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Human Rights Modernization Project - Phase 2

Background

In 2008, the Yukon Legislative Assembly set up a special committee to review the decades-old Human Rights Act and to recommend changes as necessary to ensure that the Act reflects modern-day realities. The all-party Select Committee on Human Rights consulted with the Yukon public and stakeholders and issued a report in November 2008 calling for numerous changes to the legislative regime governing human rights in Yukon.

The committee’s recommendations covered issues both of substance (e.g., scope and coverage of the Act) and of process (e.g., how complaints are handled, roles and responsibilities of agencies). A number of its recommendations were passed in May 2009 and brought into effect in December 2009, completing Phase 1 of the government’s human rights modernization project.  Phase 2 of the Yukon human rights modernization project is now underway and involves consideration of the committee’s remaining recommendations, starting with those related to process and structure – i.e., Select Committee Recommendations 13-17, 19 and 21.

The outstanding Select Committee recommendations cover a wide range of issues including scope and coverage of the Act.  In the interest of focused discussion and analysis, the Government will consider these issues separately through a future process.

Scope of 2010 Consultations

The consultation on Phase 2 amendments is now closed.

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