The Yukon Human Rights Commission was created in 1987 to promote equality and diversity under the Yukon Human Rights Act by engaging in research, education and enforcement (through litigation and complaint resolution).
The Commission is independent from the government in order to
This is the 1988 Yukon Human Rights Act, which formed the first consolidated Human Rights legislation in the territory and the Human Rights Commission to oversee the provisions of the Act.
This the current version of the Yukon Human Rights Act, which protects discrimination on the grounds of: ancestry, colour, race, national origin, religion or creed, age, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, criminal charges, criminal record, political belief, association or activity, marital or family status, source of income, and actual or presumed association with any of thes
The Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission (PEIHRC) is an independent agency that enforces and upholds the contents of the PEI Human Rights Act.
The Commission is responsible for educating citizens on their rights, investigating complaints, resolving complaints, and advising government and policy.
The Commission became full-time active agency in 1975.
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
The Nunavut Human Rights Act also established the Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal as a place for people in Nunavut (Nunavummiut) to go and receive help if they have experienced discrimination or harassment by another individual, a business, an agency, or a government.
This is Nova Scotia's Equal Pay Act, which states that "no employer and no person acting on his behalf shall pay a female employee at a rate of pay less than the rate of pay paid to a male employee employed by him for the same work done in the same established."
The Nova Scotia Fair Accommodations Act made it illegal to discriminate someone based on race, creed, colour, or nationality.
Moreover, this legislation finally made it illegal for restaurants, hotels, and other public facilities to deny service to any person based on these groun