Question 1

Equal pay for equal work specifies that

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an employer cannot pay male and female employees differently if they are performing substantially the same work.

Question 2

Requesting that an employment agency refer only male candidates for consideration as management trainees is an example of

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discrimination on the basis of gender.

Question 3

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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takes precedence over all other laws.

Question 4

Asking young female factory-position applicants to demonstrate their lifting skills and not asking older female candidates or any male candidates to do so is an example of

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discrimination on the basis of age and gender.

Question 5

A local airline refuses to hire as flight attendants any person who is below 5 feet tall.This is an example of

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discrimination on the basis of race and gender.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is true?

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The Charter provides for minority language education rights and the right to live and work anywhere in Canada

Question 7

If a company classifies male employees as administrators and female employees doing the same work as clerks and provides different wage rates based on the classifications, the company is violating the

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principle of equal pay for equal work.

Question 8

Refusing to hire a man who had been convicted and then pardoned for a drug-related offence as a counsellor at a federal correctional centre is an example of

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intentional direct discrimination.

Question 9

Refusing to promote a highly qualified white male into senior management because his wife has just been diagnosed with a chronic illness that might interfere with his willingness to work long hours is an example of

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discrimination on the basis of association.

Question 10

Which of the following statements describe the Charter of Rights and Freedoms accurately?

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The Charter allows laws to infringe on Charter rights if they can be demonstrably justified as reasonable limits in a free and democratic society.

Question 11

The government in each jurisdiction has created special regulatory bodies to enforce compliance with the law and aid in its interpretation.Two such bodies are the

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human rights commission and ministry of labour.

Question 12

A company with employees in different provinces/territories must monitor the legislation in each of those jurisdictions because

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legislation changes and it may vary from one jurisdiction to another.

Question 13

Human rights legislation

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affects every employer in Canada

Question 14

A company in the manufacturing sector terminated an employee because she was pregnant and about to go on maternity leave.This is a direct violation of the

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human rights legislation of the applicable province

Question 15

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the rights it contains, such as freedom of association, apply to

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actions of the federal, provincial, and municipal governments.

Question 16

Establishing minimum employee entitlements is most closely associated with

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employment standards legislation.

Question 17

All jurisdictions in Canada prohibit discrimination on the grounds of

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race, sexual orientation, and marital status.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about equal pay for equal work legislation is true?

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Every jurisdiction in Canada has legislation incorporating the principle of equal pay for equal work.

Question 19

Deliberately refusing to hire, train, or promote an individual on the basis of age is an example of

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intentional/direct discrimination.

Question 20

The most difficult type of discrimination to detect and combat is

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systemic discrimination.

Quiz 2: The Changing Legal Emphasis: Compliance and Impact on Canadian Workplaces