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Manitoba women became the first in Canada to win the rights to vote and to hold provincial office.
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All female citizens aged 21 and over became eligible to vote in federal elections in Canada.
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Ontario enacts the Racial Discrimination Act
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The federal Elections Act is changed so that race is no longer a ground for exclusion from voting in federal elections.
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Japanese Canadians receive the right to vote in federal elections.
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The Indian Act is revised and some of the more repressive features of the act are removed.
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Equal Pay for Equal Work law is adopted in Manitoba, preventing discrimination in salary based on gender.
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Aboriginal people receive the unrestricted right to vote in federal elections.
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The first anti-age discrimination law in Canada is passed in B.C.
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The Criminal Code is amended to decriminalize homosexuality.
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The Criminal Code makes it a crime to advocate genocide or publicly incite hatred against people because of their colour, race, religion, or ethnic identity.
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Québec passes its Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.
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The Immigration Act removes all restrictive regulations based on "nationality, citizenship, ethnic group, occupation, class or geographical area of origin."
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The federal government passes the Canadian Human Rights Act and sets up the Human Rights Commission.
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Sexual orientation is added as a grounds for discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act