▁known ▁as ▁an ▁exem ption ▁and ▁includes : ▁ ▁things ▁done ▁in ▁comp liance ▁with ▁Commonwealth ▁laws , ▁including ▁laws ▁about ▁tax ation , ▁social ▁security ▁and ▁migration ▁ ▁things ▁done ▁in ▁comp liance ▁with ▁state ▁and ▁territory ▁laws ▁certain ▁health ▁and ▁employ ment ▁program mes ▁youth ▁w ages ▁or ▁direct ▁comp liance ▁with ▁industrial ▁agre ements ▁and ▁awards . ▁ ▁Canada ▁Section ▁ 1 5 ▁( 1 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Rights ▁and ▁Fre ed oms ▁states ▁that ▁" every ▁individual ▁is ▁equal ▁before ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁equal ▁protection ▁and ▁equal ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁without ▁disc rim ination ▁and , ▁in ▁particular , ▁without ▁disc rim ination ▁based ▁on ▁... ▁age " ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁protected ▁classes ). ▁ ▁In ▁Canada , ▁Article ▁ 7 1 8 . 2 , ▁clause ▁( a )( i ), ▁of ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Code ▁defines ▁as ▁ag gra v ating ▁circumstances , ▁among ▁other ▁situations , ▁" ev idence ▁that ▁the ▁off ence ▁was ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁... ▁age ". ▁ ▁Mand atory ▁ret irement ▁was ▁ended ▁in ▁Canada ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁but ▁ 7 4 % ▁of ▁Canad ians ▁still ▁consider ▁age ▁disc rim ination ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁problem . ▁ ▁Niger ia ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁considered ▁a ▁bill ▁which ▁would ▁out law ▁age ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁employ ment . ▁ ▁Philippines ▁At ▁least ▁two