What Is the Difference Between the Employment Equity Act of 1986

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between the Employment Equity Act of 1986 and the Canadian Human Rights Act of 1977?

A) The former applies only to government employees, while the latter applies only to private-sector employees.
B) The former prohibits employment discrimination against four designated groups (women, visible minorities, Aboriginal people, and people with disabilities) , while the latter prohibits a variety of practices in recruiting, selecting, and dismissing personnel.
C) The former supersedes the latter.
D) The former doesn't try to achieve employment equity, while the latter does.
E) All of these statements are correct.