Complaint statistics: sections cited
Complaint grounds cited by section of the
Alberta Human Rights Act
April 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021
This provides information on the number of grounds and areas cited in the 903 new complaint files opened in 2020-21. Each complaint may cite more than one ground and area.
| Employment practices (section 7) | 73% |
| Good, services, accommodation, or facilities (section 4) | 22% |
| Tenancy (section 5) | 3% |
| Applications and advertisements re: employment (section 8) | 2% |
| Retaliation (section 10.1) | <1% |
| Membership in trade union, etc. (section 9) | <1% |
| Publications, notices (section 3) | <1% |
| Equal pay (section 6) | <1% |
| Frivolous or vexatious complaints with malicious intent (section 10.2) | <1% |
Revised: March 21, 2022
