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The ''[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/H-6/index.html Canadian Human Rights Act]'' applies to the federal government and businesses that it regulates, such as airlines and banks. The [http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/ Canadian Human Rights Commission] investigates complaints of discrimination and other violations of this law. Before the ''Canadian Human Rights Act'' was amended in 2008, it prevented challenges of federal or band government decisions made under the ''Indian Act''. The 2008 amendments applied to the federal government immediately. First Nations had a 3-year transition period so the amendments applied to them as of 2011. Script [[Human Rights and Discrimination Protection (Script 236)|236]] has more on human rights and discrimination.
===''British Columbia Human Rights Code''===The [http://bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96210_01 BC ''Human Rights Code ''] is similar to the federal Human Rights Act but it applies to the provincial government and businesses it regulates. The Human Rights Code prohibits discrimination by schools, stores, restaurants, and rental properties. The [http://www.bchrt.bc.ca/ BC Human Rights Tribunal ] enforces the Code and has more information. As well, check script [[Human Rights and Discrimination Protection (Script 236)|236 ]] and the [http://www.bchrcoalition.org/ BC Human Rights Coalition].
Deciding which human rights laws apply to cases involving Aboriginal people can be a complicated legal question. You should get legal advice about which laws apply to specific situations.