Complaint statistics: sections cited
Complaint grounds cited by section of the Alberta Human Rights Act (2017-18)
An individual complaint may cite more than one protected ground and more than one protected area of the Act. A total of 2,578 grounds were cited in the 893 complaints opened in 2017-18.
Employment practices (Section 7) 79%
Goods, services, accommodation or 15%
facilities (Section 4)
Tenancy (Section 5) 2%
Applications and advertisements 2%
re: employment (Section 8)
Retaliation (Section 10.1) 1%
Membership in a trade union, etc. (Section 9) 1%
Equal pay (Section 6) <1%
Frivolous or vexatious complaints
with malicious intent (Section 10.2) <1%
Publications, notices (Section 3) 0%
Total 100%*
*Percentages have been rounded
Revised: January 23, 2019
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