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Grade 8 · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 6

Fairness & Rights in Canada

See how rights and fairness changed in Canada.

What your child practises

Practises the difference between equality and equity, and how rights changed in Canada from 1920 on: the Persons Case, the vote, the Chinese head tax, immigration rules, the Charter, social programs, accessibility and human rights in Nova Scotia. It follows the Grade 8 social studies outcome on equity and inequity. Hard topics are stated factually.

Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: Evaluate the impact of equity and inequity in a changing Canadian society · Explain how rights and fairness changed for different groups in Canada

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Equity means…

    • treating everyone the same in every case
    • giving the most to those who already have the most
    • giving people what they need so everyone has a fair chance

  2. Question 2

    Which is an example of a physical barrier?

    • a library card
    • a building with only stairs to the entrance
    • a rule about uniforms

  3. Question 3

    Accessibility means…

    • designing places and services so people with disabilities can use them
    • making buildings harder to enter
    • building only stairs

  4. Question 4

    The Canada Pension Plan, started in 1966, helps people…

    • pay for school supplies
    • have income when they retire
    • buy their first car

  5. Question 5

    In 2006 the Government of Canada apologized for…

    • building railways
    • Confederation
    • the Chinese head tax

  6. Question 6

    Which was the last province where women won the provincial vote, in 1940?

    • Prince Edward Island
    • Nova Scotia
    • Quebec

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