The Northwest Territories Human Rights Act
  • The Northwest Territory Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination and harassment on the grounds of: age, disability, race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, ethnic origin, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family status, family affiliation, marital status, social condition, religion, creed, political belief, political association, pardoned criminal conviction, and record suspension.
  • The Act protects the aforementioned rights in several areas including: employment (or search of employment), membership in an organization (professional, workers', or trade union), when accessing public services, in tenancy, and in publishes materials (ex. newspapers, magazines, signs, or advertising). 
Citation

Northwest Territories. Human Rights Act, SNWT 2002, c. 18. https://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/en/files/legislation/human-rights/human-rights.a.pdf 

Further Readings

For an alternative format of the legislation: https://www.canlii.org/en/nt/laws/stat/snwt-2002-c-18/latest/snwt-2002-c-18.html

For a comprehensive review of the NWT Human Rights Act: https://www.ntassembly.ca/sites/assembly/files/td_355-175.pdf

For more information on the rights and protections of the Act: https://nwthumanrights.ca/your-rights/

For the Northwest Territories Fair Practices Ordinance (1968): https://historyofrights.ca/wp-content/uploads/statutes/NT_Fair.pdf

Policy Sub-Topic
Provincial/Territorial Rights (Human Rights)
Policy Type
Territorial Statute

X

RECENT POSTS
CATEGORIES