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===Legal rights===
Everyone in Canada has legal '''rights'''. Some of your important legal rights are:
*the right to be thought of as '''innocent''' until proven '''guilty''',*the right to have a fair '''trial''' in court, and *the right not to suffer cruel or unusual '''punishment'''.
===All Canadians are equal===
People in Canada do not get better jobs because of the amount of money they have, their social class or gender. For example, in Canada, women can have the same jobs as men and all the same responsibilities.
There are many Canadian laws that protect your rights. Laws about human rights are one example.
Canada’s human rights laws protect you against unfair '''discrimination''' when you:
*use public services,
*buy or rent a home,
*deal with any government agency.
Discrimination is against the law in Canada. To discriminate against someone means to treat him or her differently from other people in a way that is unfair.
The law says that no one can discriminate against you because of your: