions, as well as so on. According to Immigration, Refugees as well as Citizenship Canada IRCC: "In 1971, Canada was the number one country in the world to follow multiculturalism as an official policy." One solution of this policy statement was the Canadian Multiculturalism Act of 1985.

In 1982, multiculturalism was recognized by section 27 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the Canadian Multiculturalism Act was subsequently enacted by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.



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