Current Version
| Region | Canada |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Protected in some contexts |
| Start Date | 1996 |
| End Date | Apr 29, 2004 |
| Description | In 1996, Crucially, Section 718.2(a)(i) was created to specifically address hate-motivated crimes toward sexual orientation. It stated that a judge must consider it an aggravating circumstance if:"there is evidence that the offence was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate based on race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation or any other similar factor." |
| Sources | https://www.parl.ca/documentviewer/en/35-1/bill/c-41/royal-assent/page-38 |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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| Status | Protected in some contexts |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | 1996 |
| End Date | Apr 29, 2004 |
| Description | In 1996, Crucially, Section 718.2(a)(i) was created to specifically address hate-motivated crimes toward sexual orientation. It stated that a judge must consider it an aggravating circumstance if:"there is evidence that the offence was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate based on race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation or any other similar factor." |
| Sources | https://www.parl.ca/documentviewer/en/35-1/bill/c-41/royal-assent/page-38 |