e-1484 (Discrimination)
- Keywords
- Canada Summer Jobs
- Discrimination
- Employers
- Freedom of conscience and religion
- Student summer employment
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The current eligibility requirements of employers seeking to apply for Government of Canada funding through the Canada Summer Jobs Program require organizations to sign an attestation stating that their organization’s core mandate respects individual human rights in Canada, including the values underlying the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as other rights, including reproductive rights and the right to be free from discrimination on the basis of sex, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, colour, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression;
- We believe that requiring organizations to attest that this is their organization’s “core mandate” would force many organizations to choose between their beliefs, often rooted in their religion, and being able to receive funding; and
- By its nature, this requirement discriminates against organizations based on their beliefs.
- Open for signature
- February 6, 2018, at 9:40 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- June 6, 2018, at 9:40 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Harold Albrecht
(Kitchener—Conestoga)
June 18, 2018 (Petition No. 421-02505) - Government response tabled
- July 18, 2018
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 2045 |
British Columbia | 1599 |
Manitoba | 744 |
New Brunswick | 348 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 91 |
Northwest Territories | 5 |
Nova Scotia | 248 |
Nunavut | 7 |
Ontario | 5520 |
Prince Edward Island | 62 |
Quebec | 340 |
Saskatchewan | 633 |
Yukon | 7 |