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The 1918 Toronto anti-Greek riot was a three-day race riot in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, targeting Greek immigrants during August 2–4, 1918. It was the largest riot in the city's history and one of the largest anti-Greek riots in the world.
Under the heading of "Equality Rights" this section states: 15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.
Unlike in the United States, racial segregation in Canada applied to all non-whites and was historically enforced through laws, court decisions and social norms with a closed immigration system that barred virtually all non-whites from immigrating until 1962. Section 38 of the 1910 Immigration Act permitted the government to prohibit the entry ...
Racism in Guyana has roots in the control of labour, so that plantation owners could maintain a stratified society of subservient workers and limit competition for the highest social class. Many segments of society are divided by race, such as religion, politics, even industries.
generally refers to black children, or a caricature of them which is widely considered racist. Porch monkey a black person. [41] Powder burn a black person. [36] Quashie a black person. [36] Sambo (US) an African American, black, Indigenous American, a mixed race person, or sometimes a South Asian person. [34] [42] Smoked Irishman
Guyanese Canadians are Canadian citizens of Guyanese descent or Guyana-born persons who reside in Canada. The following are notable Canadians of Guyanese descent: Notable Guyanese Canadians
Racism in Canada (15 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Race in Canada" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In Canada, a visible minority (French: minorité visible) is defined by the Government of Canada as "persons, other than aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour". [1] The term is used primarily as a demographic category by Statistics Canada , in connection with that country's Employment Equity policies.