Alberta Human Rights Commission

COMMISSION RELEASES 2008-2009 ANNUAL REVIEW
(November 6, 2009)
The Commission has released its 2008-2009 Annual Review.
Read more about it in the November 6, 2009 issue of the Commission newsletter.

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS FOR DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP AWARD IS NOVEMBER 20
(November 4, 2009)
Read more in the November 4, 2009 issue of the Commission newsletter. 

COMMISSION RELEASES NEW PUBLICATIONS
(October 28, 2009)
The Commission has launched three new plain language information sheets that complement the Commission's interpretive bulletin Obtaining and responding to medical information in the workplace. Read more in the October 28, 2009 issue of the Commission newsletter.

DID YOU KNOW?
(October 23, 2009)

  • Alberta's human rights legislation was amended effective October 1, 2009. Alberta’s human rights legislation is now named Alberta Human Rights Act.

  • Sexual orientation is now written in as a protected ground under the Alberta Human Rights Act. Between April 2, 1998 and October 1, 2009, sexual orientation had been “read in” as a protected ground under Alberta’s human rights legislation.

  • The definition of marital status has changed. The definition is now “the state of being married, single, widowed, divorced, separated or living with a person in a conjugal relationship outside marriage.” Previously, the word “state” was “status” and the word “person” was followed by “of the opposite sex.”

For more information, see:

The Commission is in the process of updating its website and publications to reflect the amendments.

DECISIONS RECENTLY POSTED
(October 16, 2009)
The Commission has recently posted the following decision summaries, including a summary of a preliminary matters decision on a severance agreement, on the website:

Lori Harvey (Hamm) v. WWDI Wireless Inc. (August 19, 2009; Delano W. Tolley, Panel Chair)

Jennifer Kohut v. North American Construction Group Inc. and North American Energy Partners Inc. (July 10, 2009; Beth Bryant, Panel Chair, Preliminary matters decision on a severance agreement)

Elizabeth (Betty) Brawn v. Profile Seismic Ltd. (June 16, 2009; Diane Colley-Urquhart, Panel Chair)

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ABOUT THE COMMISSION
The Alberta Human Rights Commission is an independent commission of the Government of Alberta reporting through the Ministry of Culture and Community Spirit. Our mandate is to foster equality and reduce discrimination. We provide public information and education programs, and help Albertans resolve human rights complaints.

The Human Rights Education and Multiculturalism Fund has provided funding for this website.

Revised: November 6, 2009

 

Due to confidentiality concerns, the Commission cannot reply
to complaints of discrimination using the Internet.

Please contact the Commission by telephone or regular mail
if you have a specific complaint.

The Commission will make publications available in accessible multiple formats upon request. Multiple formats provide access for people with disabilities who do not read conventional print.