Canada is the first country in the world to have a policy of multiculturalism at the federal level.

加拿大是世界上第一个把多元文化政策作为一项法令颁布的国家。

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This Report recommended that multiculturalism replace the bicultural policy based on the British and French Charter groups around whom policies for ethnic diversity in Canadian society had been organised for over a century.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

By acknowledging the rights of individuals and groups and ensuring their equitable access to society, advocates of multiculturalism also maintain that such a policy benefits both individuals and the larger society by reducing pressures for social conflict based on disadvantage and inequality.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

In the programmatic-political usage 'multiculturalism' refers to specific types of programs and policy initiatives designed to respond to and manage ethnic diversity.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences