- In the province of Prince Edward Island, the Human Rights Act protects all people living in or visiting the island from discrimination based on certain characteristics and in certain areas.
- The grounds of discrimination include: age, association, colour, race, ethnic or national origin, creed or religion, criminal conviction, disability, family or marital status, gender expression, gender identity, having filed a complaint or given evidence/assistance under the Human Rights Act, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, and source of income.
- The protected areas include: accommodations, employment, lease or sale of property, membership in organizations (professional, business, trade or employee), publications, broadcasts, public displays, advertisements, services and facilities available to the public, and volunteer work.
- The original PEI Human Rights Legislation was passed by the legislature in 1968 but was not enforced by a full-time and permanent Commission until 1975.
Prince Edward Island. Human Rights Act 2016, c. H-12. https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/legislation/H-12%20-Human%20Rights%20Act.pdf
For more information on the history of P.E.I's Human Rights Associations: https://historyofrights.ca/encyclopaedia/social-movements/rights-associations-second-generation/prince-edward-island/
For an alternative link to the PEI Act: https://www.peihumanrights.ca/prince-edward-island-human-rights-act
For a guide to the PEI Human Rights Act: http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/YRTK_eng.pdf
For a detailed overview of Human Rights in PEI: https://www.peihumanrights.ca/sites/www.peihumanrights.ca/files/web-40%20Years%20Human%20Rights-cover%20on_1.pdf
For the 1968 PEI Human Rights Act: https://historyofrights.ca/wp-content/uploads/statutes/PEI_HRA.pdf
For the 1975 PEI Human Rights Act: https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/chhr1981&div=21&id=&page=