​​​Human rights guides

The Commission publishes human rights guides (formerly referred to as interpretive bulletins) related to human rights law. Human rights guides offer a comprehensive discussion of important human rights topics. They cite case law, provide descriptions of legal principles drawn from the case law, and offer practical information.

• Duty to accommodate (April 2021)
     
• Duty to accommodate students with disabilities in post-secondary educational institutions (April 2021)  
      
• Human rights, pregnancy, and parental rights and responsibilities​ (formerly called "Rights and responsibilities related to pregnancy, childbirth and adoption") (November 2022)
  
  
• Human rights in the hospitality industry (December 2010) 
      
• Defences to human rights complaints (formerly called "When is discrimination not a contravention of the law?") (April 2021) 
  
  
• Obtaining and responding to medical information in the workplace (December 2013)

The Commission will make publications available in accessible formats upon request for people with disabilities who do not read conventional print.
    
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Revised: February 7, 2023