I believe this legislation is a clear statement on behalf of the Government of Canada, and further, on behalf of parliamentarians, that would say that discrimination in any way, shape, or form is unacceptable in 2016, and that we clearly recognize the challenges that individuals in the trans community face. When they face discrimination, there is recourse through the Canadian Human Rights Act, explicitly stated in terms of being able to hear their cases of discrimination, and when individuals who express their gender identity or their gender expression beyond norms, they have the ability in terms of criminal proceedings around hate speech or hate propaganda to have avenues for redress in that regard as well.
On October 27th, 2016. See this statement in context.