HRTS 204Discrimination, Rights, and Canadian Law

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Human Rights

When it runs

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course will introduce students to historical and contemporary discrimination disputes and controversies through an intersectional analysis of protected grounds of diversity such as gender, race, disability, and sexual orientation. Through this course, students will learn about the role that the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, and the Ontario Human Rights Commission play as mechanisms that enforce human rights.

Prerequisites

Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
- HRTS101 - Introduction to Human Rights (0.50)
- LS101 - Introduction to Legal Studies (0.50)

Antirequisites

Not completed any of the following:
- HRTS102

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	7125	0 / 50	TTh 13:00–14:20
LEC 701	2665	8 / 9999	Online or by arrangement

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Undergraduate Calendar, 2026–27The official entry
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Schedule of Classes, Fall 2026Instructors, rooms, live seats
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Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
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WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them

Calendar versions

Undergraduate Calendar

2024–25
2025–26
2026–27 requisites changed (shown here)
2019–20 and earlier on ucalendar