The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) is the independent state agency that enforces the Massachusetts anti-discrimination laws. Individuals seeking to file a complaint of discrimination can come in-person to our MCAD Boston, Springfield, and Worcester offices for intake services.A charge of discrimination can be completed through our online system after you submit an online inquiry and we interview you. Canadian employers are legally permitted to practice race-based hiring policies and prioritize job applicants solely based on the colour of their skin. In Massachusetts, you must file your claim within 300 days after you experienced a discriminatory act. Canadians have the right to be treated fairly in workplaces free from discrimination, and our country has laws and programs to protect this right. When assessing whether systemic discrimination may exist, employers should consider an individual or group's already disadvantaged position in Canadian society. In essence, the Massachusetts CROWN Act creates a new basis for an employment discrimination claim in the Commonwealth. Massachusetts has laws in place against discrimination on the job. A thorough study of "systemic discrimination" in Canada is to be found in the Abella Report on equality in employment. . . .